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Home Behind

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Linux • 2016

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Quick resume

In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe?

Global score

84/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Engaging survival and crafting mechanics
    • Strong narrative with emotional depth
    • Multiple professions and progression system
    • High replay value with procedural elements
    • Affordable price with good content

    Cons

    • Combat can be repetitive and rng-dependent
    • Some untranslated text and localization issues
    • Linear movement with no backtracking
    • Randomness can cause frustrating difficulty spikes
    • Limited character customization and social interaction

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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      "Game involves skillful resource management, crafting, and combat, though combat is simple and repetitive."

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      "Game involves skillful resource management, crafting, and strategic attribute allocation, though combat is somewhat simplistic and RNG-influenced."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal progression and survival without any competitive or leaderboard elements."

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      "Focus is on personal survival and progression without direct competition or leaderboards."

    • Continuation

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      "High replay value with multiple endings and complex puzzles encourages repeated playthroughs."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Some interaction with NPCs through trading and quests, but no multiplayer or direct player cooperation."

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      "Some interaction with other refugees and NPCs occurs, including trading and dialogue, but mostly single-player and independent."

    • Creativity

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      3

      "Crafting system allows combining ingredients into various spells and items, encouraging creative problem solving."

      Capsule for Wytchwood Wytchwood

      "Extensive crafting system with many recipes and item combinations allows creative problem solving."

    • Domination

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      -3

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; interactions are balanced and respectful."

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; interactions are balanced and survival-focused."

    • Escapism

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      "Players engage in a fictional survival scenario with immersive storytelling and atmosphere, providing distraction and emotional engagement."

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      "Players immerse in a fictional refugee survival story, providing distraction and emotional engagement."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different professions, crafting recipes, and building styles, though some routines exist."

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      "Players experiment with different professions, crafting recipes, and strategies to overcome challenges."

    • Exploration

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      "Procedurally generated maps and random elements encourage discovery within each game."

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      "Some procedural map elements and random events encourage discovery, though movement is linear."

    • Expression

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      -2

      "Character customization is minimal; some mention of character design but no player-driven expression."

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      "Character models are uniform with minimal customization; expression mainly through gameplay choices."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      -3

      "Game is grounded in realistic fashion and social scenarios; no strong fantasy or imaginative fiction elements."

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      "Game setting is grounded in realistic, contemporary refugee scenarios without fantasy elements."

    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a solo experience with limited social or community features."

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      "Primarily a solo experience with limited social or community features."

    • Growth

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      "Character progression and skill development provide learning and personal growth opportunities."

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      "Character progression, skill point allocation, and unlocking new professions provide learning and development."

    • Health

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      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; focus on virtual survival rather than physical health."

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; focus on virtual survival rather than physical health."

    • Idle

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      "Requires active attention for crafting, combat, and survival; not a background or idle game."

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      "Requires active attention for resource management, combat, and crafting; not a background or idle game."

    • Intimacy

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      -4

      "Minimal social or emotional connections; interactions are limited to scripted NPC dialogues."

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      "Limited emotional or close social interactions; NPC dialogues are mostly functional or narrative."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -4

      "No leadership roles; player controls only a single character without managing groups."

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      "No leadership roles; player controls only a single character without managing others."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Strong emphasis on collecting resources, crafting upgrades, and unlocking new technologies."

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      "Strong emphasis on collecting resources, crafting upgrades, and unlocking new professions."

    • Relaxation

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      "Game can be tense and challenging but pacing allows moments of flow; not purely relaxing."

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      "Game has moments of tension and challenge but overall pacing allows for some flow and relaxation."

    • Sensation

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      "Visuals and sound are pleasant but not highly stimulating; some players find music repetitive."

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      "Visual and audio design is pleasant but not highly stimulating; some players find music repetitive."

    • Status

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      -4

      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements exist but are personal."

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      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements exist but are personal."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      4

      "Narrative immersion with emotional father-daughter story, multiple endings, and rich lore exploration."

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      "Narrative about a refugee father searching for his family is central and emotionally engaging."

    • Strategy

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      4

      "Requires strategic planning in combat, movement, and resource management."

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    • Thrill

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      2

      "Combat and survival situations create suspense and tension, though not extreme or constant."

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    • Value

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      4

      "Players report good value for price with many hours of gameplay and replayability."

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    • Violence

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      "Combat involves fighting enemies with spells and weapons; violence is present but not gratuitous."

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    • Survival

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      "Core gameplay centers on managing hunger, thirst, health, and avoiding death in a hostile environment."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Fantasy, Expression.

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    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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