Games like No Longer Home

"A Normal Lost Phone" is a narrative investigation game where you explore the contents of a lost phone to discover the intimacies of its previous owner. By searching through texts, emails, and other apps, you uncover the story of a young person's life, their relationships, and the challenges they face. The game provides a unique and immersive way to experience someone else's narrative, allowing players to piece together the fragments of a stranger's life.

"Goodbye Volcano High" is a cinematic narrative game starring Lachlan Watson, featuring hand-drawn art and meaningful choices. As a senior in a world facing destruction, players must navigate personal growth, familial relationships, and potential romance. The game is written using the storytelling engine behind "Heaven's Vault," "Sorcery!," and "80 Days."

Wanderstop is a single-player, narrative-driven simulation game where you manage a tea shop in a magical forest as Alta, a fallen fighter reluctant to stay. Experience a cozy atmosphere filled with wonderful graphics, delightful music, and an interesting, wholesome story, while grinding through tea-making rituals and interacting with unique, humorous travelers. Though full of bugs, its fantastic gameplay and heartfelt plot create a truly memorable journey.

"Night in the Woods" is a narrative-driven adventure game where college dropout Mae Borowski returns to her crumbling hometown, Possum Springs, to reconnect with old friends. However, the town and its residents have changed, and strange occurrences hint at something sinister lurking in the woods. The game features point-and-click exploration, dialogue choices, and mini-games, with a focus on story and character development.

"Tell Me Why" is an episodic narrative adventure game that follows twins Alyson and Tyler Ronan as they return to their rural Alaska home to confront their past and unlock family secrets. The game explores themes of memory, trauma, and identity, and features smooth dialogue and stunning visuals. Players will make choices that impact the twins' relationship and the game's outcome.

"Tacoma" is a single-player mystery action game with an ingenious story, amazing gameplay, great graphics, and sensational music. You explore a high-tech space station in 2088, uncovering the crew's personal stories and the gripping tale of trust, fear, and resolve through digital surveillance recordings. While it offers a lot of content and is highly emotional, the game is not very replayable and has some bugs. The developers have added over two hours of audio commentary, available in Commentary Mode.

"The First Tree" is a third-person exploration game that follows a fox's journey through a mysterious forest as it searches for its lost family. Intertwined with the fox's story is that of a son trying to reconnect with his estranged father. The game features emotional storytelling and a stunning art style, using its gameplay to explore themes of love, loss, and reconciliation.

"Lydia" is a horror point-and-click game with an intriguing story dealing with adult substance abuse from a child's perspective. The game boasts wonderful visuals, awesome music, and an outstanding atmosphere, telling the story of a little girl and her beloved teddy bear as they confront the monster hiding in the shadows, based on the developers' own experiences. The game is similar to "To the Moon" and emphasizes atmosphere and emotion.

Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure exploring a secret highway beneath Kentucky, where strange yet familiar characters navigate surreal landscapes. The story follows an aging delivery driver and other quirky inhabitants as they confront mystery, loss, and the grip of a hidden power company. Its atmospheric visuals and haunting soundtrack create a dreamlike journey through twilight and shadow.

In Harold Halibut, you play as a lab assistant on a spaceship that has been submerged in an alien ocean for 250 years. While most of the ship's inhabitants have accepted their life aboard the ship, you help the lead scientist, Jeanne Mareaux, in her quest to find a way to leave the planet and find a new home for humanity. The game features unique stop-motion aesthetics and allows you to explore a diverse and vibrant retro-future world. Join Harold as he navigates the challenges of life on the FEDORA I and uncovers the true meaning of "home."