Restoring the Past
Jigsaw puzzles about rebuilding broken artifacts from ancient history
Catnip studio · Released Mar 7, 2025
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 290
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Apr 6, 2025
What is Restoring the Past?
This free, single-player 2D puzzle game is divided into levels, each centered on a damaged historical object. You move and rotate fragments with the mouse to reconstruct it, while a sleeping cat rests beside the puzzle.
For you if...
- +you enjoy patiently matching pieces by shape and color
Not for you if...
- −you rely on hints when puzzle solutions aren't obvious
What players say
78% of 290 reviews are positive
Players praise the historical notes accompanying each artifact and the background music. The most common complaint is that later puzzles contain too many tiny, similarly colored pieces, making progress feel like guesswork.
Screenshots and trailer
Restoring the Past system requirements
Minimum: Videocard with at least 5…, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Videocard with at least 512MB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Restoring the Past have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Restoring 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
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.
Does Restoring 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
