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Yesterday Origins

Yesterday Origins

John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...

Released Nov 10, 2016 Developer Pendulo Studios Publisher Microids Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePoint & ClickViolentSingleplayerMystery
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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.

82.7%positive729 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It is ok”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“iTs Ok!”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The first Yesterday was pretty cool, but the 2nd instalment went over my head pretty quickly.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-09-19.

36achievements
18.5%median completion
3.0%rarest: Tu Casa es Mi Casa
48.8% of players 44.2% of players 36.5% of players 35.8% of players 34.6% of players 33.6% of players 33.0% of players 32.5% of players 30.1% of players 30.1% of players 29.2% of players 29.1% of players 28.0% of players 27.5% of players 26.3% of players 21.3% of players 20.0% of players 19.8% of players 18.5% of players 15.4% of players 11.4% of players 10.5% of players 8.6% of players 8.3% of players 7.7% of players 7.2% of players 6.6% of players 5.3% of players 4.6% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.0% of players 48.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
48.8%Filius diaboli — Escape the Inquisition.
44.2%Witch Recipe — Prove you're a black magic aficionado by trying to cook a typical witch recipe.
36.5%Shopping Optimization — Solve all puzzles in the antique shop swapping character a maximum of 5 times.
Rarest badges of honor
3.0%Tu Casa es Mi Casa — Interact with all hotspots and items at Baxter's.
3.5%Ship Captain — Interact with all hotspots and items during Pauline's trip to Amsterdam.
3.5%Human Calculator — Get 9 different estimates for your plane tickets to London.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.6 China Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Jun 07, 2021
Pendulo's next story: Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

Pendulo's next game is coming very soon, check out our Dev Diary - Hitchcock Inspirations See you soon!

Jun 19, 2017
DEMO AVAILABLE

Hello everyone! To all the curious who did no have the chance to try the new twisted adventure of Pendulo Studios yet, a demo of Yesterday Origins is available! In this FREE demo, you will be able to

Jun 19, 2017
DEMO AVAILABLE

Hello everyone! To all the curious who did no have the chance to try the new twisted adventure of Pendulo Studios yet, a demo of Yesterday Origins is available! In this FREE demo, you will be able to

May 03, 2017
Adventure Discovery Bundle

Hello adventurers! Just to announce you that Yesterday Origins is also available in a special adventure Microïds games bundle named: Adventure Discovery Bundle . Inside you have 6 games including the

May 03, 2017
Adventure Discovery Bundle

Hello adventurers! Just to announce you that Yesterday Origins is also available in a special adventure Microïds games bundle named: Adventure Discovery Bundle . Inside you have 6 games including the

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Violent · Singleplayer · Mystery · Puzzle · Dark · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Dutch *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Official sitehttp://yesterdayorigins.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 - 64 bits Processor: AMD /Intel quad-core processor running at 2.2 GHz Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: ATI/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 4 GB available space