When did Home Alone release?

Home Alone was first released on February 19, 1992.

Home Alone

Feb 19, 1992AdventureSega Mega Drive/Genesis Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System/Mark III Sega Game Gear

Home Alone — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Home Alone on?: Home Alone was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System/Mark III, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Amiga, DOS.
When did Home Alone release?: Home Alone was first released on February 19, 1992.

Game details

Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System/Mark III, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Amiga, DOS
Developer: Sega of America
Publisher: Sega
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action
Series: Home Alone

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

60/100

from 5 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1992	$16	$34	$223	3 reviews	Low

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Nintendo Entertainment System · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Master System/Mark III · Sega Game Gear · Game Boy · Amiga · DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$16

Complete

$34

Sealed

$223

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$14	$39	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $3.55 in Oct 2007, $13.85 five years ago, and $16.16 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$3.99	—
Jan 2009	$6.66	—
Jan 2010	$3.80	—
Jan 2011	$4.28	—
Jan 2012	$3.50	—
Jan 2013	$6.40	—
Jan 2014	$6.97	$10.00
Jan 2015	$6.00	$14.99
Jan 2016	$7.97	$12.97
Jan 2017	$10.55	$14.99
Jan 2018	$10.61	$17.48
Jan 2019	$10.29	$19.24
Jan 2020	$12.20	$22
Jan 2021	$12.04	$24
Jan 2022	$19.49	$43
Jan 2023	$13.06	$41
Jan 2024	$14.99	$37
Jan 2025	$15.63	$31
Jan 2026	$25	$37
Oct 2026	$16.16	$34

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	December 1992	010086010466
Europe / PAL	8 December 1992	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1992
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A middling movie tie-in with a slightly different plot from other versions, and a cart that sits above the middle among US carts.

This is the Genesis version of Home Alone, the tie-in to the 1990 film, developed by Brian A. Rice, Inc. and published by Sega. It came out in North America in December 1992 and in Europe on 8 December 1992. The Genesis and Game Gear versions have a slightly different plot from the other platforms' versions, and each version has its own gameplay.

Sega Pro was unimpressed, calling it a completely average spin-off with average graphics and sound and below-average gameplay.

What the press said at the time

Mean Machines Sega Issue 3	December 1992	43%
MegaTech Issue 17	May 1993	60%
MegaTech Issue 18	June 1993	MT RATING: 60%

“This is a very strange game. Guide Kevin (aka Macaulay Culkin) around the district on his snow sled, protecting each house by setting up traps for the unwary burglars. Home Alone is certainly a dif ferent game, but it's dull, slow and very repetitive. Not recommended at all.”
— Mean Machines Sega, December 1992

“Based on the movie, of course. Weapon-building is quite novel and occasionally comical. Runs out of gameplay a bit too quickly. One for younger players?”
— MegaTech, May 1993

“Weapon-building is quite novel and occasionally comical. … Runs out of gameplay a bit too quickly. One for younger players?”
— MegaTech, June 1993

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis game has a different plot from the other versions: Kevin protects several neighborhood houses for 20 minutes, sledding between them and fighting the Wet Bandits in 2D side-view house scenes.

Also on other platforms

NES · Super NES · Master System · Game Gear · Game Boy · Amiga · MS-DOS

Super NES. In the Super NES version Kevin must bring the family's valuables down to a basement safe room while evading the Wet Bandits.
NES. In the NES version the player must avoid being caught by Harry and Marv for 20 minutes, setting traps around the house.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits above the middle. The European loose cart usually costs a little less than the US one, while a complete European copy usually costs a little more. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.