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When the Past Was Around 2020

Point-and-click by Mojiken Studio, published by Toge Productions.

PlayStation 4 Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac Xbox One Point-and-click Music Puzzle ESRB: E
68
Players
IGDB rating
1 h to beat
main story, 3 h for everything

About

When the Past Was Around came out on September 22, 2020 for Mac and PC, then for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on December 15, 2020 and for Xbox One on December 18, 2020. The main story takes about 1 hour, doing everything about 3 hours.

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.

Story

This is the story of Eda, a girl in her early 20s. Like anyone in her age, she’s lost. She lost her way in the journey to achieve her dreams. She lost her way in the journey to find love. That was until she met The Owl. The man that would help her burn her passion, the man that would help her find the spark in a relationship, and also the man that would teach her about heartbreak.

How long to beat When the Past Was Around

from 3 players
Main storyrushing through the story
1 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
2.5 h
Completionisteverything the game has
3 h

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
September 22, 2020
September 22, 2020
December 15, 2020
December 15, 2020
December 18, 2020
January 24, 2022
March 13, 2022

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.