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Before Your Eyes
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
94 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Wow, well done and above all, thank you to the developers for giving me such a great experience. This game is not just a game, it’s a unique experience. Thanks GoodbyeWorld Games.”
“This game brought me to literal tears. It is a reflection on the brevity of life, and that no matter how short or long one’s life is, life is beautiful. This story shows that the meaning of life is not something to be…”
“one of the most beautiful and saddest games ive ever played. the way you get attached to the characters so quick just for it to be gone in the blink of an eye, i cant even begin to explain how many emotions i felt while…”
24 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“It’s been a really long time since I’ve been this hooked on a game’s story like I am here. A perfect story, perfect gameplay, a PERFECT GAME”
“Beautiful and touching game, focusing on your eyes to experience the protagonist's past life moments until you blink, giving a feeling of memories fleeting from you. This game made me cry a lot and understandably so,…”
“I genuinely don't know what to say. The whole mechanic of blinking is such a wonderful idea, accidently blinking and missing a moment really hit you where it needed to. It's been a while since I bawled to a game, quite…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Short but unforgettable. The story hit hard, genuinely got me emotional, and reminded me to appreciate every moment in life.”
“Hands down best storytelling I've ever seen. A must play for anyone no matter what genre you're into, it's a quick and satisfying game that can honestly change your perspective on so much”
“Finally played it after a friend has been recommending it for months... Genuinely brought me to literal tears. Hands down the most immersive game i have ever played. I usually have a difficult time with immersion but…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“one of the most beautiful and saddest games ive ever played. the way you get attached to the characters so quick just for it to be gone in the blink of an eye, i cant even begin to explain how many emotions i felt while…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Beautiful and short game, there is no reason not to get it at the cheap price and short time to play.”
11 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Beautiful and short game, there is no reason not to get it at the cheap price and short time to play.”
“Had me in the first half, not gonna lie. Worth every bit of money I spent on the game.”
“it made me cry. topic isn't important; the themes are. and it was enough. only 2/3 hours of your time, it is worth all the pennies or cents.”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is soul crushing, if you want too have a good cry this game really succeeds in that. Over my time of playing all different types of sad games, this easily joins the very few that really makes you feel lucky in…”
“This game is so stupid and so unbelievably well written. I have currently been crying for 2 hours even after finishing it. I don't think I will ever play a game as touching, beautiful and soul crushing as this game.…”
“10 / 10 story. An easy to follow through story that makes you reflect on your life as you go through. No matter who you are, you can make a connection to this game. (Teared up honestly) Only regret is not being able to…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I’ve been hearing about this game from my friend since last year, and I kept asking him if it was actually good. Recently, I finally got to try it myself… which might’ve been his way of saying - just play it already. and YES… it really is a such good game T T. The story is…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Must play. A game which ends in a blink and stays with you forever.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“With every blink you lose a memory, yet somehow each one stays with you. Cruelest part is? You can never blink back to what's already gone. SHORT,SHARP,INNOVATIVE. Would gladly through it again!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Emotional · Narrative · Story Rich · Indie · First-Person · Interactive Fiction · Walking Simulator · Singleplayer · Adventure · Cartoony · Colorful · Hand-drawn (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.beforeyoureyesgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit and above Processor: AMD Athlon X4 880K 4Ghz or Intel Pentium G4500 3.5Ghz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 or AMD Radeon Vega Integrated Graphics Storage: 5 GB available space