The Way Home

The Way Home is a Metroidvania 2D platformer where you play as a raccoon, separated from his family, who must flee from a raging forest fire. Explore the vast and beautiful woodland, find hidden secrets and collect useful items, and avoid dangerous enemies and obstacles.

Last Updated: 8/17/2025

Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux

About The Way Home

The Way Home is an Action, Indie, and Adventure game developed by North Light Games, Northern Light Games, and Northern Lights Games. It was released on the Steam Store by North Light Games, Northern Light Games, and Northern Lights Games.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

According to Steam’s category system, The Way Home supports the following features:

  • Full controller support
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Single-player

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for The Way Home and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

The Way Home Featured Screenshot #1

Discover Similar Games

Find a new game to play just like The Way Home through our curated lists. Steambase uses Steam's User Tag and Genre system (and other game stats) to curate a list of the best and most loved games similar to The Way Home.

Frequently Asked Questions

Soures & References

Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Data is enriched, cleansed, verified, and updated in real-time to ensure we surface the most up-to-date information. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection.

The Way Home data has been sourced from:

  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 17). The Way Home on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 17). The Way Home. Steam Community Hub.
  • North Light Games. (2023, July 15). The Way Home. The Way Home.

Explore

Discover the best of Steam. Find your next game, free weekend, or even track the next Steam Sale all in one spot.