Ludography
69/100
Players29 ratings
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Metacritic usersuser score
80/100
GameFAQsSimple-Easy
3.38/5
Player reviews
94% positive5,115 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
Free

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2019 · Acke Hallgren · Puzzle · Adventure

What Never Was

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

Released
10 January 2019
Platforms
LinuxWindowsmacOS
Genres
PuzzleAdventureIndie
Developers
Acke Hallgren
Publishers
Acke Hallgren
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Languages
English
Features
Family SharingPartial controller supportSingle-playerSteam achievements
Time to beat
0.5hmain story1hwith extras1hcompletionist
›Story

Sometime in the late 2000s, Howard James Wright - an old but kind man - perishes. Leaving behind him many adventures, relics he's collected over the years as well as books authored, he is also leaving Sarah, his granddaughter behind.

Having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfather's attic, she is soon to find that not everything about her grandfather's attic is what it seems.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows10 January 2019Worldwide
macOS10 January 2019Worldwide
Linux10 January 2019Worldwide

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