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Homauton

66% positive of 12 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Miziziziz. Published by Deep Root Interactive.

About the game

A tiny horror automation game. Trapped in a cramped landing pod with only a hibernation chamber and drone control computer, investigate the abandoned surface of a dead planet and build a rocket to escape before your family back home dies of old age.

Tagged by players

  • Automation
  • Horror
  • Minimalist
  • Dark
  • Abstract
  • Incremental
  • Isometric
  • Sci-fi
  • Investigation
  • Space
  • Puzzle
  • Linear

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What players say

  • Recommended
    It definitely has issues, the end is pretty anticlimactic, Hard difficulty is pretty rng dependent, the early game is way harder than the late game, the story is lacking, the atmosphere is basic, etc. But when you consider that the game is just a couple bucks, its flaws are easier to excuse. I ended up 100%ing it. (Pro tip: if you beat Hard difficulty first, it also gives the achievements for Easy and Normal…

    7 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Alright. I feel bad for leaving a negative review for this game, but I'm not really sure what else I can really say about this. The premise is simple enough. You, John Homauton, are on (planet) for (reason) to work for (company). You are on your own, you never see outside of your little pod, your only representation of the world is an incredibly simple map. You have ONE drone to start with (1!), you send it out to…

    4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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