10 Fantastically Original Video Games That Deserve Your Attention
6. Gone Home
Unlike other entries on this list, the type of game Gone Home is remains a mystery right up until the very end of its short two hour campaign. Returning home on a stormy evening only to find her familys house abandoned, youre tasked with taking the role of Kaitlin as she searches her derelict new home, assessing the clues left around the environment to slowly piece together the mystery of what happened to who used to live there. More importantly though you'll be using these clues to piece together a more personal story, and discovering who these characters really were from their deepest secrets and fears to their highest hopes and dreams. Learning more and more as you go on about these missing people through items and audio diaries left in the world only serves to rack up the tension around the mystery of what might have happened to them even more. Its a scary experience, but its much more than a few jump scares, because the most horrifying thing isnt necessarily what the game throws at you directly - instead it's a masterclass in subversion, and what you imagine yourself stalking the abandoned house and searching for the truth is forever your greatest adversary instead.
