A Taste of the Past

A side-scrolling adventure about cooking and connecting with your ancestors

Sondering Studio · Released Mar 11, 2022

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 1,994
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Mar 17, 2022
Minimum PC: 1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is A Taste of the Past?

You play Mei, a Chinese-American high school student searching for her late mother's noodle recipe aboard a train shared with her ancestors. In this free, single-player adventure, you talk with family, gather ingredients, and complete cooking minigames where you chop vegetables, fry noodles, and wrap soup dumplings.

For you if...

+you prefer short games you can finish in one sitting

Not for you if...

−you want to avoid stories about losing a parent

What players say

98% of 1,994 reviews are positive

Players praise the story's portrayal of grief, with several describing it as relatable to their own experiences of loss. The art style also draws praise.

Screenshots and trailer

A Taste of the Past system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ Graphics 2500
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does A Taste of the Past have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does A Taste of the Past run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does A Taste of the Past use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam