At the derelict summer house, after finding various clues about the family, Tess and Opal use the key to open Helen's old rolltop desk, and find a note with an address in Ontario, Canada, and a message that implies that the man writing the note, Pierre Lautrec, is in fact Opal's real father.

Finding a mailbox key, Tess finally finds a returned letter Pierre tried to send to a Michigan police department, not only admitting to his involvement in the burglaries, but also confessing that he is, in fact, Leo, and that he faked his death - with Helen's knowledge - and escaped across the border to prepare a life in Canada for her family, but Helen got cold feet in the last minute and stayed in Michigan, leaving him desolate on the boat.

Open Roads was announced on December 10, 2020, at The Game Awards 2020, and is being created by the same development team behind Gone Home.

[4] The development of Open Roads originally began under the umbrella of Fullbright; however, in August 2021, Polygon published a report about founder Steve Gaynor's alleged toxic behavior causing team members to leave.

[11] CGMagazine gives it an 8 out of 10 for a heartfelt and captivating journey that was made more interesting by its mother-daughter leads with its endearing characters and a genuine sense of style.