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What Never Was

Developed by
  1. Acke Hallgren
Published by
  1. Acke Hallgren
Peak #302
Current #577
Top 1K 99%
Gem Peak #50

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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.

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Dates

Released
2019-01-11
First review
2019-01-11
Age on Steam
982 days (2.6 years)

Reviews

Reviews of which
Verified Steam purchases
4,246 0 (0%)
Reviews per day
4
Positive reviews
4,042 (95.2%)
Days in top 1000
979 (99%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
318K–531K 424,600

Pricing

Release price
Free since launch

Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. Free to Play 187
  2. Adventure 129
  3. Puzzle 124
  4. Indie 112
  5. Story Rich 106
  6. Singleplayer 93
  7. Casual 87
  8. First-Person 86
  9. Mystery 82
  10. Exploration 78
  11. Female Protagonist 78
  12. Atmospheric 71
  13. Point & Click 70
  14. Short 65
  15. Relaxing 58
  16. Walking Simulator 51
  17. Investigation 48
  18. Family Friendly 45
  19. Fantasy 45
  20. Magic 43

Details last updated: September 17, 2021 05:09

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