No Longer Home

No Longer Home is a semi-autobiographical point-and-click adventure by Humble Grove. At its center are Bo and Ao, two young adults who must clear out their shared flat in London after university. Ao is due to return to Japan because of her visa situation, while Bo stays in England.

The game combines everyday conversations and objects with magical realism. Instead of classic puzzle chains, the focus is on exploring a familiar place, whose rooms, memories and small changes carry the story.

The PC version released on July 30, 2021. Nintendo Switch as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S followed on October 7, 2021. No Longer Home released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on March 3, 2023.

Native versions are available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The PC version is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Nintendo lists the Switch version as a separate product, Fellow Traveller explicitly names Xbox One and Xbox Series, and the PlayStation Store offers PS4 and PS5 versions.

Players move Bo and Ao through their shared flat, examine objects and talk with friends. Barbecue evenings, video games, conversations in bed and other everyday situations shape the experience. Choices and observations mainly serve to make the characters' bond with their home and with each other tangible.

The apartment changes in places in a surreal, magical way. This magical realism stays closely tied to the characters' emotional situation rather than working as a separate fantasy system.

For Windows, the Epic Games Store lists at least Windows 7 SP1, an Intel Core i3 or comparable processor, 2 GB RAM, a DirectX 11-compatible graphics card and 1 GB free storage. The store page also lists the same values as the recommended configuration.

The shared flat is more than a backdrop. Furniture, clothing, technology and personal belongings link concrete memories with conversations about the future, belonging and saying goodbye. Humble Grove explicitly describes the game as an exploration of an intimate living space, where the environment itself carries a large part of the story.

No Longer Home grew out of a similar separation the developers went through. After university, Hana Lee and Cel Davison had to go their separate ways, and they stayed in touch partly through their work together on the game. That experience forms the basis for Bo and Ao's farewell to their shared home.

The PlayStation versions support, among other things, alternatives for audio information, separate volume controls, manual saving and play without motion controls, touch input, vibration or adaptive triggers. Sony lists these features for both PS4 and PS5.

The soundtrack is by Eli Rainsberry and combines synthetic and analogue sound textures with instrumental elements. Humble Grove also names contributions from Derek Daley and Paws Menu, who were already involved in the predecessor project Friary Road.