What Never Was
First-person puzzle adventure about secrets in a grandfather's attic
Acke Hallgren · Released Jan 11, 2019
AdventureCasualIndieFree To Play
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 5,108
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- peak 24h 2
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 7 years ago
- Jan 27, 2019
What is What Never Was?
You play as Sarah in a short, first-person adventure set in her late grandfather's attic. Sent to clear it out, she examines objects, solves small puzzles, and pieces together his story.
For you if...
- +you enjoy inspecting objects for clues in one setting
- +you prefer straightforward puzzles and a brief story
Not for you if...
- −you want a longer adventure with more challenging puzzles
What players say
95% of 5,108 reviews are positive
Players praise the attic atmosphere, voice acting, and story. The most common complaint is that the game ends just as the story gets going, with too few puzzles.
Screenshots and trailer
What Never Was system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit (requires 64 bit OS)
- Processor
- Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
- Graphics
- DX11 compatible video card
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 6
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Free to Play
- Puzzle
- Adventure
- Indie
- Story Rich
- Singleplayer
- First-Person
- Mystery
- Casual
- Exploration
- Female Protagonist
- Point & Click
- Atmospheric
- Short
- Relaxing
- Walking Simulator
Recent updates
- Jan 27, 2019 · What Never Was - Patch #3
- Jan 20, 2019 · What Never Was - Patch #2
- Jan 13, 2019 · What Never Was - Patch #1
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