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The August Before: Chapter One
The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“❤ Audience ❤ ☑ Beginner ☑ Casual Gamer ☐ Normal Gamer ☐ Expert ☼ Graphics ☼ ☐ Bad ☐ Alright ☑ Good ☐ Beautiful ☐ Fantastic ♬ Music ♬ ☐ Bad ☑ Alright ☐ Good ☐ Beautiful ☐ Fantastic ☠ Difficulty ☠ ☑ Easy ☐ Average ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Hard ☐ Unfair § Bugs § ☐ Bugs…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I know this was a short play trough but genuinely one of the best games I’ve ever played. I can’t even explain why. It was just so cozy and calming and getting to see the story of the person living there trough cleaning was amazing!!! <3333”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“wish i could play this, but the tiny fov makes me sick. i can't believe we are still not including fov sliders in games by default.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 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 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The August before is OUT NOW!!! ★
Can't believe I'm saying this, but... The August Before is officially out! It's time to brush the dust off the past and pack your entire life into a small suitcase. And you can do it right here: We ho
The August Before Realeses 17th November & Release Date Trailer
We are extremely excited to announce that the full version of The August Before will be released on November 17th on Steam. Don't forget to wishlist the full game here, so you won't missed it: Meanwhi
Patch 1.2
We're excited to roll out our next patch, featuring V-Sync, new graphics settings, and improved UX elements. Here's what’s new in this build: 1️⃣No PCs in outer space We've added V-Sync , a frame limi
100+ Prologue Reviews
Thank you for playing The August Before: Chapter 1! We can't express how grateful we are for your time, reviews, and feedback. We are an indie studio, and this means a world to us — the patches will k
Patch 1.0
Hi, everyone! Thank you so much for playing our game! It really means a lot to us. Also, thank you for helping others in the discussion. Here is our first patch that fixes the most annoying bugs (and
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Casual · Simulation · Puzzle · Cozy · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Cute · Emotional · Relaxing · Story Rich · Wholesome (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 8 |
| Official site | https://the-august-before.tilda.ws |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10+ Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 | AMD Radeon RX 580 Storage: 1 GB available space