Leaving home vs The First Ascent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leaving home
A handcrafted point-and-click adventure game featuring quirky challenges and surreal surprises. Solve original puzzles across eight interconnected rooms, each with its own soundtrack, to escape.
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
- Handcrafted puzzles
- Eight interconnected rooms
- Unique soundtrack per room
- Surreal surprises
- Quirky challenges
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It’s 7:00 AM, the alarm rings. Some mornings feel heavier than others... From puzzle maestro Bart Bonte comes a point-and-click adventure filled with quirky challenges, surreal surprises and moody tunes. Undo the knots in your mind, one click at a time... Leaving Home is a completely handcrafted point-and-click adventure that takes you through eight interconnected rooms, each with its own soundtrack, full of original puzzles that you must solve to make your way out.
The First Ascent
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“The first ascent” is an immersive climbing adventure where players scale treacherous mountains, sheer cliff faces, and mysterious vertical landscapes in their quest to reach the top. From dark caves to outer space, each level introduces new challenges and environmental hazards like hotwind, falling blizzards, mostly unstable obstacles. Strategic planning, quick reflexes, and precision are the keys to reaching the summit. Upgrade your character and unlock new climbers with unique skills, and collect the useful items along your route. Whether you're racing the clock or exploring at your own pace, "The first ascent" promises a vertical adventure like no other.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The First Ascent at none against Leaving home's 1. The First Ascent also leads on ads (none vs shown). Leaving home's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Leaving home sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The First Ascent asks for nothing beyond the download.
Leaving home ships an update every 6 weeks, The First Ascent every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leaving home | The First Ascent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (435 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 435 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart BONTE | Chi Nguyen |
Bugs and requests
Leaving home
Requested features
2 requests- More games like this
- Longer game duration
The First Ascent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Leaving home
- no ads$2.99
The First Ascent
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Leaving home free?
Is The First Ascent free?
Do Leaving home or The First Ascent have ads?
Which is updated more often, Leaving home or The First Ascent?
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