Home Sweet Home was positively received; critics commended the game's use of Thai mythological elements to create its frightening atmosphere. According to an IndieGames.com review, "Home Sweet Home demonstrates the ability to create terror without shoving gore and violence down your throat 24/7."[3] Writing for The Telegraph, Olivia White describes the game, "It's filled with fantastically terrifying setpieces as you're forced to sneak, run and hide from the spirits who are after you."[4]