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Player reviews
92% positive39 reviews
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$12.99

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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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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows8 December 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 55 November 2024Europe · North America 5 November 2024

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