Edge:Despite its mid-’90s setting of riot grrrl, VHS tapes and zines, there’s a powerful gothic sense in Gone Home. A cloying pall of threat, romance, and of powerful, deep emotions in the mystery of the recent history of the big old Oregon house to which our protagonist, Kaitlin Greenbrier, has come home. Except it isn’t quite her home. She’s been travelling in Europe for months and her mother and father and teenage sister have moved into it while she’s been away. Now she’s standing in its enclosed front porch in the middle of a stormy night, her parents away, the front door locked and her sister curiously absent.
Dave writes: "If you’re a fan of walking simulators, then the name probably sticks in the throat, but let’s ‘own it’ and chuck the best and mightiest of the genre into a bear pit and let them have at it! Hoo-rah! As with most genre lists, there’s some controversy about what does or doesn’t constitute a walking simulator. Dialogue and navigation is preferred over puzzles and more intensive interaction like combat or QTEs. Jumping/crouching is positively frowned upon. Strap on your hiking boots and let’s ramble!"
Starting today, Drawful 2, Gone Home, Hob, and Totally Reliable Delivery Service are free at Epic Games Store. The free game offers run until April 9 at 10 AM. Once you claim them, they’re yours to keep.
If you're a fan of the narrative-driven walking simulator genre, then these titles really need to be in your Switch games library.
