No Longer Home

No Longer Home is a short-lived but compelling experience about "home" being someone and not just somewhere.

Despite having a very short story, No Longer Home manages in this short game time to convey all the experience and melancholic sensation that changes can cause in our lives. If you identify in any way with the proposal of the narrative, you will probably feel extremely touched when playing it.

No Longer Home is less of a game and more of an introspective experience. This minimalist narrative adventure explores themes of uncertainty, identity, and separation. While the dialogue is heartfelt and authentic, the slow-paced exploration and abstract visuals may not resonate with everyone. At roughly an hour long, it feels more like reading a personal diary than playing a traditional game.

No Longer Home is a short, narrative experience about two people who care a lot about each other and who are struggling with what comes after college. Many of the topics I couldn’t relate to but some did get me thinking back on my past experiences and it will likely be the same for many other players.

No Longer Home wishes to retell a point in two people's lives that impacted them both. Its minimalistic style and thoughtful writing carry the day hands down, even with its odd control choices. Even if point-and-click games aren't your thing, I still highly recommend giving No Longer Home a shot.

Net of a poor technical sector, especially on Switch, No Longer Home is one of the most touching experiences of the year. Independent to the core, Humble Grove's game tells the dramas of everyday life in what is a semi-autobiography of its two authors, stuck in one of the most confused and difficult moments of their post-adolescence. It is a very short work, which can be completed in a single session of just over two hours, but capable of touching deeply.

A point-and-click, dialogue-driven adventure that tackles themes from the heart, that won't resonate with everyone.

I loved this game. It felt so incredibly personal that I could feel the emotions of Bo and Ao. They are both great characters, and I fell in love with the little apartment that they were so attached to. Also, you can pet the cats in this game. There is nothing I love more than to pet animals in any game! Overall, I really liked this game, and I think it’s worth a try for anyone, gamer or not, who loves vibrant stories.

No Longer Home is a short game. To be honest, I expected it to be a bit longer given the price, and I felt a bit frustrated that I barely scratched the surface in terms of finding out who Ao and Bo actually are. My favorite part is right at the start. In the prologue, you get to see Ao and Bo having their first proper (drunken) conversation. It is exactly like watching yourself in your twenties – going from ‘I barely know you’ to ‘let’s have an incredibly deep philosophical conversation about the meaning of life’ in about thirty seconds. You get to see them click together, a fledgling friendship right at the start. And it’s really nice to watch. Do their conversations become a bit pretentious and self-centered? Well, yeah, sometimes. But then again, I think I remember being like that in my early twenties, too. Overall, it was a surprisingly emotionally complex game, but a lot shorter than I’d liked. Still, I’d recommend giving it a go if you’re after a new indie game for the Switch.

No Longer Home is about two recent college graduates on the verge of the next chapter of their lives, but that's just the backdrop here. The real heart of the story lies in the flow of unique emotions that occur in situations like this. The story illuminates the thoughts beneath the surface (the ones we keep to ourselves, even though we know it would be better to share them), and it does it really well.