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Links & info Features Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing Languages: English and 15 more
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Korean
Russian
Vietnamese
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Spanish - Latin America
Portuguese - Portugal
Simplified Chinese
Polish
Turkish
Indonesian
See all 16 supported languages View Steam Achievements (20) Includes 20 Steam Achievements Viewall 20 Title: When The Past Was Around Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie Developer: Mojiken Publisher: Toge Productions Franchise: Toge Productions, Mojiken Release Date: 22 Sep, 2020 X External Discord External View update history Read related news View discussions Find Community Groups Embed Report this Product 77 metacritic Read Critic Reviews Awards Awards Check out the entire Toge Productions collection on Steam Download When The Past Was Around Demo Download

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Reviews

“Full of lovely things to poke at and good music to listen to”Rock Paper Shotgun“A slightly fantastical, sweet and whimsical adventure”PC Gamer“Breathtakingly Beautiful”IGN Southeast Asia

About This Game

From Brigitta Rena, the creator of A Raven Monologue and She & The Light Bearer.When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.This is the story of Eda, a girl in her early 20s.Like anyone in her age, she’s lost.She lost her way in the journey to achieve her dreams.She lost her way in the journey to find love. That until she met The Owl.The man that would help her burn her passion,the man that would help her find the spark in a relationship,and also the man that would teach her about heartbreak.The game tells a bittersweet tale between a girl and her lover in a surreal world consisting of disjointed rooms from memories and time. With each gathered clue, solved puzzles, and unlocked door, the girl will find her way, unraveling the secrets between her and her lover, the secrets which she used to know.

Features:

  • A picture speaks a thousand words.Experience the game’s story not through words nor dialogues but beautifully hand-drawn art created by famous Indonesian artist, Brigitta Rena.
  • A short, sweet and whimsical journey.Explore a bittersweet tale between a girl and her lover in a surreal world consisting of disjointed rooms of memories and time.
  • Personal and ubiquitous.a game about overcoming the past and finding the self.
  • Solve brain-teasing puzzles.Various intriguing puzzles to solve and stories to uncover.
  • Let the music guide you.Atmospheric violin music will accompany you from the peaceful days to the angstiest moments
When The Past Was Around is a short silent narrative experience that can be finished in less than 2 hours. Even though it is a short game, we’ve put all our hearts into delivering a deep and meaningful experience for you. We hope that the brief moment you spend with Eda and Owl would be priceless and unforgettable.

System Requirements

Windows macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
    • Processor: 1.8 GHz or faster processor
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card
    • DirectX: Version 9.0c
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster processor
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card
    • DirectX: Version 9.0c
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS X 10.9+
    • Processor: Dual Core 1.6 GHz
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
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English Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive (1,641 reviews) Total reviews in all languages: 3,818 Overwhelmingly Positive Recent Reviews in all languages: 23 Very Positive Review Type All (4,295) Positive (4,090) Negative (205) Purchase Type All (4,295) Steam Purchasers (3,818) Other (477) Language Languages with enough reviews to generate a language-specific review score have been split out below for ease of filtering. All Languages (4,295) Your Languages (1,855) Customize English Overwhelmingly Positive (1,641) Simplified Chinese Very Positive (666) Portuguese - Brazil Very Positive (345) Korean Very Positive (218) Russian Very Positive (205) Date Range To view reviews within a date range, please click and drag a selection on a graph above or click on a specific bar. Show graph Lifetime Only Specific Range (Select on graph above)  Exclude Specific Range (Select on graph above)  Playtime Filter reviews by the user's playtime when the review was written: No Minimum Over 1 hour No minimum to No maximum Played across all devices Played mostly on Steam Deck Display Show reviews in selected display order Summary Most Helpful Recent Funny Use new helpfulness system. Only applies to Summary and Most Helpful views. Learn More Off-topic Review Activity When enabled, off-topic review activity will be filtered out. This defaults to your Review Score Setting. Read more about it in the blog post. Enabled Show graph Hide graph Filters Filters Excluding Off-topic Review Activity Playtime: Played Mostly on Steam Deck Operating System: CPU: GPU: Device Type: Review Filters

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