
- Player reviews
- 92% positive39 reviews
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$12.99
Where to get it

2023 · Octopus Embrace · Point-and-click adventure · Rhythm
Back Then
PlayStation console exclusive
We all live with the fear of reaching the shadow of dementia. The ultimate fear of forgetting. The fear of not remembering our past, what led us here. For who do we become when we forget who we are?
- Released
- 8 December 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5Windows
- Genres
- Point-and-click adventureRhythmPuzzleAdventureIndie
- Developers
- Octopus Embrace
- Publishers
- Octopus EmbraceGammera Nest
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First personText
- Themes
- DramaMystery
- Engine
- Unity
- Age ratings
- ACB PGCLASS_IND 10ESRB E10+USK 12PEGI 7
- Languages
- English, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain)
- Features
- Family SharingSingle-playerSteam achievements
- Time to beat
- 2hmain story3hcompletionist
›Story
Stuck in a Wheelchair, players find themselves lost in a house, discovering more about Thomas and his family by unlocking new rooms, collectibles, objectives and puzzles. Together, both the player and Thomas attempt to discover who they are, listening to the monologues of Thomas and his family, detailing their own struggles and perspectives of the situation at hand.
Players traverse through the four seasons of the year, going back and forth between the House and Dreamlike Sequences as Thomas attempts to unravel what his life meant.
Back Then is a game for people who are in search of unconventional and new story-rich experiences. It appeals to a more general audience, emphasizing on the game's atmosphere, soundtrack, and narrated-exploration to deliver players a poetic and emotional story. It is a story about Time, Death, and who we become when we forget who we are. Through this story we hope to make as many people as we can uncomfortable, but aware to the reality of millions around the world diagnosed with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
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