AdventureFit check
Is A Long Way Home worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy navigating hazards through precise jumps
- Casual adventure players who prefer a staged journey over open-world exploration
- Players interested in space games built around collecting items and opening portals
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a forgiving experience may find that small miscalculations can end a run.
- Players looking for broad exploration or many different activities may find the asteroid-jumping structure narrow.
- Players seeking shooting, crafting, or character-progression systems may prefer games centered on those activities.
Our take on A Long Way Home
The one-light-year-at-a-time route gives the journey a focused, stage-by-stage structure, but leaves little room for exploration away from the return path. Precision-based jumps also make small errors costly, trading forgiving traversal for risk.
What is A Long Way Home?
After an engine failure on day 200 of a 365-day mission, the ship is stranded far from Earth.
The journey home proceeds one light year at a time. Play involves jumping between asteroids and collecting enough dark matter to open each portal. Small miscalculations can be fatal, while later hazards include explosive rocks, micro-comets, and teleporting dark matter. The Steam edition was rebuilt from the original iPad game: its artwork was recreated at higher resolution, the display changed to widescreen, sound effects were rerecorded, and the menus were overhauled. It also includes a main menu and level selection.
How A Long Way Home plays
- 01Portal Progression
- Collect dark matter during asteroid jumps to open portals for the next stage of the journey.
- 02Hazardous Asteroids
- Explosive rocks, micro-comets, and teleporting dark matter add hazards to the route.
- 03Level Selection
- The Steam edition includes a menu for choosing levels.
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A Long Way Home: platforms & release
Is A Long Way Home worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy navigating hazards through precise jumps. Skip it if: players seeking a forgiving experience may find that small miscalculations can end a run.
Where can I download A Long Way Home?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens A Long Way Home's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is A Long Way Home on?
Windows and Linux.
