A quick look at Homesick: exploration, puzzles, and nightmares

As I shoved and was shoved by the PAX East mob yesterday morning, Homesick caught my eye—looking all spooky at the Indie Megabooth as it was—so I stopped to chat with its creators. The show being much louder than it seems in this video, I didn't hear much of what they said, but thanks to a microphone, we've learned that Homesick is a puzzle-exploration game set in an abandoned building, and it'll be on Steam soon. It's also got some very nice-looking urban decay, which co-creator Barrett Meeker accomplished single-handedly.

Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the rise of personal computers, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on the early PCs his parents brought home. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, Bushido Blade (yeah, he had Bleem!), and all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now. In 2006, Tyler wrote his first professional review of a videogame: Super Dragon Ball Z for the PS2. He thought it was OK. In 2011, he joined PC Gamer, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.