Is Gone Home worth it?
Worth it if you'll put real hours in.
The average Coilr player has put 2h into Gone Home, and at $14.99 that's about 7.50 per hour. Steam reviews are mostly positive.
$7.50/hr2h avg77% positive
Automated estimate from Coilr-tracked playtime and Steam reviews (Coilr doesn't verify individual reviews), not a paid placement. How this is calculated
Players now
1
24h peak
1
Peak (tracked)
16
Coilr players
8
Player count
This game's player count is measured about every 11 hours. Steam allows a limited number of requests per day, so the busiest games are measured every few minutes and quieter ones less often. The shape of the curve is real, the fine detail between points isn't recorded.
Steam reviews
Mostly PositivePositive
77%
Total reviews
18,443
Pos / Neg
14,217 / 4,226
% positive by month
Value
What players actually get for the price, based on real tracked playtime.
Cost per hour
$7.89
at $14.99
Avg playtime
2 h
across 8 players
Total tracked
15 h
Player retention
DormantHow many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Active (2 weeks)
0%
0 of 8 owners
Played last 7 days
0
Hours trend (2wk)
▲ Rising
Last time owners played
Last 7 days · 08-30 days · 031-90 days · 090+ days · 8
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇺🇸US
40%
🇲🇽MX
20%
🇬🇧GB
20%
🇧🇷BR
20%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Gone Home is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Most players look to be in Americas (~42%).
Americas
42%
Europe & Africa
28%
Asia-Pacific
17%
Russia & CIS
14%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 20:00 with about 11 people in game — 5.5× as many as at 15:00, the quietest hour.
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Frequently asked about Gone Home
How many people play Gone Home?
As of September 2026, about 1 people are playing Gone Home on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 1 concurrent players.
Is Gone Home worth it?
Worth it if you'll put real hours in. The average Coilr player has put 2h into Gone Home, and at $14.99 that's about 7.50 per hour. Steam reviews are mostly positive.
How much does Gone Home cost?
Gone Home costs $14.99 on Steam (USD). The average Coilr player has put 2 hours in, about 7.50 per hour.
How many hours does it take to play Gone Home?
Across 8 tracked owners on Coilr, the average playtime in Gone Home is about 2 hours.
Where are most Gone Home players from?
Gone Home's player activity peaks around 20:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Americas region, an estimated 42% of active players, followed by Europe & Africa. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)