Closer to Home

Closer to Home is a surreal horror exploration game focused mainly on dialogue. You navigate the world, talk to its inhabitants and find items that let you progress. The world sometimes changes, so pay attention to audio and visual shifts, and revisit inhabitants, who remember you.

Explore and investigate

You search for all the pieces of your dad, try to find out where the children in your town have gone, and investigate the cold breath coming from cracks beneath your school. You can befriend entities by talking to them, help your friends and set boundaries through conversation, and learn how to use death by dying. Items that grant abilities have explanations in their inventory descriptions.

A difficult journey

The game offers little to no guidance. Much of the play involves dialogue, getting lost and wandering, though its mechanisms follow an internal logic. You can choose when the game is over and decide which ending you believe. The game also features scenery and music.