If only I could go home early

RPG· Exploration· 2D Platformer· Puzzle Platformer

Released Apr 2023

This is a pixel-style puzzle game. It tells about a white-collar worker in his thirties who is doing well in a big city. His career is on the rise, and he has a house, a cat, and a lovely wife. But one night, his wife started pretending to be dead…

91% positive · 172 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $3.99

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Evaluation

If Only I Could Go Home Early is a compact point-and-click puzzle game that launched on April 12, 2023. The store description presents it as a self-contained level-based experience — a focused puzzle game about a single recurring scenario with no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or any post-launch content plans. The developer has made no news posts since launch, and there are no DLC listings of any kind. This game was designed and released as a complete, finished product. There is no indication from the developer that additional content was ever planned or is forthcoming.

Evidence

Game is described as a level-based point-and-click puzzle game with a self-contained premise. No mention of DLC, updates, or post-launch content.

description · Apr 12, 2023 source content shipped

medium

Short description frames the game as a complete narrative experience about a single character and scenario, with no indication of ongoing content.

store metadata · Apr 12, 2023 source content shipped

low

Media

Details

Developer

五十游戏

Publisher

NPC Entertainment

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Exploration 2D Platformer Puzzle Platformer Cats Puzzle Point & Click Life Sim Dating Sim RPG Detective Romance Story Rich Casual Multiple Endings Linear

About this game

This is a Point & Click game about an interesting wife.
This is a level-based game about a love story.
This is a pixel-art game about a man's dream and pessimism to life.

Game Story

You are an office worker and always work late.
One day when you came home from working overtime, you found your wife dead on the ground.
Don't worry, she's just pretending to be dead, and this isn't the first time.
Try to find the right way make her up. After all, the floor is cold and you love her.