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Gone Home is less of a game and more of an interactive story. You come back home from your year long trip to Europe only to find your parents and your sister gone. As you explore the house you find clues as to where they are along with journal entries from your sister describing her experience with the house.

The game has a creepy tone, but it's just that, creepy. Nothing ever comes out to get you, but you do hear your fair share of creeks and knocks.

The story (accompanied by surprisingly good voice acting) is engaging and enjoyable. At times it is angst ridden, but having been a teenager before I could relate.

Even though there are exact duplicates for a LOT of items, it's still cool that you can interact with everything from a pen to each individual drawer in the refrigerator. Most of the items don't offer any significane to the story, but that didn't stop me from picking up a bunch of them and flipping them around looking for some secret note or easter egg.

Clocking in at around two hours, Gone Home is one of those you should keep an eye on during a sale. I paid a couple bucks for it and I don't regret it at all, but I would have probably been disappointed if I spent the full retail price. Overall it's a very atmospheric game that you will probably beat in one playthrough because you just want to see what's behind that door at the end of the hall.

A game you can get lost for hours in, and move no further in the story. It's just so much fun to blow stuff up!

One of those games you can play for 10 minutes, or lose yourself in for an hour or so. It's also a great way to listen to a new album.