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HOMESICKNESS

jnity · 2025-05-26

Steam

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 26, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

HOMESICKNESS is a 2025 Adventure, Indie and Strategy game priced at $7.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 81 reviews) and an owner estimate of 0 .. 20,000.

95%
positive of 81 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

You play as young Theo, awakening in a place long forgotten. In his possession is a lone tape, left behind by a loved one who holds a place in his heart. The remnants of the tape serve as your only guide, leading you deeper into the daycare of CHILDREEF. As you listen to the tape's fragmented messages, clues begin to emerge. The voice that speaks on the other end is the one that will guide you. She waits for you to come, on your way down.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 70% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 81 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-03-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
202020252026Week of 2025-05-26: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$3.992025-05-262026-08-062025-05-26 — best price $7.992025-06-27 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $5.992025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-11-25 — best price $5.592025-12-08 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $5.592026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-03-07 — best price $3.992026-03-14 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $5.592026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-05-16 — best price $5.592026-05-21 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $5.592026-07-09 — best price $7.992026-07-30 — best price $5.592026-08-06 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputFamily Sharing1 DLC

Player tags

3DHorrorAbstractStrategyNonlinearNostalgiaRealisticStory RichExplorationExperimental

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.