回门 Way Back Home
Released Jan 2021
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
71% positive · 519 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Way Back Home (回门) launched on January 29, 2021 and has received a series of patches and improvements since then. In March 2023, the developer published an update roadmap outlining several planned improvements including bug fixes, gameplay resets, and additional endings. These were delivered in a July 14, 2023 patch that addressed bugs, adjusted stamina mechanics, added translation features, added mini-game skip options, and configured an achievement system.
Crucially, the July 14, 2023 patch post explicitly stated: "In the future, we will continue to carry out maintenance and upkeep work related to Way Back Home" — framing further activity as ongoing maintenance rather than new content development. The developer also announced a sequel game, 《过阴》(Guo Yin), which released on July 12, 2023, indicating the studio's development focus has shifted to that new title.
The only DLC available is the soundtrack, which was released on February 20, 2021. There are no unreleased DLC items listed. The March 2023 roadmap items (including the additional endings and Chapter 4 reset) appear to have been incorporated into the July 2023 patch, and no further content announcements have been made since that date. The last developer communication of any kind was on July 14, 2023, and there has been no activity since. Given that the studio's attention moved to the sequel and the final post framed ongoing work purely as maintenance, the game appears to have reached its completed state with the July 14, 2023 update.
Evidence
Final patch delivered bug fixes, stamina adjustments, classical-to-modern Chinese translation, mini-game skip options, and an achievement system. The post stated the developer will 'continue to carry out maintenance and upkeep work' going forward — framing future activity as maintenance only.
Announced that the sequel 《过阴》 had launched that day, and previewed the upcoming Way Back Home patch — confirming the studio released the sequel while wrapping up work on this game.
Content
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Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
漫森游戏工作室
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Introduction:
After five years, you finally return to your hometown, but you find it is quite different from the memory: the lost sister, the suspicious hospital, the treacherous mansion You're on your way to finding your family, and you're on your way to revealing the terrible truth.Background:
In 1926, you finished your overseas study and returned to your hometown.Perhaps because of the changes of the times, the once familiar town is quite different from the memory: the mysterious notes recording the ghosts, the lost sisters, the suspicious hospital, the treacherous mansion What truth is hiding under the appearance of small town peace? Is this a reality or an illusion? You go back to memory at different ages. When the wedding clothes are covered with blood, the fate of generations will meet again There is no accident in the tragedy of the times, which is the inevitable cause and effect.
Game features:
·Carefully designed scenes with the characteristics of the Republic of China.·The playful design with a strong sense of bringing in, such as stealth, chase, backpack management, mystery solving in line with the times and the plot, and sophisticated props of the times, etc.
·The plot design is rich and suitable for the characteristics of the times, including many major events of the times. The ups and downs of the town are full of sorrows, suspense and reversals.
·Excellent voice and soundtrack team, improve the sense of game substitution.
·Many story lines are waiting for players to dig, and there are some interesting little eggs in the heavy terror atmosphere.
·Exquisite character vertical drawing design, rich animation.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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