Gene has lived alone in a Surabaya kost for six years. He can't name the faces in his own family photo, and he doesn't remember why he left. Home is Jl. Kenanga 7, Jayapura: five hours by air, one stop in Makassar. Every clue sends him somewhere else first.

I Forgot is a short, hand-drawn psychological mystery made for the THE LONG WAY HOME game jam. It plays right here in your browser. Headphones recommended.

The long way

1. Kost · a note on the desk: "Don't call home."
2. Office · two days to show up, or lose the job.
3. Road / City · the pawn shop, the pharmacy, the bank.
4. Airport · GA 207 to Jayapura. The last chance to turn back.
5. Neighborhood · the school, the bench, Bu Sari.
6. Family House · the table is set for four.

What Gene wants

Rung 1 · "I need to know why I left." Rung 2 · "I need to go home." Rung 3 · "I need to find out what happened when I went home." Rung 4 · "I need to understand what home means."

What you do

• Explore rooms and streets, examine objects, and collect what Gene left behind.
• Log memory fragments on the Memory Board and catch the ones that contradict each other.
• Follow the Goal Ladder from the first question to the last.
• Beat the work deadline in the Kost before the job, and the trip, slip away.

Things he kept

Controls

• Move: WASD / Arrow keys
• Interact: Mouse click
• Fullscreen: the button under the game

Browser notes

Runs best in Chrome, Firefox or Edge on desktop. If the game looks blurry or small, use fullscreen. A Windows download is also available below.

Content note

Depicts family conflict and parents fighting, heard through walls. No violence is shown.

Credits

• Made with Unity (URP)
• Font: Kalam (SIL Open Font License)
• Kost furniture: Cozy Interior, 165+ pixel art furniture assets