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Year Unknown
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Even though theres not a lot of content i still really liked the game, the world it created was very accurate for how it felt. It made me care about both AIs and made me sad that i couldnt give them both what they wanted.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“this short game explores a deep, unsettling question that everyone has at the backend of their mind. what I understood from it, is that the game explores two primal and unsettling fears: fear of ceasing to exist and fear of eternity. there are many beliefs on what might happen…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“its funny that the word Library, Limbo and Labyrinth starts with the same letter”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
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Patch 5
Moved saves to the user directory. Existing saves will be moved automatically. Fixed crashes when loading. (Thanks to NTripleOne on Steam for helping track this issue down!) Log output now only appear
One Year (Unknown)
Today marks one year since Year Unknown released. Thank you to everyone who's bought the game and left reviews - it's been incredibly rewarding to see people enjoy and talk about the game, and I could
Patch 4
Removed a random bright patch in the second area's lightmap. If you have any technical issues with the game, please report them here .
Patch 3
Upgraded engine to Godot 4.4.1 - this may fix some crashes. Fixed inconsistencies with the arrow indicator during dialogue. Fixed shadow detail to be closer to how it looked before patch 2. Fixed scro
Patch 2 + IGF Finalist
Year Unknown is a finalist for Best Student Game at the 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards! Watch the award ceremony this Wednesday 3/19 at 6:30 PT: https://www.twitch.tv/gdc In other news, a new
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · Sci-fi · Walking Simulator · Philosophical · Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Minimalist · Stylized · 3D · First-Person · Indie · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://julianh.dev/games/yearunknown/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel 9th generation / AMD Ryzen 1000 or newer Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 or better. Storage: 1 GB available space