Home is Where One Starts... (tuxdb.com)

Home is Where One Starts...

David Wehle Developer

David Wehle Publisher

2015-05-12 Release

Indie SingleplayerTags

Game News Posts: 8

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Mostly Positive (539 reviews)

https://homeiswhereonestarts.wordpress.com/

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Home is Where One Starts... Linux [550.78 M]

Remastered edition of Home is Where One Starts..., now available

Surprise! For the past few months, I've been working on a major update for my first game, Home is Where One Starts.... I made this short, exploration title in 2015 to prove to myself I could finish a project, and it honestly did better than I anticipated (I wasn't expecting much, haha). It inspired me to make a new game that was slightly larger called The First Tree, and that release changed my life. I wanted to make sure this small game was up-to-date so future players could play it on their system without any legacy crash problems. There are countless updates, but here are the biggest one:

64-bit engine upgrade (helps with compatibility on all systems, especially MacOS)
Input system totally revamped. All controllers should work.
Added a run button! Whaaattt??
Huge graphical overhaul
Changed the objective of the game due to confusion. Now, it's simply "Find the 8 memories"
Added a familiar creature from The First Tree (can you find it?)
Countless bug fixes, performance optimizations, and quality of life improvements

I'm normally not one to work on old projects... I'd rather move on and make something new and better. But this imperfect game holds a special place in my heart since it inspired The First Tree, so I hope you enjoy this new improved version. Thanks for all your support, and now go find some memories! - David

[ 2020-04-20 16:49:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

“I remember when I was a little girl, waiting at the end of my driveway. I had already missed the school bus, but I stood there anyway… envying the birds.”

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s an experience where every object has been carefully placed to tell a poignant story—a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South. Exploring the lonely countryside reveals clues and vignettes which help the player answer the question of where home is—and how one can get there.

Key features:

A quiet, non-linear story told by the future self of a reflective narrator
Inspired by the rural countryside and stories like John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
A 15-30 minute experience that can be completed in one sitting
An experience that focuses on atmosphere rather than action or puzzles
A rich, detailed environment that rewards players who explore with story insights and secret endings
Oculus Rift DK2 support (currently in beta)

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu (14.04+ tested). Manjaro. Arch Linux. etc. (64-bit only)
Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz or AMD equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Any recent NVIDIA or AMD card (NVIDIA proprietary 352+ drivers tested)
Storage: 600 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Beta version - please visit discussion forum for more info

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