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Gone Home, A Review by flotsam #1350604
08/07/25 09:04 AM
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This is from a while ago and I know I played it sometime back then,
but never wrote about it. I remember thinking it was not like things
I usually played but had enjoyed, but much more than that eludes me.
I confess to having forgotten about it until an internet rabbit hole brought
it to my attention recently. Which enticed me to play it again.

I am glad I did.

It’s June 7 1995, at just past 1 am. You (Katie Greenbriar) have arrived at
the family home after a year travelling overseas, but instead of a warm
welcome there is no one there. A note pinned to the door sparks a notion
that something is wrong.

Once inside the house, that feeling only grows.

Find out more in flotsam's review of

******** Gone Home ********


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Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1350608
08/07/25 11:25 AM
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Thanks flotsam (and Drac)! I played this game back in 2019 and I really liked the atmosphere of the game. Long after playing it, I could still feel it. It is in my mind to replay one day but I have it from Humble Bundle and am not sure if I can download it to a different computer or if I need to re-purchase the game, from Steam or GOG. I think it is actually still installed on my Win 7 computer though anyway. I did think the end of the game was going to be something quite different from what it was.

Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1350614
08/07/25 11:59 AM
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Oldbroad, you can download Humble Bundle games to multiple computers. smile

Thank you very much for the review, flotsam! Definitely sounds like it's worth a look. thumbsup

And thank you too, Drac. wave

Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1350617
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Thanks for that info Marian. I thought you can but wasn't sure. I've never tried it but maybe it's time to.

Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1350621
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Thanks for your thoughts, flotsam!

Thank you Drac!

Ana wave


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Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1355060
10/26/25 07:29 PM
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So, I was shopping at Humble Bundle and looked in my library there and no Gone Home, but I am 100% positive that is where I got the game on 4/27/19. I didn't buy it. It was free. I also got Tacoma there for free and it IS in my library, so that doesn't seem to be the reason. The 2 games are from the same developer which is why I mentioned that. Maybe they took it away because I had already gotten Tacoma for free a month earlier?!

Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1355198
10/28/25 08:09 PM
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This is one of my favourite games from the last decade. Thanks for bringing it up, flotsam!

Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: oldbroad] #1355228
10/29/25 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by oldbroad
So, I was shopping at Humble Bundle and looked in my library there and no Gone Home, but I am 100% positive that is where I got the game on 4/27/19. I didn't buy it. It was free. I also got Tacoma there for free and it IS in my library, so that doesn't seem to be the reason. The 2 games are from the same developer which is why I mentioned that. Maybe they took it away because I had already gotten Tacoma for free a month earlier?!


That does not sound to me like something they would do, oldbroad.

Maybe they gave you a Steam key as well? Might it also be there?

Re: Gone Home, A Review by flotsam [Re: Draclvr] #1355233
10/29/25 09:58 AM
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No Steam keys on the freebies, at least not these two. I wish they did. The game is still installed on my Win 7 unless something happened to it. I know I also attempted to back it up somewhere, though I don't know if my attempt worked or not. At any rate, I can always just purchase it if I go to replay it and can't. I was surprised to see so many games in my Humble library. I redeemed most of them on Steam but I didn't realize I had that many purchased there.

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