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What Never Was

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App ID 866440
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Acke Hallgren
Franchise What Never Was
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28979783
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 11:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date 11 January 2019 – 13:38:58 UTC ()
😍 91.30%
4k reviews
5
In-Game

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Acke Hallgren
metacritic_name What Never Was
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Acke Hallgren
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 11 January 2019 – 13:38:58 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whatneverwasgame/
https://x.com/whatneverwas_se
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkMIVUuRIWYp-rFT0LFxmrQ/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Free to Play (37), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 11 January 2019 – 13:38:58 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 25 December 2020 – 13:33:48 UTC () (1608903228)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, CEF SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenVR SDK, Vorbis 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
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3757905
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
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First seen on SteamDB 16 May 2018 – 18:26:33 UTC (), in changelist #4446601

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🌱 Indie 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 🙌 First-Person 😌 Casual 🤫 Mystery 🗺 Exploration 👩 Female Protagonist 🔎 Point & Click 🌫 Atmospheric 🤏 Short 🧘 Relaxing 🚶 Walking Simulator 🔍 Investigation 🎭 Fantasy 👪 Family Friendly 🪄 Magic

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp25 December 2020 – 14:37:14 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 5 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 181 all-time peak 12 January 2019
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Store data

  • 8,653 followers
  • 4,724 positive reviews
  • 262 negative reviews
  • 94.75% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 5,780 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 91.30% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,724 94.7% positive reviews
  • 262 5.3% negative reviews

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How many players are playing What Never Was right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing What Never Was on Steam.

What Never Was had an all-time peak of 181 concurrent players on 12 January 2019.

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