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Gone Home

Gone Home

Released: 8/15/2013

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM - You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM - You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM - You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again.

Critics
84
Steam
77
Metacritic
55

Score Breakdown

84.4

Critic Average

17 reviews

77

Steam User Score

18,271 reviews

55

Metacritic User Score

2,345 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+7.2
Metacritic Disparity
+29.4
Combined Disparity
+18.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)17 late (100%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 17 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 84.4/100. Critics score this game 7.2 points higher than Steam users and 29.4 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 17)+
  1. Adam RosenbergviaDigital Trends
    Nov 18, 2020·Late review
    100/100View review
    Steam 77.2/100 · +22.8 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +45.0 pts
  2. Kinsey DanzisviaGaming Nexus
    Oct 22, 2018·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 77.2/100 · +12.8 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +35.0 pts
  3. Aaron ConwellviaNintendo Times
    Sep 20, 2018·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 77.2/100 · +12.8 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +35.0 pts
  4. José Vicente Mendiola Marcosvia33bits
    Sep 20, 2018·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 77.2/100 · +7.8 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +30.0 pts
  5. Caitlin CookeviaDestructoid
    Sep 19, 2018·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 77.2/100 · +12.8 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +35.0 pts