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Homauton

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41%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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Homauton is a single player management game with horror and science fiction themes. It was developed by Miziziziz and was released on July 24, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Trapped in a cramped landing pod with only a hibernation chamber and drone control computer, investigate the abandoned surface of a dead planet and build a rocket to escape before your family back home dies of old age. Homauton is a tiny horror automation game where you are a new employee who was shipped to a job site on a dead planet but awoke from hibernation to find it completely abandoned. F…

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
atmosphere2 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Unique and interesting blend of automation and horror game mechanics creating a great eerie atmosphere.
  • Engaging critical thinking and resource management challenges that feel rewarding and fun.
  • Satisfying sense of accomplishment from setting up an effective drone automation system to escape.
  • High difficulty and punitive RNG, causing frustrating drone losses and resource shortages even on easier modes.
  • Limited gameplay variety beyond drone management and a somewhat shallow, minimal story with little mystery.
  • Lack of in-game guidance or tutorials, making it hard to learn crucial mechanics and leading to trial-and-error frustration.

  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The story is minimal and quickly becomes repetitive, with only a few notes revealing basic backstory and player context. While it sparks some imagination, the narrative depth is limited, making it less engaging during extended or replay sessions. Adding random logs or more detailed elements could enhance interest and replayability.

    • “There's also the faintest bits of a story that is enough to get the imagination flowing.”
    • “Its fun but way too difficult, theres not much gameplay except managing drones, and the story gets old after a bit, maybe there could be random logs for each location, which actually makes secondary playthroughs fun and interesting.”
    • “Finally uncovering the story really isn't much, you find 4 story notes, one of which explains the backstory and another explains your situation.”
    • “The story gets old after a bit; there could be random logs for each location to make secondary playthroughs more fun and interesting.”
    • “Finally uncovering the story really isn't much; you find only four story notes, one explaining the backstory and another explaining your situation.”
    • “There's only the faintest bits of a story, just enough to get the imagination flowing.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The gameplay is considered fun but overly difficult, largely due to frustrating RNG mechanics and ineffective automation systems. It primarily revolves around managing drones, which many find repetitive, and the story becomes dull quickly, with limited replay value. Improvements such as adding random logs for locations could enhance secondary playthroughs and overall engagement.

    • “Its fun but way too difficult, there's not much gameplay except managing drones, and the story gets old after a bit. Maybe there could be random logs for each location, which would make secondary playthroughs more fun and interesting.”
    • “The automation mechanics are also terrible for a game that's meant to be a mix of horror and automation.”
    • “Game could be good, but as it stands now, the difficulty is way too high, partly because of the RNG mechanics. Your drones get destroyed faster than you can gather resources to replace them, even on easy difficulty.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a solid and eerie atmosphere that effectively enhances the experience, complemented by engaging resource management elements during the initial 30 to 60 minutes.

    • “This is a simple game that has a very solid eerie atmosphere.”
    • “Nice and eerie atmosphere, with some neat resource management for the first 30 to 60 minutes or so (possibly requiring restarting, at least on hard).”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The optimization aspect involves solving a single optimization problem initially, setting up automation based on it, and then progressing through the game with minimal further input. This approach streamlines gameplay by allowing extended periods of automated advancement after the initial setup.

    • “After that one more or less gets to solve one equation/optimization problem once, sets up a corresponding automation, and then skips forward in time for quite a while.”
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Homauton is a management game with horror and science fiction themes. Common tags for Homauton include indie, 2d, linear, automation, isometric and others.

Homauton is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Homauton was released on July 24, 2026.

Homauton was developed by Miziziziz.

Homauton has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Homauton for its atmosphere but disliked it for its story.

Homauton is a single player game.

Similar games include Starship Theory, Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, Subterrain, Sixty Four, Gods Will Be Watching and others.