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What Was Home

What Was Home is a story-driven first-person psychological horror game rooted in urban exploration. Wander through decayed halls and forgotten rooms, uncover fragments of the past, and piece together the…

17 October 2025

What Was Home is an adventure, released 17 October 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What What Was Home is

What Was Home was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You find an old photograph of a place you don’t remember. When you ask your parents about it, their faces harden — they refuse to talk, shutting you down with silence. The address leads you to a long-abandoned apartment block, once filled with life, now left to rot. A place of memories, rumors, and fears. Determined to uncover the truth, you step inside.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

What Was Home launched on 17 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and ARC Raiders.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders.

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When did What Was Home come out?
What Was Home was released on 17 October 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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