How to Download Home is Where One Starts...

1. Click on the Home is Where One Starts... download button below.
2. Choose "Install" to install the game on the windows steam client.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts
4. Let it download the Full Version.
5. Once a game is downloaded, use the Windows Steam Client to play the game.

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This guide describes how to use Steam Proton to play and run Windows games on your Linux computer. Some games may not work or may break because Steam Proton is still at a very early stage.

1. Activating Steam Proton for Linux:
Proton is integrated into the Steam Client with "Steam Play." To activate proton, go into your steam client and click on Steam in the upper right corner. Then click on settings to open a new window. From here, click on the Steam Play button at the bottom of the panel. Click "Enable Steam Play for Supported Titles."

Alternatively: Go to Steam > Settings > Steam Play and turn on the "Enable Steam Play for Supported Titles" option.

Valve has tested and fixed some Steam titles and you will now be able to play most of them. However, if you want to go further and play titles that even Valve hasn't tested, toggle the "Enable Steam Play for all titles" option.

2. Choose a version
You should use the Steam Proton version recommended by Steam: 3.7-8. This is the most stable version of Steam Proton at the moment.

3. Restart your Steam
After you have successfully activated Steam Proton, click "OK" and Steam will ask you to restart it for the changes to take effect. Restart it. Your computer will now play all of steam's whitelisted games seamlessly.

4. Launch Stardew Valley on Linux:
Before you can use Steam Proton, you must first download the Stardew Valley Windows game from Steam. When you download Stardew Valley for the first time, you will notice that the download size is slightly larger than the size of the game.
This happens because Steam will download your chosen Steam Proton version with this game as well. After the download is complete, simply click the "Play" button.

Windows Pc Requirements

Minimum:

• OS: Windows XP+
  
• Processor: Intel i3 or equivalent
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: DX 9.0c video card with 256 MB VRAM and shader model 3.0 support
  
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
  
• Storage: 600 MB available space

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 7
  
• Processor: Intel i5, 2.8+ GHz
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 570, AMD Radeon 6870, or equivalent
  
• DirectX: Version 10
  
• Storage: 600 MB available space
  
• Additional Notes: Only Oculus SDK 0.4.4 supported currently

Linux Requirements

Minimum:

• OS: Ubuntu (14.04+ tested), Manjaro, Arch Linux, etc. (64-bit only)
  
• Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz or AMD equivalent
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: Any recent NVIDIA or AMD card (NVIDIA proprietary 352+ drivers tested)
  
• Storage: 600 MB available space
  
• Additional Notes: Beta version - please visit discussion forum for more info

No maximum requirements!!

Mac Requirements

Minimum:

• OS: Mac OSX 10.7
  
• Processor: Intel i5 1.8 GHz
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: Intel HD 5000
  
• Storage: 600 MB available space

No maximum requirements!!

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

“I remember when I was a little girl, waiting at the end of my driveway. I had already missed the school bus, but I stood there anyway… envying the birds.”

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s an experience where every object has been carefully placed to tell a poignant story—a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South. Exploring the lonely countryside reveals clues and vignettes which help the player answer the question of where home is—and how one can get there.

Key features:

• A quiet, non-linear story told by the future self of a reflective narrator
  
• Inspired by the rural countryside and stories like John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
  
• A 15-30 minute experience that can be completed in one sitting
  
• An experience that focuses on atmosphere rather than action or puzzles
  
• A rich, detailed environment that rewards players who explore with story insights and secret endings
  
• Oculus Rift DK2 support (currently in beta)

“Home is Where One Starts... is a gem of an indie that deserves a place among the heavy-hitters.”
Only SP

“It's subtle, poignant and rich. Wonderful work.”
Jessica Conditt, Engadget

“It encourages reflective thought and imagination, which really is what such stories as this are about.”
Arcadian Rhythms