Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition
LumiScore
Growth
31/100
Growth Value
- Reading & Language
- Empathy
- Critical Thinking
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Play through the story alongside your teen and use it as a springboard for discussion about family communication, mental health, and the challenges of young adulthood. The game's short length (under an hour total) makes it ideal for a single shared session.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Passes the test
Kelly has extended conversations with her mother about family, disability, life choices, and personal struggles beyond just men.
Parent Pro-Tip
This shared experience can model how to navigate difficult family conversations and provide a safe way to discuss topics like depression, disability, and family obligation that might be uncomfortable to raise directly.
What your child develops
Three Fourths Home excels as a literary experience that develops reading comprehension and emotional intelligence. With nearly 800 dialogue choices across the main game and epilogue, players engage deeply with complex text while exploring nuanced family dynamics. The game fosters empathy by immersing players in Kelly's perspective as she navigates difficult conversations about disability, mental health, familial obligation, and the transition to adulthood. Critical thinking emerges through weighing dialogue options and their emotional consequences, while the mature themes offer genuine learning transfer about real-world relationship dynamics and personal struggles. The minimalist mechanics—holding a button to drive while managing conversation—create a contemplative space for reflection on serious life issues.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
In her mid-20's, Kelly has been forced to move back to Nebraska. Back to that flat expanse, that seemingly endless sea of rustling cornstalks peppered by rusty silos and rustier towns.