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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.

All Reviews:

Mostly Positive (492) - 77% of the 492 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

May 12, 2015

Developer:

David Wehle

Publisher:

David Wehle

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔	✔

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Reviews

“Home is Where One Starts... is a gem of an indie that deserves a place among the heavy-hitters.”
Only SP

“It's subtle, poignant and rich. Wonderful work.”
Jessica Conditt, Engadget

“It encourages reflective thought and imagination, which really is what such stories as this are about.”
Arcadian Rhythms

About This Game

“I remember when I was a little girl, waiting at the end of my driveway. I had already missed the school bus, but I stood there anyway… envying the birds.”

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s an experience where every object has been carefully placed to tell a poignant story—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. Exploring the lonely countryside reveals clues and vignettes which help the player answer the question of where home is—and how one can get there.

Key features:

A quiet, non-linear story told by the future self of a reflective narrator
Inspired by the rural countryside and stories like John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
A 15-30 minute experience that can be completed in one sitting
An experience that focuses on atmosphere rather than action or puzzles
A rich, detailed environment that rewards players who explore with story insights and secret endings

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows Vista+, 64-bit only
Processor: Intel i3 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DX 9.0c video card with 256 MB VRAM and shader model 3.0 support
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 600 MB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7, 64-bit only
Processor: Intel i5, 2.8+ GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 570, AMD Radeon 6870, or equivalent
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 600 MB available space
Additional Notes: Only Oculus SDK 0.4.4 supported currently

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Mac OSX 10.7
Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 5000
Storage: 600 MB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Ubuntu (14.04+ tested), Manjaro, Arch Linux, etc. (64-bit only)
Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Any recent NVIDIA or AMD card (NVIDIA proprietary 352+ drivers tested)
Storage: 600 MB available space
Additional Notes: Beta version - please visit discussion forum for more info