Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Home - Unique Horror Adventure Benjamin Rivers Inc. Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because … TouchArcade Rating: $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsHome is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens. ******* 4.5 out of 5 stars — TouchArcade PG Silver Award — PocketGamer ******* Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room—tucked away in a house that’s not yours. As you play the game, it changes—subtly, almost imperceptibly—to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game unlike any other, and as you'll discover, its truths are entirely subjective. ******* FEATURES: - an intimate, story-based adventure that you control - a horrific mystery tale where your decisions matter - a creepy soundtrack that brings you deep into the world - gorgeous, illustrative pixel style ******* CRITICAL ACCLAIM: "A sophisticated, horrifying narrative experiment." — The Verge "Keeps you intellectually engaged even when you aren't playing it." — Gamespot "Leaves one mulling its final moments well after the credits have rolled." — Torontoist Information Seller:Benjamin Rivers Inc. Genre:Adventure Release:Jun 20, 2013 Updated:Jul 09, 2018 Version:1.6.2 Size:58.4 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (16) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #2 Appletini, Jun 20, 2013 I played through this on my PC a while back, and found it quite fun. I'd like to know more details about the new iOS content, because the original game only took about 15-20 minutes to play through and was over too quickly (but was worth replaying a couple of times to check out alternative choices/paths). TheEvilRobot Well-Known Member Apr 4, 2013 895 0 0 #3 TheEvilRobot, Jun 20, 2013 Looks cool. I'll have to pick it up when it comes out. Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #4 Sanuku, Jun 20, 2013 If it took you 15-20. Minutes to play through it then I assume that this could be an extended Version since I am currently already 27. Minutes into the Game (HD Gameplay Trailer of it following soon) and it doesn`t seem to end so far. Spoiler: Spoiler Got out of the House, out of the Sewer and just pasted the Woods and seem to have found a Factory where I`m now trying to open up a Door that is connected to some kind of Mashine that I need to power up to get the Door open. Biggavelli Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2011 1,106 0 0 Boston,MA #5 Biggavelli, Jun 20, 2013 This looks great.Instabuy material. Bool Zero Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,922 0 36 #6 Bool Zero, Jun 20, 2013 Last edited: Jun 20, 2013 Looks awesome so this was a stealth buy (meaning I had no idea about it or intension to get it until I just saw it tonight). Looks like a great little game so take my $3! _Max_ Well-Known Member Apr 19, 2012 1,500 0 0 #7 _Max_, Jun 20, 2013 Damn, another instant buy T_T basil Well-Known Member Apr 5, 2013 112 0 0 #8 basil, Jun 20, 2013 Lone Survivor reasonjp Member Sep 26, 2012 24 0 0 #9 reasonjp, Jun 20, 2013 I just finished it. It's pretty good, don't be misled by the 'horror' tag as its really more a suspense/whodunnit deal. It's got a nice unreliable narrator gimmick, and while I saw (what I interpret to be) the end miles away Spoiler after you lose your job and discover your wife's affair you went into a series of alcohol fueled psychotic breaks leading to "sleepwalking" and killing a number of the townsfolk, culminating in your wife and her lover It was fun getting there and nice to see the game continually ask you questions about how you see things. Spoiler lots i missed though-what was on that videotape? metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #10 metalcasket, Jun 20, 2013 This is awesomely depressing. If that makes any sense. Surprised it's not getting any attention. :/ undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #11 undeadcow, Jun 20, 2013 Would it be wrong of me to have concerns about the length of Home? I'm not necessarily looking for some endlessly playable time sink but do I understand correctly there is less than 2 hours of gameplay here? Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #12 Appletini, Jun 20, 2013 If you think you've figured out the "true" story, you've missed the point of the game. LestradeTGQ Member Jan 3, 2013 18 0 0 Toronto, Ontario, Canada #13 LestradeTGQ, Jun 20, 2013 Hey, folks! Benjamin Rivers here, AKA the maniac who made this game. Thanks for the kind words and for posting about the game. Pretty happy so far with how the iOS launch is going today; the press is all over it and all that, but most importantly, it's really nice to hear people are having a good time with the game. I know it can be polarizing sometimes, but it was an experiment that seems to be paying off. There are some great articles on The Verge, Dorkshelf and other places if you want to know more about the making of the gameor feel free to ask me any questions! Thanks, guys & gals. B. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #14 metalcasket, Jun 20, 2013 Hey Benjamin! I'd welcome you to TA, but it looks like you're not exactly new around here. Still, welcome to TA and thank you for an incredible little "experiment". May I ask for the tiniest of stupid requests? With any random update, could you...ummm...please capitalize the bolded "a" in "Home - a Unique Horror Adventure"? I know it's silly...but...ummm, yeah. LestradeTGQ Member Jan 3, 2013 18 0 0 Toronto, Ontario, Canada #15 LestradeTGQ, Jun 20, 2013 Ha ha! You know, I think I fretted back and forth over that one for about half an hour. I guess I just liked the visual cadence of the lower-case "A" better. Sorry, I'm a self-indulgent graphic design nerd. :-/ metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #16 metalcasket, Jun 20, 2013 XD You can't win 'em all, right? Still...lowercase "A" or not...buy this people! Seriously. It will ruin your day and you will love it. Denkigrve Member Mar 22, 2010 16 0 0 #17 Denkigrve, Jun 20, 2013 Last edited: Jun 20, 2013 First, thanks for putting in the hard work on this game. It's pretty awesome. Secondly, while in the sewers I passed by the second grate, and while climbing the ladder I got some pop-up notification that looked like an error and then the game crashed on me. I don't see a crashlog on the device though. I'm playing on an iPhone 5 running 6.1.4. I'm going to try playing again in a bit and repeat the same discovery/pickup of items to see if I can repeat the pop-up and I'll post up if I can. It almost looked like the pop-up was saying it couldn't find something. EDIT: Actually my save brings me right back to the spot and gets the error again. ################################# FATAL ERROR in action umber 1 of <Unknown Event> for object objLeaves: Push :: Execution Error - Variable Get -5.txt_sw_end_wts4_v6(102096,-1) at gml_RoomCC_storyTitleSewer_Create ################################# LestradeTGQ Member Jan 3, 2013 18 0 0 Toronto, Ontario, Canada #18 LestradeTGQ, Jun 20, 2013 THANK YOU, Denkigrve, I've been trying to figure out where this issue is; someone else reported it but didn't send in the details. Very sorry you had to encounter a bug (and such a stupid one too, sheesh). I am on this and this will be sorted in the v1.4.1 update. To everyone else, I'm pretty stoked; the game just got featured in the App Store, so... wheeee! Denkigrve Member Mar 22, 2010 16 0 0 #19 Denkigrve, Jun 20, 2013 No worries dude. I'm just glad I could help you pinpoint what the issue was. The game is GREAT, even with the bug. I'll just start over and see if I hit it again. I wanted to change some of the choices I made anyway. I feel like I shouldn't have done one of the things I did. I thought it would help me, but it looks like my fears of making the choice were going to come back and get me in the end. It's that paragraph above and what I read on the Verge that really make me like this game. You left so much open to question, and I think it's so awesome that people will want to talk about their experiences, and try them out in different ways to see how the story unfolds for them. It's not easy to make something this complex, especially by yourself. Bravo sir. You have my respect. Nobunaga Well-Known Member Jun 2, 2012 1,094 0 0 #20 Nobunaga, Jun 21, 2013 Great little game. With a few bigger budget games out this week this one might end up being my favourite anyway. I actually glanced TA and didn't notice the thread, so, I started a new one. 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I played through this on my PC a while back, and found it quite fun. I'd like to know more details about the new iOS content, because the original game only took about 15-20 minutes to play through and was over too quickly (but was worth replaying a couple of times to check out alternative choices/paths).
If it took you 15-20. Minutes to play through it then I assume that this could be an extended Version since I am currently already 27. Minutes into the Game (HD Gameplay Trailer of it following soon) and it doesn`t seem to end so far. Spoiler: Spoiler Got out of the House, out of the Sewer and just pasted the Woods and seem to have found a Factory where I`m now trying to open up a Door that is connected to some kind of Mashine that I need to power up to get the Door open.
Looks awesome so this was a stealth buy (meaning I had no idea about it or intension to get it until I just saw it tonight). Looks like a great little game so take my $3!
I just finished it. It's pretty good, don't be misled by the 'horror' tag as its really more a suspense/whodunnit deal. It's got a nice unreliable narrator gimmick, and while I saw (what I interpret to be) the end miles away Spoiler after you lose your job and discover your wife's affair you went into a series of alcohol fueled psychotic breaks leading to "sleepwalking" and killing a number of the townsfolk, culminating in your wife and her lover It was fun getting there and nice to see the game continually ask you questions about how you see things. Spoiler lots i missed though-what was on that videotape?
Would it be wrong of me to have concerns about the length of Home? I'm not necessarily looking for some endlessly playable time sink but do I understand correctly there is less than 2 hours of gameplay here?
Hey, folks! Benjamin Rivers here, AKA the maniac who made this game. Thanks for the kind words and for posting about the game. Pretty happy so far with how the iOS launch is going today; the press is all over it and all that, but most importantly, it's really nice to hear people are having a good time with the game. I know it can be polarizing sometimes, but it was an experiment that seems to be paying off. There are some great articles on The Verge, Dorkshelf and other places if you want to know more about the making of the gameor feel free to ask me any questions! Thanks, guys & gals. B.
Hey Benjamin! I'd welcome you to TA, but it looks like you're not exactly new around here. Still, welcome to TA and thank you for an incredible little "experiment". May I ask for the tiniest of stupid requests? With any random update, could you...ummm...please capitalize the bolded "a" in "Home - a Unique Horror Adventure"? I know it's silly...but...ummm, yeah.
Ha ha! You know, I think I fretted back and forth over that one for about half an hour. I guess I just liked the visual cadence of the lower-case "A" better. Sorry, I'm a self-indulgent graphic design nerd. :-/
XD You can't win 'em all, right? Still...lowercase "A" or not...buy this people! Seriously. It will ruin your day and you will love it.
First, thanks for putting in the hard work on this game. It's pretty awesome. Secondly, while in the sewers I passed by the second grate, and while climbing the ladder I got some pop-up notification that looked like an error and then the game crashed on me. I don't see a crashlog on the device though. I'm playing on an iPhone 5 running 6.1.4. I'm going to try playing again in a bit and repeat the same discovery/pickup of items to see if I can repeat the pop-up and I'll post up if I can. It almost looked like the pop-up was saying it couldn't find something. EDIT: Actually my save brings me right back to the spot and gets the error again. ################################# FATAL ERROR in action umber 1 of <Unknown Event> for object objLeaves: Push :: Execution Error - Variable Get -5.txt_sw_end_wts4_v6(102096,-1) at gml_RoomCC_storyTitleSewer_Create #################################
THANK YOU, Denkigrve, I've been trying to figure out where this issue is; someone else reported it but didn't send in the details. Very sorry you had to encounter a bug (and such a stupid one too, sheesh). I am on this and this will be sorted in the v1.4.1 update. To everyone else, I'm pretty stoked; the game just got featured in the App Store, so... wheeee!
No worries dude. I'm just glad I could help you pinpoint what the issue was. The game is GREAT, even with the bug. I'll just start over and see if I hit it again. I wanted to change some of the choices I made anyway. I feel like I shouldn't have done one of the things I did. I thought it would help me, but it looks like my fears of making the choice were going to come back and get me in the end. It's that paragraph above and what I read on the Verge that really make me like this game. You left so much open to question, and I think it's so awesome that people will want to talk about their experiences, and try them out in different ways to see how the story unfolds for them. It's not easy to make something this complex, especially by yourself. Bravo sir. You have my respect.
Great little game. With a few bigger budget games out this week this one might end up being my favourite anyway. I actually glanced TA and didn't notice the thread, so, I started a new one. Congrats to the mod who caught it and deleted it, That was fast, and I prefer sanuku's already established thread.
