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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.

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Steam User 4140STEAMRecommended

Short atmospheric exploration game about revisiting childhood memories and one's relationship with one's father

✅Nice graphics, beautiful, atmospheric locations and landscapes
✅You can rotate the items you need to find
✅Very pleasant, relaxing soundtrack (and the occasional owl sound in the background reminded me of my childhood <33)
✅Very interesting plot thread, which is nostalgia and childhood from the perspective of an adult
✅The game has a secret ending
✅The actress's voice is very cool and mysterious
✅The game encourages you to collect everything, which will help you understand the plot better

❌No save games. If you leave, you lose all your progress
❌Invisible walls mean you can't go beyond a designated area of the map. In my opinion, there should be some kind of fence
❌The price is a bit too high for the game's length (you can finish the game in less than an hour, unfortunately, I turned it off and lost my save)
❌No riddles

✅✅Verdict: [strike] Terrible [/strike] , [strike] Bad [/strike] , [strike] Mediocre [/strike] , [strike] Decent [/strike] , [b] Good [/b] , [strike] Very Good [/strike] (Rating scale for tested game)

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Feb 22, 2026·1h·17·Verified

Steam User 5316STEAMNot recommended

Как демка за бесплатно норм, но за деньги, ну нет. Проходится за 20 минут, где нам придется пошариться по небольшой карте, найти 17 каких-то предметов и послушать 8 воспоминаний главной героини. Слабо, на полноценную даже инди-игру не тянет.

Feb 22, 2026·2h·1·Verified