# Games like Gone Home

> The closest matches to Gone Home: What Remains of Edith Finch, Tacoma, Firewatch, Home is Where One Starts..., and Dear Esther. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
2. [Tacoma](https://imho.run/games/343860/tacoma) — Also Short and LGBTQ+, like Gone Home. 2,248 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343860/)
3. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Gone Home. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)
4. [Home is Where One Starts...](https://imho.run/games/355970/home-is-where-one-starts) — Shares narrative unfolding with Gone Home. 375 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355970/)
5. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — A frequent pick in Gone Home players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
6. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Gone Home. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
7. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Also Narrative, like Gone Home. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
8. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Narrative and Walking Simulator, like Gone Home. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
9. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — Also Walking Simulator, like Gone Home. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
10. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — Also Walking Simulator, like Gone Home. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
11. [Ghost on the Shore](https://imho.run/games/1211930/ghost-on-the-shore) — A frequent pick in Gone Home players' libraries, and another Adventure. 121 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/)
12. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Shares narrative unfolding with Gone Home. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
13. [As Long As You're Here](https://imho.run/games/3309750/as-long-as-you-re-here) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 317 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3309750/)
14. [Many Nights a Whisper](https://imho.run/games/3541130/many-nights-a-whisper) — Also Narrative and Short, like Gone Home. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/)
15. [Everybody's Gone to the Rapture](https://imho.run/games/417880/everybody-s-gone-to-the-rapture) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 1,284 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417880/)
16. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Narrative, like Gone Home. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
17. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Gone Home. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
18. [The Suicide of Rachel Foster](https://imho.run/games/1057750/the-suicide-of-rachel-foster) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 2,672 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057750/)
19. [Thirty Flights of Loving](https://imho.run/games/214700/thirty-flights-of-loving) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 1,061 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214700/)
20. [Empathy: Path of Whispers](https://imho.run/games/291690/empathy-path-of-whispers) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 95 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291690/)
21. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Also LGBTQ+ and Interactive Fiction, like Gone Home. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
22. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Shares environmental storytelling with Gone Home. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
23. [Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/250620/among-the-sleep-enhanced-edition) — A frequent pick in Gone Home players' libraries, and another Action. 2,994 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/)
24. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Also Narrative and LGBTQ+, like Gone Home. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=232430&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=232430&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=232430
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/232430
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Gone Home

Gone Home is a 2013 narrative exploration game developed by Fullbright. Players investigate an empty family home in 1995, uncovering the story of what happened during a year-long absence through environmental storytelling and object examination. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, melancholic, and contemplative, and players highlight how objects reveal character backstories, with the house itself feeling alive with history. The game pioneered the walking simulator genre and tells a queer love story subtly through its details. The 86 Metacritic score and 77% positive Steam rating from over 10,700 reviews reflect its impact despite the short runtime. Verified for Steam Deck and priced at $14.99, it remains a chill, sit-down experience focused entirely on narrative unfolding.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 232430
- **Developer:** Fullbright
- **Publisher:** Fullbright, Serenity Forge
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Commentary available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 15, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/232430/gone-home)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=232430&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/)
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