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Home is Where One Starts...

David Wehle / May 12, 2015 / Adventure, Indie

Singleplayer

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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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What's new

Big update for Home is Where One Starts...

2015-08-31

I thought it would be fitting with school starting up again to release an update for Home is Where One Starts... (and a big discount to boot). The big updates include Linux 64-bit support, subtitles (which can be easily edited for fan translations), Steam Trading Cards, and a huge variety of small fixes and additions. Please note that the Linux version is still in beta, and you can visit this forum post on potential compatibility issues. Also, if you’re interested in creating a fan translation of the game, visit this post about the subtitle system to learn more.

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Thanks again for everyone’s support! It’s been a great journey sharing this small story with everyone, and your kind words do not go unnoticed. By the way, I believe there is still an ending no one has discovered yet! I look forward to seeing if you guys figure it out. If something is on your mind, feel free to send me an email at homeiswhereonestarts@gmail.com .

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What players say

Mostly Positive

76% positive, 470 reviews

Recommended1 hrs played

Short atmospheric exploration game about revisiting childhood memories and one's relationship with one's father ✅Nice graphics, beautiful, atmospheric locations and landscapes ✅You can rotate the items you need to find ✅Very pleasant, relaxing soundtrack (and the occasional owl sound in the background reminded me of my childhood <33) ✅Very interesting plot thread, which is nostalgia and childhood from the...

24 found this helpful, 2026-02-22

Recommended18 hrs played

Home is Where One Starts..., developed and published by David Wehle, is a short, introspective first-person narrative experience that transforms a simple walk through a rural landscape into a meditation on memory, loss, and growing up. It belongs to the quiet, contemplative tradition of walking simulators, where the focus lies not in solving puzzles or overcoming obstacles but in absorbing the world and piecing...

3 found this helpful, 2025-11-04

Recommended1 hrs played

Home is where one starts is it's a beautiful and short walking simulator. I truly didn't expect this to be such a sad and lonely story. So short yet so full of emotion. The ending was very fulfilling. I liked this game.

2 found this helpful, 2026-01-02

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