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Gone Home

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Release Date: Windows/OS/Linux - August 15th, 2013; PS4/XBOX1 - February 12th, 2016
Genre(s): 3D Exploratory
Rating: T 
Developer(s): Fullbright Company
Publisher(s): Fullbright Company
Version(s): Original - Windows, OS, Linux; Re­release - PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Price: 19.99
Website: www.gonehomegame.com/
 

Overview

Gone Home was developed locally by the Fullbright Company in Portland, Oregon. The game takes place in 1995 in a Portland, Oregon mansion which the player explores, examining household objects in order to reveal more pieces of the story. Although there are no goals in the game, the game rewards the player through messages and encourages the player to explore the house to uncover why the house is empty. The player plays as Kaitlin who returns home from a year long study abroad trip. Through the exploration of various 3D objects, story details are revealed on the occupants of the house, their struggles with identity and the lives of the people who used to own the house previous to the current occupants.
 
Researcher: Eli Campbell

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