I usually really enjoy walking simulator games like Gone Home. I bought this one precisely for that reason. However, while Gone Home is a good game, it never reaches the highs of other games with its same level of praise.

Because a walking simulator's story is so focal, its quality is essentially the quality of the game. Gone Home starts off very suspenseful and intriguing, but as it goes on it loses these things and turns in multiple predictable ways. It's unfortunate because the story feels strong at the beginning, but as more is uncovered you start to understand that the story here isn't too crazy or shocking.

From the beginning, the main story with Sam seems to be the only thing "wrong" with the family, but by the end, you realize it's the only thing that went "right". It's not bad, just strange for a game in a genre so heavily focused on delivering twists and unexpected stories that keep me interested.