A Long Way Home

Mission briefing

A Long Way Home is a chilling survival horror game that plunges you into the role of a lost wanderer, desperately trying to find their way back home. Stranded in an eerie, ever-changing landscape, you must navigate through shadowy corridors and odd places while being relentlessly pursued by strange, otherworldly creatures. As reality begins to unravel, you'll encounter haunting visions and unsettling experiences that blur the line between fear and madness. Will you uncover the truth behind your nightmarish journey or succumb to the horrors lurking in the dark? Prepare for a gripping tale of survival, mystery, and terror in A Long Way Home.

Field manual

You're a lost wanderer. Explore the haunted world using Arrows or WASD. Use your mouse to control the camera Find hidden notes that expand the universe. Collect all the hidden Foxes.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

A Long Way Home — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play A Long Way Home?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is A Long Way Home?

A Long Way Home is filed in our Adventure theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run A Long Way Home on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. A Long Way Home is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Adventure theatre is one click away — Combat with a journey attached. These 117 operations send you somewhere — a frontier, a dungeon, a floating island — and expect you to fight your way through the itinerary.