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Gone Home

Fullbright · 2013-08-15

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 15, 2013 (Mac), Dec 11, 2018 (iOS), Sep 06, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 15, 2013 (Linux), Aug 15, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 Adventure and Indie game released in 2013, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (77% of 18,437 reviews).

6
playing now
77%
positive of 18k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (542 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 78% recommend · from 18 critics
2.6h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 3.2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Gone Home is a first-person walking simulator video game developed and published by The Fullbright Company. Gone Home was first released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux computers in August 2013, followed by console releases for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2016, the Nintendo Switch in September 2018, and iOS in December 2018.

Trailer

Gone Home trailer thumbnail

Gone Home - Console Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 346 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 739k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,467 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.49-70%
GOG$4.49-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-11-27) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 85 of 117 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
797920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1670Feb 2013Aug 2026Feb 2013 — avg 0 · peak 0Jul 2013 — avg 0 · peak 4Dec 2013 — avg 167 · peak 1,198May 2014 — avg 19 · peak 80Oct 2014 — avg 29 · peak 81Mar 2015 — avg 16 · peak 49Aug 2015 — avg 19 · peak 51Jan 2016 — avg 25 · peak 58Jun 2016 — avg 16 · peak 68Nov 2016 — avg 10 · peak 34Apr 2017 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2017 — avg 7 · peak 21Feb 2018 — avg 14 · peak 45Jul 2018 — avg 7 · peak 23Dec 2018 — avg 14 · peak 83May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2019 — avg 6 · peak 39Mar 2020 — avg 7 · peak 24Aug 2020 — avg 7 · peak 30Jan 2021 — avg 9 · peak 33Jun 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 24Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2026 — avg 8 · peak 23Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 25Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.792015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-06-18 — best price $6.792015-11-02 — best price $19.992016-03-18 — best price $19.992016-08-02 — best price $19.992017-01-26 — best price $19.992017-10-09 — best price $2.992018-02-19 — best price $14.992018-10-01 — best price $5.992019-02-18 — best price $14.992019-10-08 — best price $5.992020-01-22 — best price $7.492020-05-18 — best price $14.992020-10-10 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-06-25 — best price $5.992021-10-27 — best price $5.242022-01-24 — best price $7.492022-05-31 — best price $14.992022-10-27 — best price $4.492023-01-03 — best price $14.992023-04-21 — best price $7.492023-07-17 — best price $4.492023-11-06 — best price $3.742024-01-25 — best price $3.742024-04-25 — best price $3.742024-08-01 — best price $14.992024-10-26 — best price $14.992025-01-07 — best price $5.992025-04-08 — best price $2.692025-07-18 — best price $14.992025-10-08 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-04-24 — best price $14.992026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-09-07 — best price $5.252026-09-27 — best price $2.992026-10-15 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2731192026-05-29 — 211 pageviews2026-06-02 — 220 pageviews2026-06-06 — 227 pageviews2026-06-10 — 168 pageviews2026-06-14 — 146 pageviews2026-06-18 — 172 pageviews2026-06-22 — 133 pageviews2026-06-26 — 209 pageviews2026-06-30 — 167 pageviews2026-07-04 — 175 pageviews2026-07-08 — 143 pageviews2026-07-12 — 141 pageviews2026-07-16 — 148 pageviews2026-07-20 — 155 pageviews2026-07-24 — 119 pageviews2026-07-28 — 160 pageviews2026-08-01 — 163 pageviews2026-08-05 — 172 pageviews2026-08-09 — 158 pageviews2026-08-13 — 141 pageviews2026-08-17 — 170 pageviews2026-08-21 — 142 pageviews2026-08-25 — 188 pageviews2026-08-29 — 150 pageviews2026-09-02 — 166 pageviews2026-09-06 — 239 pageviews2026-09-10 — 179 pageviews2026-09-14 — 168 pageviews2026-09-18 — 143 pageviews2026-09-22 — 206 pageviews2026-09-26 — 179 pageviews2026-09-30 — 210 pageviews2026-10-04 — 257 pageviews2026-10-08 — 217 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
17.1%
earned "Gone Home"
3.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudCommentary availableRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2014-07-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)34,63033%10
Steam (Steam)4,64236%10
Switch (Nintendo)1040%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieShortLGBTQ+MysteryAdventureNarrativeStory RichAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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