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Almost Home Now

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux • 2022

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Quick resume

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Adventure, Free To Play, Indie

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    Pros

    • Strong atmospheric and audio design
    • Effective use of camera angles to build suspense
    • Short and accessible experience
    • Free or low cost
    • Unique horror walking simulator concept

    Cons

    • Very short gameplay length
    • Limited player control and interaction
    • Unpolished controls and camera glitches
    • Lack of replay value
    • Anticlimactic ending and minimal story depth

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Very short experience (~5-15 minutes) with limited replay value; players often try it once or twice."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      3

      "Atmospheric and immersive experience that allows players to escape reality for a short time."

      Capsule for Antenna Antenna

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    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and horror experience without obligation."

      Capsule for Medusa's Labyrinth Medusa's Labyrinth

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    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      -3

      "Gameplay is repetitive and linear with no encouragement for trying new strategies or mechanics."

      Capsule for The Flood The Flood

      "Gameplay is linear and repetitive with no encouragement to try new strategies or mechanics."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      -4

      "Exploration is limited to narrative routes; no open world or discovery elements."

      Capsule for The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me

      "Limited to following a set path with no real exploration or discovery."

    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Contains light paranormal and mysterious story elements adding imaginative fiction beyond realistic organizing."

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      "Contains supernatural and horror elements creating an imaginative, eerie atmosphere."

    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; purely solo play."

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    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      -4

      "Minimal learning or skill development due to very simple gameplay."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires player attention during the short play session; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social interactions or relationship-building features."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements."

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    • Progression

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      -4

      "No item collection or upgrades; experience is static and linear."

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      "No item collection or upgrades; static experience."

    • Relaxation

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      -2

      "Atmosphere induces tension and dread rather than relaxation; some moments of suspense and urgency."

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    • Sensation

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      "Effective audio design and creepy visuals provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems."

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    • Story

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      2

      "Simple narrative of survival and escape, with some lore and atmosphere."

      Capsule for Dig or Die Dig or Die

      "Simple narrative about walking home while being stalked, with some lore and atmosphere."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      -4

      "No strategic or problem-solving gameplay; straightforward walking."

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    • Thrill

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      "Suspense builds gradually with horror elements and emotional tension."

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    • Value

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      4

      "Free game with decent content and atmosphere provides good value for time invested."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Autonomy, Strategy, Experimenting, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Progression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026