Session Respect Score
"A relaxed, story-driven exploration game where you uncover family mysteries by searching a mansion at your own pace."
Minimum session
15 min
Pausability
Pause anytime
Resume friendliness
Easy to resume
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Moderate
Session structure
Open-ended
Where to play
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Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC / Windows, iOS, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Age Rating
About
A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave.
You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. I…
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Gone Home — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Gone Home take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Gone Home is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Gone Home?
- Yes — Gone Home supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
- Does Gone Home pressure you to keep playing?
- Gone Home has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Gone Home's Session Respect Score?
- Gone Home has a Session Respect Score of 9.5/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.