For the Podcast, I did it on the game ” Gone Home”. Gone Home is a first-person exploration game developed by The Fullbright Company. Set in 1995, you play as Katie Greenbriar, a young woman returning home after a year abroad. When she arrives at her family’s new house in Oregon, she finds it empty and eerily quiet. As Katie, you explore the house to uncover what happened in her absence.
The story unfolds through detailed environmental storytelling—letters, notes, cassette tapes, and personal objects scattered throughout the house. Central to the narrative is Katie’s younger sister, Sam, whose coming-of-age journey, including her struggles with identity, family acceptance, and a romantic relationship, is revealed piece by piece.
Gone Home is often described as a “walking simulator,” with no combat or puzzles—just exploration and emotional discovery. Its strength lies in how it tells a deeply personal and relatable story through atmosphere, subtlety, and a strong sense of time and place.
It will not let me upload my pocast to the actual website because the file is too large. I will try to find a way to add the video!
Are there any other games you can compare this to?
Firewatch.
Did you like this game? I wanted to play this one as well!
Yes, but my only thing is it kinda hard to figure out what you are supposed to do at first. Part of it is probably my fault tho too because I didn’t look into how to play it first.