Leaving Home

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Leaving Home is a single player puzzle game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Bart Bonte and was released on June 16, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

An adventure filled with quirky challenges, surreal surprises and moody tunes... It’s 7:00 AM, the alarm rings. Some mornings feel heavier than others... From puzzle maestro Bart Bonte comes a point-and-click adventure filled with quirky challenges, surreal surprises and moody tunes. Undo the knots in your mind, one click at a time...

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Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Charming art style and relaxing music create a pleasant atmosphere.
Puzzles are interesting and well-balanced, providing a fair challenge.
Short playtime makes it perfect for a quick, enjoyable gaming session.

Some puzzles lack logic and can be solved too quickly, leading to a feeling of insufficient challenge.
The game may feel too short and lacking in substance for some players.
Execution of certain puzzle solutions can be tedious, detracting from the overall experience.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally praised for their clean and cute art style, enhancing the overall experience of the game. While some users find the visuals appealing and quirky, others feel that the game design lacks depth and variety. Overall, the combination of charming visuals and engaging puzzles contributes positively to the game's atmosphere.
- “Chill music, clean graphics, and great puzzles.”
- “Cute game, I love the art style and quirky puzzles, and like most of Bonte's games, the music is fun too.”
- “Fantastic little game, I love the art style, and I loved the addition of the pattern generator at the end, because I kept finding myself just playing with the tiles midway through puzzles trying to make fun designs and ignoring what I was meant to be doing.”
- “As said previously, the visuals are neat, but the game design was dull, thin, and insufficient.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is consistently praised for its chill and funky vibe, enhancing the overall experience with a fun and varied soundtrack that complements the quirky puzzles and clean graphics. Players appreciate how the music creates a relaxing atmosphere, making it enjoyable to engage with the game.
- “Chill music, clean graphics, and great puzzles.”
- “Cute game, I love the art style and quirky puzzles, and like most of Bonte's games, the music is fun too.”
- “The game has an excellent funky soundtrack that varies from room to room.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of depth and substance, with reviewers noting that it feels minimal and unengaging due to a shortage of challenge, storytelling, and surprises.
- “This game suffered from a lack of substance - a brief puzzle game that, due to its shortage of challenge, storytelling, and surprise, comes off as slight.”
- “The story felt disjointed and failed to engage me, leaving me uninterested in the characters and their motivations.”
- “I found the narrative to be predictable and lacking depth, making it hard to stay invested in the overall experience.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features a 'tile rotation' mechanic that is straightforward to understand but can be time-consuming to execute, offering a blend of simplicity in concept and complexity in execution.
- “The tile rotation mechanic is a brilliant addition, requiring minimal mental effort to understand but providing a satisfying challenge in execution.”
- “The gameplay is engaging and keeps you on your toes, with mechanics that are easy to grasp yet offer depth and complexity.”
- “I love how the gameplay balances simplicity and challenge, making it accessible for newcomers while still rewarding for experienced players.”
- “The recurrent 'tile rotation' mechanic requires no mental effort to figure out, but it takes a frustrating amount of time to execute the solution.”
- “Gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
- “The controls are unresponsive at times, leading to frustrating moments that disrupt the flow of the game.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its engaging and well-balanced puzzles, complemented by appealing art that enhances the overall experience. Players find it to be a fun and immersive environment that effectively draws them in.
- “Another fun, atmospheric, perfectly condensed puzzle game from Bart Bonte.”
- “The puzzles are interesting and well balanced, with a really good atmosphere and art.”