SimulationFit check
Is Making it Home worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy building contraptions and then operating them in motion
- Platformer fans who want a vehicle-maintenance loop alongside route travel
- Friends looking for a campaign they can play together with up to 3 people
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want to observe their builds rather than run across them to keep the vehicle moving
- Players seeking a long campaign; the campaign is described as about 6–8 hours
- Players who want to design vehicles using a controller, since that task requires a keyboard and mouse
Our take on Making it Home
Players who expect to design entirely with a controller may hit a wall at the vehicle-building screen: controllers cover the platforming, but construction requires a keyboard and mouse. The other defining hurdle comes once the machine moves, when keeping it running means scrambling across its parts.
What is Making it Home?
Play as a ladybug trying to reach home for her daughter’s birthday in a 2D physics builder combined with platforming.
Assemble a vehicle from parts such as wheels, sails, steam engines, and solar panels, then move across it to keep it running: raise sails, clean panels, and jump between pieces. Choose a route across the USA and face wildlife and hazards, including drones and carrots. Runs unlock components for future attempts; the campaign takes about 6–8 hours. Cozy Mode removes hazards and enemies and lets players explore the story at a slower pace.
A sandbox offers daily, weekly, and monthly building challenges with limited parts. The campaign supports co-op for up to 3 friends, locally or online through Steam Remote Play Together. Controllers work for platforming, but vehicle design requires a keyboard and mouse.
How Making it Home plays
- 01Vehicle upkeep platforming
- Players move across their assembled machine to operate sails, clear solar panels, and reach detached sections.
- 02Run-based components
- Each attempt can uncover parts that become available for later runs.
- 03Cozy campaign mode
- This mode removes enemies and hazards while retaining the story and route exploration.
- 04Limited-parts challenges
- The sandbox provides daily, weekly, and monthly build tasks with restricted component selections.
- 05Campaign co-op
- Up to 3 friends can join the campaign locally or through Steam Remote Play Together.
- 06Workshop sharing
- Steam Workshop support lets players share vehicle designs.
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Making it Home: platforms & release
Is Making it Home worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy building contraptions and then operating them in motion. Skip it if: players who want to observe their builds rather than run across them to keep the vehicle moving.
Where can I download Making it Home?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Making it Home's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Making it Home on?
Windows and Linux.
