Free DRM-free download via itch.io until Monday morning:

https://gonehome.itch.io/gonehome

IMPORTANT: Once you get to the download page, you can permanently link the game to your account by clicking the CLAIM button, so you can download it again anytime in the future. Once you claim it, it's considered owned by you.

NOTE: There are more temporarily free games listed here:

https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/jlPxM/free-several-games-on-itchio

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Thanks for the heads up Teddy :)

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That's a flippin' awesome share, as for me it's one of those titles I have wanted to try for some time but always put off for something else. Everyone I know says it's great though.

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thanks sickteddybear! I always wanted to try this game :3

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Can we add it to our itchio libraries or just download for free till end of offer ?

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The latter. itch.io does not allow you to permanently download something unless you pay at least $1.

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nope, you can add it to your library

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Huh, that's new. You never used to be able to.

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The developer made a special exception that allows you to claim the game permanently. This is not the normal way things work, but only happens if the developer allows it. There are other temporarily free downloadable games that don't have the claim button.

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It allowed me to.

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Thanks.

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I still want my money back

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thanks sickteddybear! I always wanted to try this game :3
gegeru ©

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Thanks

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Worth noting that if you choose to pay for the game, all the money will be donated to Lambda Legal when the giveaway ends.

Lambda Legal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

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Great game, the only walking sim I have played that I would recommend. I know a lot of people feel differently, but I urge anyone who hasn't played it to give it a shot while it's free.

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Great stuff! Finally I can play it properly (pirated it when it came out just to check how it was, but played only 10-15min with it - I really liked the voiceacting, quality- and actress-wise it was outstanding)

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But it's not $20, it's free. Don't get me wrong, I loved LIS and haven't played GH yet, but the steam reviews seem to be pretty good so someone must have liked it.

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Other guy is just hating anyway. What does "comprehensive worldbuilding" even mean? Gone Home is about someone coming home from a long trip and finding the house empty, and the goal is to find out where everyone is. It's set in the real world. How are they supposed to "worldbuild" that?

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oh. :/ cool game just downloaded it 2 hours ago and played it. i didnt even realised that 2 hours was passed and ended the game that fast. i almost cried at last moment in attic :( i almost cried alone. :D

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Wanted to play this for a while, thanks for sharing.

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Should say that the developers actually made this free not as a promotion or anything but to make people feel better after the election. [Maybe spoiler? Don't click if you haven't played it] quite fitting when you think about it. I hope it works. I think it can

I highly urge everyone to try it! Yeah, sure, it's not for everyone. It's basically a "walking simulator" but that's like saying a book is a "watching letters on pages simulator". I mean that's not the best comparison I guess but the story was really well done, I think. I'd actually love to see a novelization of it, though it'd lose a lot from not allowing the player themselves to explore I guess.

Anyway, I think the story was short but brilliant [much bigger spoiler - don't read unless you've played] She's gay. She was gay from when she was a kid. There, I just saved you two long, boobless hours. I think the 90s nostalgia aspect really worked. And the atmosphere was right creepy and really fit the overall tone.

So just try it. Worst case scenario? You've "wasted" 2 hours. Best case scenario? You get a moving story that'll stay with you for months to come. It'll most probably be somewhere in the middle, but you never know!

Edit: Also! Just one piece of advice but don't try to rush through it. You can finish it in 2 hours sure(or around a minute~), but it can also take you much longer than that and it all depends on how much you explore, and the exploration is generally very much worth it and will increase your enjoyment and immersion ten-fold. So just get tucked in, get comfy, maybe grab some hot chocolate, and prepare to go on a ~4 hour journey into the game's world.

Edit edit: Also the soundtrack is 👌 /

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This thread is 2 months old and the giveaway long over...

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It's not irrelevant.

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There are numerous games on Steam that are actually DRM-Free but few people bother to ever check it.

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Steam itself is a form of DRM, albeit the least invasive form.

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See my reply to Shad0WeN below.

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You're getting it. Steam being DRM is NOT a bad thing, especially since it's so benign. But the fact that DRM is perceived by the majority of users as synonymous with The Devil has lead to a rather stubborn stance against simple fact.

Account control for licensing, such as Steam, Uplay, Origin, yes even GOG and Humble (yes, I just said GOG is DRM - the service itself is, even if the installers you get through the service contain no DRM), is a logical step up from classic CD key activation - where before you bought a disc at the store and had to use a matching key, now you buy a license from a store that never shows you your key, but provides improved service (no physical media to damage and re-buy, no need to re-register on reinstall, additional services such as chat, cloud saves, etc.) to mollify the fact that your purchase is on a DRM form that can revoke your license without prior notice (as Steam, Uplay, Origin, and Humble have all proven multiple times over).

Still, it comes with its own inconveniences, as all DRM does, and as you ran into as stated in your post. But life would be boring if not for the occasional inconvenience :)

DRM - Digital Rights Management
If a service Manages your Rights to interact with your Digital property in anyway, it is DRM. Not all DRM hides behind CD keys, rootkits, always-on detection, or other schemes - some will just walk up and say "Hi, I'm your DRM! Please input your username and password to continue with your gaming for the day."

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Not necessarily. Only if it is utilized that way by the developer of a game. Games can be completely DRM-Free and then the Steam client at that point merely functions as a glorified downloader if they choose to go that way.

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Regardless, today and especially on these forums DRM-free just means "You don't get a Steam, Origin or Uplay key but can just directly download the game". That may not be the accurate term but it is how it is used, and it is how almost everyone understood the title.

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Actually, that's inaccurate. Steam IS itself a form of DRM. It controls how you are provided the game, how it may be installed. Without the Steam account tied to a license purchase, you may not access that license. That's literally the most basic form of DRM that exists. This is not a bad thing, as Steam is benign compared to many other forms, but that does not change the fact that it is a form.

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and without me agreeing to the EULA to a game I acquired on GOG or even one 20 years ago on physical media I am not permitted to utilize that either without complying with the terms. call it what you will but at it's most basic level to me it's the same idea. As I was alluding to earlier there are some games on Steam which are free of DRM and can be played without the Steam client running at all. That doesn't sound to me like the type of control you are suggesting.

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You still had to log into an account with the proper license to install the game in the first place. What you do after it is installed is irrelevant. There is the control.

EDIT: Let me give a counter-example to your previous argument. Bethesda once had a godawful DRM in place on it's PC version of the Horse Armor DLC for Oblivion. The installer had to communicate with a server during install and could only be run 3 times after purchase. Once installed, however, it was just an encrypted mod file that could be moved, repackaged, reused, distributed, etc. That does not change the fact that it still had DRM in the installer.

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I also have to log in to my Humble/GOG account in order to download a game from there. Does that mean my web browser or account there (or even the GOG Galaxy client) has become a form of DRM? I think not.

Your Oblivion DLC example is quite an extreme one and also has nothing to do with the distribution method in question here but rather the game itself. A game could have it own invasive DRM coded into it (or hell, even a malware payload) that has nothing to do with Steam or whatever the distribution method may be (see: certain Topware, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft games, etc). What you are speaking of is a layer of DRM that is beyond the initial distribution stage, and operates independently of said distribution method. Steam in this case is not the DRM.

Also, as an example of a DRM-Free game, I can play my Steam version of Machinarium right now without Steam running. Not only that, I could also copy the games' files to another PC that does not have Steam on it and play it on that if I were so inclined. Now whether that is permitted is another story entirely and actually dictated by the EULA and not the Steam client, therefore the game is completely DRM-Free as it has no DRM mechanisms coded into it either. There are other games like this on Steam. Therefore as I originally stated, Steam is not necessarily a form of DRM unless it is used that way by the developer of the game. To claim that Steam is unilaterally a form of DRM across the board is a common misconception and inaccurate. Anyway, this discussion is going in circles.

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Become? It always was. See my reply to ambidot above. You're welcome to believe what you wish, but any service that controls your right to access your purchase is DRM by definition, even if what comes out of said service is itself not DRM protected. Yes, even GOG's account system is itself a DRM form, even if the installers you get do not have DRM themselves.

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Worth the free download, but keep your expectations low. To quote my short review of the game - it's pretty boring. Builds up the atmosphere of a horror game and never really delivers. What it does deliver is a relatively uninteresting story with characters I didn't really connect with. Maybe I played it too leisurely and when I was too tired to care, but I assume that a better game would do more to pick up my interest and pace. 5/10.

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