I loved Snow by Benjamin Rivers, so I'll definitely be looking forward to Home.
Also, here's a brand new interview with the makers of Dear Esther that provides answers to a few questions:
http://indiegames.com/2012/01/interv...ck_rob_br.html
Like I said I wasn't particularly fond of the Dear Esther mod and it disappointed me after all the hype around it (and NOT just because of the lack of meaningful player agency). But I'm far from discouraging people from trying things like that. I'm actually really curious how a larger audience will react to the new version of DE.