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24 alternatives to Gone Home

Critically acclaimed interactive story exploration game.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gone Home launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Gone Home▲83

   A first-person interactive story adventure game

   2015 · fullbright.company · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Journey Down▲70

   A classic point-and-click adventure

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lost Within▲119

   The first game from Amazon Game Studios for iOS

   2015 · amazongamestudios.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Forest Home▲56

   All the animals are lost, and only you can guide them home.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cave Story + ▲61

   Easily the best game I've ever played on a computer

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   QUEST▲234

   Clear your real-life to-do's like a game

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Silent Age▲97

   An artistic point-and-click adventure

   2014 · thesilentage.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Vanishing of Ethan Carter▲63

   Exploration + terror + innovative gameplay mechanics

   2015 · ethancartergame.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A Dark Room▲90

   The most immersive text-based game ever.

   2015 · adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Defunct▲66

    Bypass strange robots to get back to your ship

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · whatliesbelow.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lost Tracks▲68

    A journey through your subconscious world

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Gristle and Grape▲60

    Interactive text adventure with multiple perspectives.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Long Gone Days▲60

    An RPG inspired by Dystopian Fiction and Visual Novels.

    2016 · longgonedays.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Doozy: Play's Back▲61

    Interactive life-sized board game that helps kids get active

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

    A conversation-based narrative game

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bring Me Home: Retro Future▲69

    Crossy Roads meets the Jetsons in a colorful arcade runner

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Grow Home▲58

    A procedurally animated climbing adventure

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Republique Remastered▲82

    Stealth-action game about surveillance in the Internet Age

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Crossy Road▲105

    Old school Frogger meets new school pixels.

    2015 · crossyroad.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lost Journey▲73

    Visual-spacial puzzler game reminiscent of Monument Valley

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Refunct▲70

    Vibrant first-person platformer

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ROLL AWAY▲62

    A unique and challenging color-based runner game on iOS

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Legacy Quest▲61

    Brick-Based Dungeon Crawling RPG Action!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →