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Until Then
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
92 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Right off the bat I loved this game: > trouble getting out of bed? literally me. > cramming an assignment the session before? literally me > falling in lo- > practicing musi- > lying to yourself? LITERALLY ME >…”
“I don't play visual novels that much but gosh damn this is peak. The characters and the story feel grounded and real about dealing with grief and learning to let go despite having some aspect of sci-fi element near the…”
“Dear Polychroma Games, thank you for making this great visual novel. I didn't expect this game to make me cry so much. The visuals, the plot, the characters - all I can say you've really worked hard on them, and made a…”
41 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, I expected more. It's basically a slice of life visual novel with interactive fiction and mini-game parts. The story is fine, wish there was an auto-play tho so I don't have to keep pressing spacebar or enter…”
“Right off the bat I loved this game: > trouble getting out of bed? literally me. > cramming an assignment the session before? literally me > falling in lo- > practicing musi- > lying to yourself? LITERALLY ME >…”
“I don't play visual novels that much but gosh damn this is peak. The characters and the story feel grounded and real about dealing with grief and learning to let go despite having some aspect of sci-fi element near the…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“this is a phenomenal game truly one of a kind, its pixel art is crazy good along with its music to help let the emotions sink in. The characters are very natural and relatable sometimes akward sometimes quiet but it…”
“Absolutely gorgeous game, music, story, characters and art are all so precious”
“I'm writing this review after just finishing the game and closing it for the last time before the DLC releases. All I can say is simply [i] wow [/i]. This game is truly special. I believe now after finishing the story…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Emotional rollercoaster of a game with a beautiful yet a little confusing story, the gameplay isn't anything crazy but it has its fun few minigames alongside a nice OST and a pretty nice character list! Remember, the…”
“The game has incredible arts, masterpiece story for explaining grief to Us, and some interaction so we're not bored which expected at the first time this game would be a boring reading game. But i actually difficult to…”
“Good story and game length. Amazing soundtracks with perfect minigames. Also Cathy is the Goat”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“10/10. DO NOT read anything about this game before playing - juist go for it fully blind. Game is longer than expected tbh - i thought it would be like 6h long, but it was for me 17.1h without even trying to 100%, iust…”
“I have 15+ hours on this game and have only reached one ending. I teared up during multiple parts of the first playthrough. Those are all what you need to know about the game honestly.”
“beautiful, beautiful game. by the 2nd act, i was HOOKED and only took two more sessions to finish the game this game messed me up like 4 times throughout it, where most games do not do that to me. this might be my…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Right off the bat I loved this game: > trouble getting out of bed? literally me. > cramming an assignment the session before? literally me > falling in lo- > practicing musi- > lying to yourself? LITERALLY ME >…”
“Emotional rollercoaster of a game with a beautiful yet a little confusing story, the gameplay isn't anything crazy but it has its fun few minigames alongside a nice OST and a pretty nice character list! Remember, the…”
“The game has incredible arts, masterpiece story for explaining grief to Us, and some interaction so we're not bored which expected at the first time this game would be a boring reading game. But i actually difficult to…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Very nice and appealing game, I just didnt like the pacing at all. You could say its my attention span but i do have 12 hours on this game. If you are thinking of buying this game for a very in-depth story that goes on…”
“overall a sad and confusing story. what makes it worth your time, is the retro game style, unique art and the personal input into the flavors of the game. do not play this if you are a sad-boy, or girl...”
“Genuinely don't see what people see in this game and I really wanted to like it. Ultimately the story ends up going from being a decent coming of age story to a mediocre steins;gate rip off without any of the tension,…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Very nice and appealing game, I just didnt like the pacing at all. You could say its my attention span but i do have 12 hours on this game. If you are thinking of buying this game for a very in-depth story that goes on…”
“Genuinely don't see what people see in this game and I really wanted to like it. Ultimately the story ends up going from being a decent coming of age story to a mediocre steins;gate rip off without any of the tension,…”
“I'm writing this review after just finishing the game and closing it for the last time before the DLC releases. All I can say is simply [i] wow [/i]. This game is truly special. I believe now after finishing the story…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I expected more. It's basically a slice of life visual novel with interactive fiction and mini-game parts. The story is fine, wish there was an auto-play tho so I don't have to keep pressing spacebar or enter…”
“The game is kind of unplayable, which is pretty disappointing as I heard it's supposed to be a really good story. The game has weird black artifacts around the edge of textures, and one of the first few scenes was just…”
“Dear Polychroma Games, thank you for making this great visual novel. I didn't expect this game to make me cry so much. The visuals, the plot, the characters - all I can say you've really worked hard on them, and made a…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I expected more. It's basically a slice of life visual novel with interactive fiction and mini-game parts. The story is fine, wish there was an auto-play tho so I don't have to keep pressing spacebar or enter…”
“Mostly spoiler free review. I almost never write reviews for games, and especially at this level of a review. Until then is one of the few games that have made me truly cry. The game deals with regret, loss, love, grief…”
“I wish I would forget everything about this game so that I could replay it again. Act 1 was amazingly done, it felt human to the core. The happiness, the sadness, the shock, you felt empathetic to every character, but…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Really reminds me of OMORI, this is one of the best game stories i have read and i am glad that i got to exprience it. Cath is best girl, always remember fellas.”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“Just trust me, if you have any interest in story heavy games, play this one ASAP. Game looks absolutely amazing, Deck performance was okay, only one or two scenes in the game couldn't sustain 45 fps.”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Good but potentially confusing emotional story that requires some thinking outside the box for you to understand, especially near the end of the game. It's not a story for those who expect answers to be handed out on a silver platter. Things WILL be left up to interpretation for…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Until Then: Afterimages is Now Available!
Until Then: Afterimages is available now! 🦋 Watch the Launch Trailer: The DLC brings two new riveting chapters following our beloved characters. Sofia returns home to memories she left behind. Mark me
AFTERIMAGES: the gig + game night 🦋
Polychroma Games presents AFTERIMAGES, a gig celebrating the launch of Afterimages and 2 years of Until Then 🦋Featuring Until Then's composer Kyle Patrick Naval along with some of the best emerging ac
Until Then: Afterimages DLC Releases June 18th!
Do you feel it? ☔︎︎ The wait is almost over! Until Then: Afterimages releases June 18th! Watch the Release Date Trailer: Until Then: Afterimages DLC brings two new riveting chapters following our belo
Catch Until Then in the Southeast Asian Games Showcase!
We're thrilled to share that Until Then will be taking part in the Southeast Asian Games Showcase on June 6! 🦋 We have some very exciting news to share during the show and you won’t want to miss what’
Until Then Launches on Xbox!
The wait is over...Until Then is officially available on Xbox Series X|S! PLAY UNTIL THEN ON XBOX TODAY!🦋 Check out the Xbox Launch Trailer: If you enjoyed the game on Steam, PlayStation, or Nintendo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Pixel Graphics · Emotional · Interactive Fiction · Story Rich · Drama · 2D · Psychological · Adventure · Mystery · LGBTQ+ · Romance (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 29 |
| Official site | https://untilthengame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-8320 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti / Radeon R7 260 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: 64-bit only