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Orten Was The Case

Orten Was The Case

Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.

Released Nov 29, 2023 Developer Woodhill Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac MysteryAdventureTime ManipulationOpen WorldHorror
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

95.3%positive172 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Time loop and knowledge based progression game, similar to Outer Wilds or the lesser known The Sexy Brutale. It's probably closer to Sexy Brutale than Outer Wilds, as it is less about exploration and more about uncovering what each person is up to and how to resolve their…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This is such a beautiful game. I don't even know where to start. I almost tear up just writing this. It is so beautiful...”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Unique time loop game with some bugs. It can't be ignored that this game is both janky and buggy. I didn't run into any real soft locks, you will find need to use checkpoints because you get stuck. The game will crash a lot, using the checkpoint system. You will fall to your…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

17achievements
19.5%median completion
4.1%rarest: Blend Dom
61.8% of players 61.7% of players 42.7% of players 34.7% of players 25.2% of players 21.6% of players 20.2% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 18.5% of players 9.0% of players 8.9% of players 7.5% of players 6.4% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.1% of players 61.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
61.8%The End — Witness the explosion
61.7%Flashback — Get a flashback from yesterday
42.7%Hoop Dreams — Score 3 hoops in a row
Rarest badges of honor
4.1%Blend Dom — Get all achievements
5.0%Wingman — Hidden achievement
5.2%Block Party — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 22, 2024
It’s time to party at the Time Master’s Festival! ⏳

Hey there! Ziggy here, ready to kick off the Time Masters Festival ! I’m so thrilled to be part of this celebration, an event dedicated to the awesomeness of time loop and time-centric games? Sign👏me

Jan 12, 2024
Orten Was The Case now available on Mac!

After getting enough time, and Access to a Mac computer, I finally managed to build the game for Mac. So if you own a Mac and want to play Orten, now you can! If you find any bugs, please join the Dis

Jan 10, 2024
Fishing leaderboard & minor bug fix

- A new "Biggest fish" leaderboard is now available. - Fixed a bug where checkpoint on rooftop would not trigger

Jan 02, 2024
Bugfix patch 1 is live!

Happy new year! And thank you everyone for all the amazing feedback on the game so far, and all greatly appreciated bug reports! Here's a changelog of some fixes: - Fixed triggers for ~10 events that

Nov 29, 2023
Orten Was The Case is launched!

Well Ziggys the time has finally come! That’s right, Orten Was The Case, the free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as Ziggy, the anti-hero stuck in a time loop has now launched. We’re rea

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsMystery · Adventure · Time Manipulation · Open World · Horror · Exploration · Time Management · Puzzle · Conspiracy · Story Rich · Action-Adventure · Metroidvania (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , Swedish * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements17
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Gamepad or Controller Recommended (Xbox and PS4 Natively Supported)