Homesick similar games & best alternatives

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Homesick

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

What works

  • Beautiful graphics and lighting
  • Haunting and calming music
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Thought-provoking narrative
  • Moderate puzzle challenge

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Slow walking speed
  • Limited replay value
  • Some unintuitive puzzles
  • Lack of customization and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Aporia: Beyond The Valley

  • GET EVEN

  • CINERIS SOMNIA

  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

  • Penumbra Overture

  • Fibrillation HD

More intense

Games that feels like Homesick but with a more intense feel

  • Infliction

  • Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

  • Metel - Horror Escape

  • ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER

  • Fear the Timeloop - Prologue

  • ROUTINE

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Homesick but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Blameless

  • Days Without Incident

  • The Backroom - Lost and Found

  • INFRA

  • Layers of Fear

  • In Sound Mind

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Homesick but with less survival pressure

  • The Light Remake

  • Meridian 157: Chapter 1

  • Kairo

  • Meridian 157: Chapter 3

  • The Signifier Director's Cut

  • Goetia

More violent

Games that feels like Homesick but with more combat and destruction

  • Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人

  • Organ Quarter

  • Mists of Aiden

  • Observer: System Redux

  • The Scourge | Tai Ương

  • Little Nightmares

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Homesick: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026