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When The Past Was Around
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I played this game and it hit me really hard. Going through it feels like stepping right into Eda’s memories. Some moments are warm, and others slowly get heartbreaking. What I love most is there is no dialogue, but you totally get her loneliness, her happiness, and eventually…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“This story resonated with me in a quiet way, reminding me that not all love stories are meant to stay, some are only meant to become memories, and that’s okay.🦉♡ Short, yet beautiful and wholesome. I love it. 10/10.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I’m giving this a good review because the puzzles in this game are done really really well. I really enjoyed that aspect a lot compared to other puzzle games I’ve played. It’s also a beautiful/aesthetic game. But honestly I think some of you are lying about the story. I don’t…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:22 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
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Celebrating the Launch of Undusted: Letters from the Past!
Hello, lovebirds!Today, our studio Toge Productions just launched a cleaning game with beautiful story, created by talented team from South Korea called Undusted: Letters from the Past.I actually help
When the Past was Around on Women's Day Sale, 40% OFF!
Celebrating Women's Day with WINGS Interactive, When the Past was Around at 40% OFF until March 10th! Greetings, fellow Lovebirds. Celebrate Women's Day together with WINGS Interactive, an event focus
We’re taking part in the War Child UK Armistice Sale
Between 8th to 15th November, we’ll donate a portion of every sale of When the Past was Around to War Child UK. Make sure to grab your discounted copy, gift one to a friend or let them know about the
When The Past was Around 3rd Anniversary and a Note from Brigitta Rena
Hello, lovebirds! This is Brigitta Rena from Mojiken Studio! Can't believe it's been 3 years since the release of When the Past was Around. I've never thought that anything I make would mean something
When The Past Was Around x Makeship Collaboration - Eda and Owl Plush!
Greetings, fellow lovebirds. The final journey of finding one's true self together with your beloved is what we all want. It's the same with Eda and Owl, who have their love story that you can't ever
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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, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Cute · Hidden Object · Female Protagonist · Relaxing · Surreal · Interactive Fiction · 2D · Singleplayer · Puzzle · Point & Click · Story Rich · Abstract (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Processor: 1.8 GHz or faster processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Any