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ONCE HOME Demo
Once Home is a slow-burn visual novel of haunting beauty. Explore the Hemm residence at your own pace, observing, inspecting, uncovering traces of what had quietly transpired in the hours before your arrival—when everything began to change.

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Once Home is a slow-burn visual novel of haunting beauty.
You explore the Hemm residence at your own pace — observing, inspecting, uncovering traces of what had quietly altered the family and the place they once called home.

Burl and Eunice had built this house with love — a refuge for their son Orin, his wife Hazel, and their son Rulon. For years, it was where the family came to feel whole again.

But something unseen lingers — patient, consuming, reshaping everything it touches. The air remembers. The rooms breathe. And the warmth that once filled this home now stirs with something unknown.

The deeper you step into the Hemm house, the more it asks of you — to feel, to face, to go further than you thought you would.

*The demo explores the first hour, up to the second floor bathroom.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Generative AI tools were used for crafting the game's soundtrack.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB)
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
    • Additional Notes: Requires GPU supporting DirectX 12 + Shader Model 6.0. Outlines and post-processing may not render correctly on pre-Turing architectures.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
    • Memory: 32 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4090 / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
    • Additional Notes: Optimized for cinematic post-processing, outlines, and camera blending at 4K.
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