Underplayed Gems

Return Home (2019)

Return Home cover
Developer
Verran
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 6 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A fast-paced, psychedelic shooter where your anger fuels both your power and the escalating difficulty, transforming the screen into a chaotic, dynamic bullet hell.

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What players say

Players praise Return Home as a focused score attack shmup with short, procedural levels. The reactive difficulty scales to your skill, keeping runs fresh, though some find it can escalate quickly. Unlimited lives but a time limit and multiplier loss on death create tense trade-offs. The bundled original version Leave Home is a bonus for long-time fans.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.