Games Like Home is Where One Starts...

Home is Where One Starts...

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

★ BOTTLE (2016) ★ THE FIRST TREE ★ DEAR ESTHER ★ DRIZZLEPATH ★ DRIZZLEPATH: GENIE ★ PROMESA ★ THE WILD ETERNAL ★ THE HUNTING GOD ★ THE SUICIDE OF RACHEL FOSTER ★ AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE ★ NEPHISE ★ BEFORE I FORGET ★ WE ♥ IT 
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The First Tree

75% 👍 OF 5.9K
About This Game

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Search for Missing Cubs
  • …Explore as a Fox
  • …Uncover Personal Memories
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Drizzlepath

53% 👍 OF 622
About This Game

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Walk to Fire Mountain
  • …Hear Checkpoint Reflections
  • …Collect Trading Cards
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The Suicide of Rachel Foster

68% 👍 OF 6.9K
About This Game

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore a Snowbound Hotel
  • …Investigate Family Secrets
  • …Talk by Radio Phone
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As Long As You're Here

100% 👍 OF 558
About This Game

What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Follow Daily Reminders
  • …Tend Plants and Knit
  • …Explore Family Keepsakes
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Before I Forget

88% 👍 OF 214
About This Game

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.