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When The Past Was Around

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App ID 1164050
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Toge Productions
Franchise Toge Productions, Mojiken
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28984653
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 15:59:52 UTC ()
Release Date 22 September 2020 – 15:29:25 UTC ()
😍 91.74%
4k reviews
2
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Mojiken
metacritic_name When The Past Was Around
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 77
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community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Toge Productions
Store Release Date 22 September 2020 – 15:29:52 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/toge
https://x.com/WPWAgame
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 22 September 2020 – 15:29:25 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 August 2023 – 09:09:21 UTC () (1690967361)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5931608
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
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    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 September 2019 – 08:38:41 UTC (), in changelist #6901209

Supported Languages

17 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Indonesian Yes Yes
SteamChina - Simplified Chinese Yes

Tags

🔍 Hidden Object 🧸 Cute 👩 Female Protagonist 🧘 Relaxing 🫠 Surreal 📚 Interactive Fiction 🏽 2D 👤 Singleplayer 🧩 Puzzle 🔎 Point & Click 📚 Story Rich 🤯 Abstract 💘 Romance 😌 Casual 🎨 Colorful 🎨 Hand-drawn 🎨 Stylized 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 🌫 Atmospheric 🎶 Music

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Steam charts

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  • 2 players right now
  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 171 all-time peak 23 September 2020
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Store data

  • 11,255 followers
  • #9638 in top sellers
  • 3,877 positive reviews
  • 184 negative reviews
  • 95.47% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 14 24-hour peak
  • 30,402 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 91.74% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,877 95.5% positive reviews
  • 184 4.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
22 September 2020 – 15:29 Steam Release -
5 January 2023 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (January 2023) -
8 February 2023 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Love is in the Air -

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How many players are playing When The Past Was Around right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2 players live playing When The Past Was Around on Steam.

When The Past Was Around had an all-time peak of 171 concurrent players on 23 September 2020.

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