The Return Home

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The Return Home is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by AL-GAME and was released on July 29, 2016. It received negative reviews from players.

The house of a rabbit has been attacked by reptiles from another dimension and they prepare occupation of the planet by means of portals. Whether the rabbit will be able to fight back reptiles and to return the house?

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29%

Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews

story3 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

Simple and easy-to-understand gameplay involving collecting carrots and fighting lizards with a ray gun.
Has a small but touching story that helped at least one player find motivation and hope.
Runs well on some systems and includes cel-shaded graphics which some players found visually appealing.

Poorly made asset flip using GameGuru with minimal original content and no proper credit to asset sources.
Repetitive and short gameplay with broken lighting, poor AI, lack of options, and performance issues.
Music is repetitive and annoying, cutscenes are unskippable, and the overall experience feels like an unfinished, low-effort project.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praise for the cel-shading art style and overall visuals, but criticism for poor optimization, inconsistent art elements, and limited resolution or customization options. Users note sluggish performance even on high-end systems and minimal graphics settings.
- “The game has good graphics, sound effects.”
- “The graphics are okay and it's always neat to see some cel-shading.”
- “If you try to take it seriously as a game, you'll find no resolution or graphics tweaks, no controller tweaks... it's horribly optimized and will be sluggish even on high-end rigs.”
- “Art style isn't even consistent among game elements.”
- “No resolution options (or options menu at all in the main menu, with later in-game options for 3 graphics presets and audio levels).”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music received mixed feedback, with some finding it relaxing initially but others criticizing it for being short, repetitive, and sometimes overly loud during cutscenes. Overall, the music loop may become grating over time for some players.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “The music loop is only a few seconds long and quickly grinds itself into player's ears.”
- “I'll have to say that it was thoroughly unenjoyable with a really short repetitive music sample.”
- “The cutscene music is excessively loud in comparison.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is praised for its meaningful moral about perseverance and unexpected life twists. Users find it beautifully crafted, impressive, and boldly written, contributing significantly to the game's overall appeal.
- “Moral of the story: You never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Wonderful game, beautiful story, all game aspects are very well-made.”
- “Story is cunning, very impressive and brave.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is described as very simple, with some initial appeal during the first stage involving collecting carrots in the daytime. However, overall it lacks complexity and depth.
- “I still had some hopes in the first stage of the gameplay, when you need to collect carrots during the daytime.”
- “The gameplay is very simple.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding is primarily used for level farming, serving as a repetitive activity to gain experience and progress.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization suffers from performance issues, particularly in the second half, due to broken lighting and visual effects that cause significant lag.
- “Several problems arise with broken lighting and other visual effects, causing significant performance lag, especially in the second half of the game.”