Away From Home

Away From Home is a story-driven game about Abby, a girl whose world you enter late at night. Accompanied by her brother Michael, you travel through unfamiliar places and face character conflicts and decisions that affect the story. Your choices can help the world or let it rot, while a sinister presence takes notice of you.

Explore the world

You walk and talk through the overworld, visit locations and take on lengthy side missions that unlock moves and items. Town events can also occur at random. The world offers hours of content to complete, along with alternate routes; some choices change the game and lead to items and battles unavailable on other routes.

Rhythm-based battles

Battles use a third-person view and rhythm-based actions. The interface provides fight, special, items and block commands, with actions performed in time with the music using arrow keys. Hitting the beat earns action points for special attacks, while success also depends on choosing strategies to counter enemy abilities, such as using anti-poison items against poison.

You can bring three items into battle for immediate use and unlock special moves to complement your choices. Items come from side quests or shops, while some powerful items can only be obtained once. Enemy special attacks trigger quick-time events in which you must press the displayed keys before time runs out or take major damage. Battles also show effects such as falling confetti and flashes of lightning.

Characters and presentation

Characters have voiced dialogue, expressive faces and detailed animations. The soundtrack features music by NickNuwe, Chaotrope, Zakku and Nelward.