GOHOME similar games & best alternatives

GOHOME

2020

Should you play it?

This is a third-person horror game set in a residential area in 2000s Japan. It's the complete version of the free horror game GOHOME, which was released in 2019 and caused a boom. The map has been doubled, and six more ghosts, including hidden characters, have been added to the game.

What works

  • Unique and bizarre art style
  • Atmospheric and psychedelic horror experience
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Memorable soundtrack
  • Intriguing and mysterious story elements

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length and low replayability
  • Technical issues and poor optimization
  • Confusing objectives and trial-and-error gameplay
  • High price relative to content
  • Frustrating controls and performance problems

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with GOHOME. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with GOHOME. These titles are not in What to play next.

GOHOME: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Continuation, Relaxation.

Last update: 27/08/2026