Father´s Island is a mystical, surreal crime-solving visual novel in a 3D open world, where the player has to solve the mistery of his own wrongful conviction 5 years earlier. In the player character´s words: I am John Richards, and I am innocent. I spent the last years in the Providence state prison for a crime I hadn´t comitted. Armed robbery and assault, christmas eve 2009, a seven eleven just outside the town where I used to live. Hell, I was a highschool teacher then, and yeah, I didn´t earn much, but robbery? No fucking way. I spent the night 80 miles away in my cabin, my private retreat for holidays, working on exams and exercices for my pupils. Alone. A pretty bad Alibi, especially as they had me on tape. Not only my face, clearly visible, hard to mistake for another ones, they had also my DNA all over the place...
While development for Into the Ice slowly restarts, let`s talk about the research for our past and future game. And the importance of research in video...
research for games (and a small update)
The hiatus of Homegrown Games is over - we are back in Gamedev! Expect the restart of the development on "Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland" and...
we are back!
One of the biggest updates we rolled out ever has raised some questions - including the one why it had taken so long to be released. Here some insights...
a deeper look into "father`s island 2.0" and the work behind the update
WE ARE BACK - With "Final Editions" for "Into the Dark" and "Father's Island" released on Steam & a new playable for "Into the Ice" !
homegrown games triple strike
It's half-time on our week-long sale on Steam. Among our other games, you can get Father's Island for as low as 3,34€ !
breaking: week-long sale on steam!
The latest Hotfix to the 1.09 we presented earlier finally solves a big problem - now you can save / load without regrets!
we are save
We have granted Father's Island an extensive visual upgrade. With special thanks to Reshade.me and Mastereffects Guru Marty McFly, we are able to bring...
v 1.09 update introducing reshade / mastereffects
What is better than a free demo on Steam? A free full game, of course! Join to win one of 100 Steam keys!
father's island giveway is running!
Father's Island gets lot of praise in reviews and articles - much more than we expected. "Try before you buy" and get our demo from Steam!
free demo released on steam!
Father's Island has received praise and overwhelmingly postive feedback - as well as two extensive updates!
father's island v1.06 - an extensive update after a great start!
Long hours, weeks and months of hard work are behind us. But today, we launch on steam!
father's island steam release!
Yeah, we kept our heads low during the last months, working constantly on the game and on a way to get the funds we need. Now we are VERY close to a total...
antinomy - justice, not vengeance! is back for backers!
While we are still working on "Into the Ice" and "Antinomy", we won´t let 2015 pass without releasing a new game!
homegrown games announces "father´s island" for december 2016
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