<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Fullbright	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
computers	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
console	O
releases	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1995	O
,	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
returning	O
from	O
overseas	O
to	O
her	O
rural	O
Oregon	O
family	O
home	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
family	O
currently	O
absent	O
and	O
the	O
house	O
empty	O
,	O
leaving	O
her	O
to	O
piece	O
together	O
recent	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
much	O
interactivity	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
explore	O
the	O
house	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
pace	O
and	O
determine	O
what	O
has	O
transpired	O
by	O
examining	O
items	O
,	O
journals	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
left	O
around	O
the	O
various	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fullbright	O
team	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Minerva	I-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
took	O
concepts	O
and	O
ideas	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
to	O
craft	O
an	O
exploration	O
game	O
to	O
engage	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
uncovering	O
the	O
narration	O
by	O
non-linear	O
progression	O
by	O
searching	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
project	O
manageable	O
for	O
their	O
small	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
praised	O
at	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
also	O
raised	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
whether	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
should	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
derogatory	O
term	O
"	O
walking	O
simulators	O
"	O
to	O
describe	O
exploration	O
games	O
with	O
little	O
interactivity	O
,	O
though	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
industry	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
embrace	O
the	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
bonded	O
over	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
punk	O
rock	O
,	O
grunge	O
and	O
the	O
burgeoning	O
riot	O
grrrl	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
sneaking	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
concert	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
became	O
romantically	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
together	O
at	O
2K	O
Games	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Minerva	I-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
were	O
drawn	O
by	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
developing	O
an	O
exploration	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
through	O
a	O
small	O
independent	O
team	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
large	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
left	O
2K	O
Games	O
to	O
form	O
Fullbright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reduce	O
costs	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
moved	O
into	O
a	O
house	O
together	O
in	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
office	O
in	O
the	O
basement	O
,	O
with	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
being	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
considered	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
BioShock	O
games	O
as	O
effectively	O
the	O
pre-production	O
stage	O
for	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
complete	O
it	O
within	O
seventeen	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rapid	O
development	O
was	O
aided	O
by	O
first	O
prototyping	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descents	I-Application
HPL	O
Engine	O
2	O
(	O
which	O
Gaynor	O
had	O
prior	O
experience	O
with	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
4	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concept	O
for	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
smart	O
house	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
central	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
running	O
everything	O
with	O
robots	O
running	O
around	O
to	O
complete	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
through	O
their	O
actions	O
;	O
Gaynor	O
compared	O
this	O
idea	O
to	O
a	O
non-combative	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narratively	O
,	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
around	O
family	O
;	O
Gaynor	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
trappings	O
of	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
its	O
core	O
narrative	O
was	O
about	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
man	O
's	O
past	O
was	O
affecting	O
that	O
relationship	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
approach	O
for	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
stated	O
that	O
Minerva	B-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
environmental	O
storytelling	O
than	O
action-driven	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
approach	O
and	O
necessary	O
design	O
elements	O
they	O
needed	O
for	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
that	O
informed	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
from	O
their	O
BioShock	O
experience	O
was	O
non-linear	O
levels	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
and	O
discovering	O
narrative	O
elements	O
through	O
audio	O
logs	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
actively	O
seek	O
out	O
,	O
both	O
which	O
supported	O
the	O
exploration	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
switched	O
to	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ports	O
included	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
updated	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
6	O
September	O
2018	O
through	O
support	O
of	O
publisher	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
includes	O
licensed	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	O
cartridge	O
artwork	O
on	O
in-game	O
objects	O
,	O
replacing	O
fictional	O
cartridges	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celebrating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
iam8bit	O
,	O
announced	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
limited	O
vinyl	O
record	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emily	O
Morganti	O
for	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
commented	O
that	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
had	O
a	O
"	O
realistic	O
,	O
engrossing	O
story	O
that	O
's	O
beautifully	O
told	O
through	O
environmental	O
clues	O
and	O
audio	O
narration	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
many	O
people	O
read	O
books	O
for	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
see	O
life	O
through	O
someone	O
else	O
’s	O
eyes	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
rare	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
this	O
one	O
does.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
statements	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
organizers	O
of	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
that	O
Fulbright	O
considered	O
derogatory	O
towards	O
LGBT	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
showing	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Indie	O
MEGABOOTH	O
showcase	O
during	O
the	O
2013	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
event	O
,	O
stressing	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
respecting	O
LGBT	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reporters	O
have	O
considered	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
whether	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
should	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
normal	O
interactivity	O
one	O
would	O
normally	O
have	O
with	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaynor	O
asserted	O
that	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
specifically	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
edited	O
discussion	O
"	O
between	O
Fullbright	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
"[t]he	O
content	O
that	O
you	O
encounter	O
appears	O
differently	O
than	O
for	O
someone	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
interactivity	O
led	O
to	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
to	O
be	O
called	O
"	O
walking	O
simulators	O
"	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
industry	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
accept	O
"	O
walking	O
simulators	O
"	O
to	O
describe	O
similarly	O
contemplative	O
narrative	O
games	O
with	O
little	O
direct	O
interactivity	O
,	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
,	O
Firewatch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Homes	I-Application
approach	O
to	O
exploratory	O
storytelling	O
was	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
influence	O
for	O
parts	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
and	O
Prey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
named	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
among	O
most	O
important	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
for	O
how	O
it	O
shifted	O
games	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
narrative	O
over	O
purely	O
active	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
atypical	O
nature	O
of	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
and	O
its	O
narrative	O
centered	O
around	O
LGBT	O
issues	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
central	O
point	O
of	O
discussion	O
at	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
the	O
Gamergate	O
controversy	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portion	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
,	O
some	O
who	O
supported	O
the	O
Gamergate	O
movement	O
,	O
criticized	O
games	O
like	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
and	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
qualities	O
of	O
normal	O
video	O
games	O
while	O
earning	O
praise	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
topics	O
like	O
LGBT	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
of	O
Tacoma	B-General_Concept
,	O
Fullbright	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
700,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
named	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
for	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
categories	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Innovation	O
Award	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Fullbright	O
won	O
as	O
a	O
studio	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Debut	O
"	O
for	O
Gone	B-Application
Home	I-Application
.	O
</s>
