Question 1

True or false: The house is set in Portland, Oregon, and the year is 1995.

Accepted Answer

True. The game is explicitly set in June 1995 in Portland, Oregon, with period-appropriate details like zines and mixtapes.

Question 2

True or false: The player character, Kaitlin, is a college student returning from a year abroad in Europe.

Accepted Answer

True. Kaitlin Greenbriar comes home from traveling in Europe to find her family's new house empty, setting the game's mystery in motion.

Question 3

True or false: Sam's story is revealed entirely through audio diaries left hidden around the house.

Accepted Answer

False. Sam's story is told through written notes, letters, and a few audio cassettes, not exclusively audio diaries.

Question 4

True or false: The entire game takes place in a single, non-linear house with no loading screens or cuts.

Accepted Answer

True. Gone Home is famous for its seamless, real-time exploration of the Greenbriar mansion, unfolding in one continuous shot.

Question 5

True or false: The game was originally released as an Xbox One exclusive before coming to PC.

Accepted Answer

False. Gone Home debuted on PC (Steam) in 2013, and later came to consoles including Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Question 6

True or false: There is a hidden room behind the bookshelf in the library that requires a specific key to unlock.

Accepted Answer

False. No hidden room exists behind the library bookshelf. The only secret space is the attic, accessed via a pull-down ladder.

Question 7

True or false: The game's story was inspired by the developer's own childhood experience of coming home to an empty house.

Accepted Answer

True. Steve Gaynor based the game on a real, unsettling feeling of returning to a locked, silent home as a teenager.

Question 8

True or false: The player can find and play a full, functional arcade game called 'Maniac Mansion' on a computer in the house.

Accepted Answer

False. There is a playable arcade game, but it's called 'Minotaur in a Maze', not 'Maniac Mansion'. That's a different Fullbright game reference.

Gone Home Trivia Questions