Fit check
Is NeverGoingHome worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-shooter players who want repeated runs with career-rank progression
- Players who prefer choosing between close-range and ranged upgrade paths
- Speed-focused players who want to post completion times for challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking checkpoint-based progression or saved run states
- Players who prefer a fixed campaign instead of restarting from scratch after death
- Players looking specifically for multiplayer shooting
Our take on NeverGoingHome
The listing emphasizes fast movement, blood effects, and weapon variety, while the core structure depends on restarting after death. Career rank carries forward, but the rank from an individual run does not, creating separate temporary and persistent progression.
What is NeverGoingHome?
NeverGoingHome is a fast-paced roguelike action shooter built around repeated runs.
Players slash and dash while using weapons, bullets, and rockets, then choose upgrades for skills such as sword use, movement, bullet speed, and rockets. Death ends a run and resets the player rank for that run; there are no checkpoints or saving. A separate career rank remains after death and allows better starting weaponry. The game includes level progression during runs, weapon and ability upgrades, and time-attack play. Completed runs can be posted for others to challenge. Its presentation combines cute visuals with piles of blood, while the upgrade system supports close-range and ranged approaches.
How NeverGoingHome plays
- 01Run-based progression
- The rank gained during a run disappears on death, while career rank remains and provides access to better starting weapons.
- 02Branching upgrades
- Players can improve sword and speed skills or focus on bullet speed and rockets.
- 03Restart-on-death structure
- A failed run begins again from the start because the game has no checkpoints or saving.
- 04Time-attack challenges
- Players can post fast run times for others to challenge.
NeverGoingHome compared to similar games
NeverGoingHome centers on repeated runs with upgrade choices, career-rank progression, no checkpoints, and time-attack challenges. Abyssus instead focuses on multiplayer shooting through hand-crafted levels, tactical play, and weapons modified with ancient technologies.
NeverGoingHome: platforms & release
Is NeverGoingHome worth it?
It is worth it if: action-shooter players who want repeated runs with career-rank progression. Skip it if: players seeking checkpoint-based progression or saved run states.
Where can I download NeverGoingHome?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens NeverGoingHome's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is NeverGoingHome on?
Windows only.
