Planned Release Date: Q2 2026

About This Game

The Long Way Home is an atmospheric sci-fi game that blends classic point-and-click and visual novel mechanics with a first-person (FPS-style) perspective and survival elements.

You see the entire universe through the visor of your mining helmet. You’re adrift on a stranded ship, your course is lost, and there’s no one else breathing out there but you. Apart from hostile robots, friendly robots and the strange AI onboard, there’s no one left to talk to.

THE GALAXY BEHIND THE VISOR

Immerse yourself inside the spaceship with gameplay similar to classic Grid-Based. Interact with control panels, equipment and NPCs strictly from a first-person perspective.

But don't take time management lightly! When the oxygen system fails or the ship drifts further off-course, every second counts. You might not have much time to rush between compartments to fix the problem.

SURVIVE AND GROW

If you want to get back to Earth, you have to survive first. But remember: you’re not a soldier.

Management Loop:
Grow plants, harvest crops, cook meals and manage your energy carefully. Craft tools from the raw materials you scavenge. Repair your ship's malfunctions and find a way to stay on course.

Skill System:
Everything you do makes you better at it. Discover items that boost your skills or deepen your theoretical knowledge to unlock new levels of expertise.

Time Is in Your Hands:
On your journey back to Earth, use your time wisely. During exploration, time slows or pauses, letting you think, investigate and unravel mysteries at your own pace.

FIGHT OR HIDE (IT’S YOUR CALL)

The galaxy isn’t friendly but you don’t have to be a flying war machine. The game lets you choose your own approach:

Tactical Space Battles:
Turn-based, strategic ship combat. Find your enemy’s weak spots, cripple them with EMP pulses or crash their systems from the inside with cyber attacks.

Reflex-Based Close Combat:
Face aggressive robots in QTE- and rhythm-based melee encounters. Watch the visual cues and react at the right moment.

Peaceful Solutions:
Don’t want to fight? Switch to stealth, slip past threats and move on. Nobody has to get hurt.

UNRAVEL THE STORY

Where are you? Who are you, really? Where did everyone go? What happened to all the humans? And why are some robots hostile while others are—at least somewhat—friendly?

Explore derelict ships, dig through data logs, collect in-game trading cards and trade with strange robots. How deep you go into the story is up to you. You can focus only on getting home or you can uncover the dark history of this universe.

It’s a long way home, 13-553. Are you ready?

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This game is created by a solo developer with a limited budget and some AI-assisted tools were used during production.

– All robot voices are based on AI-generated voice lines that were then hand-edited, processed and mixed.
– Some background images and visual effects were created or enhanced using AI-assisted art tools.
– All game design, code, gameplay systems and written story/content were created by hand by the developer.