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Yesterday Origins

Point-and-click mystery spanning centuries and an immortal's lost memories

Pendulo Studios · Published by Microids · Released Nov 10, 2016

Adventure

DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 730
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 8, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Mar 28, 2017
Minimum PC
ATI/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support
2 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Yesterday Origins?

A single-player point-and-click adventure that moves between the Spanish Inquisition in 1481 and present-day Paris. You examine scenes, speak with characters, and solve puzzles while immortal John Yesterday and his partner Pauline search for an artifact needed to remake an alchemical potion.

For you if...

  • +you like mysteries set across different historical periods
  • +you enjoy puzzles that take time to figure out

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat rather than investigation and puzzles
  • −you avoid stories with violence and occult themes

What players say

83% of 730 reviews are positive

Players praise the story and puzzles, but some report bugs with controller inputs and disappearing items.

How many players finish Yesterday Origins?

28% of Steam players have unlocked «This Is Not the End», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Yesterday Origins system requirements

Minimum: ATI/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 - 64 bits
Processor
AMD /Intel quad-core processor running at 2.2 GHz
Graphics
ATI/NVIDIA dedicated/integrated or mobile graphic card, with at least 512MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least Shader Model 4.0 support
Memory
2048 MB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Yesterday Origins have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Yesterday Origins run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
Denuvo Anti-tamper
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
36
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Dutch.

Does Yesterday Origins 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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