Home is Where One Starts...
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
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About Home is Where One Starts...
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s an experience where every object has been carefully placed to tell a poignant story—a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South. Exploring the lonely countryside reveals clues and vignettes which help the player answer the question of where home is—and how one can get there.
Key features:
- A quiet, non-linear story told by the future self of a reflective narrator
- Inspired by the rural countryside and stories like John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
- A 15-30 minute experience that can be completed in one sitting
- An experience that focuses on atmosphere rather than action or puzzles
- A rich, detailed environment that rewards players who explore with story insights and secret endings
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Home is Where One Starts... price history
Lowest tracked price: $0.59 (Jul 7, 2026) · current best: $1.27 across 3 stores.
Home is Where One Starts... player count & reviews
77% positive reviews all-time · 24 peak players in the last 30 days.
Home is Where One Starts... — frequently asked questions
Where can I buy Home is Where One Starts... at the cheapest price?
Right now the cheapest offer for Home is Where One Starts... is $1.27 at Gamivo. KingsPrice compares 3 offers from 3 stores — official stores and keyshops — and refreshes prices throughout the day.
What is the lowest price Home is Where One Starts... has ever been?
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How many people play Home is Where One Starts...?
Home is Where One Starts... peaked at 24 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 14, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
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System requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows Vista+, 64-bit only
- Processor: Intel i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX 9.0c video card with 256 MB VRAM and shader model 3.0 support
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit only
- Processor: Intel i5, 2.8+ GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 570, AMD Radeon 6870, or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Only Oculus SDK 0.4.4 supported currently
