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When the Past was Around

When the Past was Around

June 15, 2024
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When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
This is the story of Eda, a girl in her early 20s.
Like anyone in her age, she’s lost.
She lost her way in the journey to achieve her dreams.
She lost her way in the journey to find love.

That until she met The Owl.

The man that would help her burn her passion,
the man that would help her find the spark in a relationship,
and also the man that would teach her about heartbreak.

The game tells a bittersweet tale between a girl and her lover in a surreal world consisting of disjointed rooms from memories and time. With each gathered clue, solved puzzles, and unlocked door, the girl will find her way, unraveling the secrets between her and her lover, the secrets which she used to know.

Features:
- A picture speaks a thousand words.
Experience the game’s story not through words nor dialogues but beautifully
hand-drawn art created by famous Indonesian artist, Brigitta Rena.
- A short, sweet and whimsical journey.
Explore a bittersweet tale between a girl and her lover in a surreal world
consisting of disjointed rooms of memories and time.
- Personal and ubiquitous.
a game about overcoming the past and finding the self.
- Solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Various intriguing puzzles to solve and stories to uncover.
- Let the music guide you.
Atmospheric violin music will accompany you from the peaceful days to the
angstiest moments.

Latest Version

Version
1.128
Update
June 15, 2024
Developer
Toge Productions
Apps
Action
Platforms
Android
Downloads
1,535,254
License
Free
Package Name
com.MojikenStudio.WhenPastWasAround
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User Reviews

Kirsty Dennis

1 year ago

Lovely drawn graphics. Didn't realize scene moved across each side to show more of room. Number code way too small read on mobile Had take a screen shot & enlarge. Sadly game didn't save when I left. Had to repeat chapter, several times. Now game crashing. It created crash report but unsure if sent. I was offline. Similar to kids toy I had, where picture moved & music played. Try it & see if it's your cup of tea.

Riana Leon Guerrero

7 months ago

This game is holistically beautiful. It's my favorite kind of game (escape room/puzzle type) and from the music, the art, the storyline, you can tell so much thought and heart was put into this. I played a couple chapters before I was prompted to buy the full game for only 99cents and I feel like it is worth so much more, but I'm grateful for the price point because I didn't feel hesitant to get it at all.

Dení Ojeda

1 year ago

I truly loved it. Adorable game and adorable story, the art is truly beautiful and the soundtrack is one of the outstanding parts, even for a mobile game. I'd give it a 5/5 but the last achievement (Finale) is bugged for me, and I haven't been able to unlock it even though I've played the game 3 times and I have the rest of achievements. Other than that, it's absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for this game. 10/10 recommend, though maybe not for completionists like me.

Skylander Gacha

1 year ago

I already loving the game at the start. The puzzle really good. Its really in the common sense that you'll know it. Not like in the other puzzle games that its hard. The prologue story is so good.. and the music 10/10. but sadly. You'll need to buy the full version for the full story. 😔. Still. I recommended the game. For those who can buy the full version. Game is really impressive. Loving it. 💕. The art style is good. Its like your reading a visual novel manga but instead your playing it.

Trisha Pojas

1 year ago

I liked the game, the graphics were all so good and the game was smooth as well, also I'd give an applause for the story and all, but my problem is, if I quit midway I'd have to restart all over again on the chapter. It's time consuming, even though the animation was good, I'd still be pissed since I'll have to repeat again until I get to where I was supposed to be. Please add a continue button. I know my review ain't that big but I'm still giving 2 stars.

April Louise

2 years ago

Bought the full game, played a couple of levels, left the game, came back to it later and it takes me right back to the start. No option to skip it and even playing through the demo again until the end there's the buy it option which does nothing when pressed. It's the same with the hint button. I even contacted the developers about this and they didn't bother to reply. Its way too buggy, especially for a game you're paying for.

Phoebe Widjaja

2 years ago

Pretty good visual and music. The puzzle is not that hard, but still quite challenging. However, I don't know why but I can't buy the full version in any type of payment method. And, I noticed that there are no save button or auto save feature. The moment I close the game, I need to start again right at the beginning... Which is kinda suck, tbh.

光信栄

1 year ago

The art is beautiful and I love it, especially how it implements the local culture(?). The music is nice. The story isn't really my cup of tea but otherwise is okay. And omg it actually hurts my eyes and head trying to find things in this game because it's too small! Maybe you can add a zoom feature. A skip button for the cutscene would also be nice. The saving mechanism doesn't seem to work or is there none? Also, the control is sometimes not cooperative. Hoping for more attractive games! :)

Hamran Marman

2 years ago

Interesting game, with some annoying flaws. Graphics are good, music and sound effects as well. Puzzles aren't that hard, so far. And the story seems interesting. And the flaws? Some puzzles required some numerical combination, or something similar, easily spotted somewhere on the room. Easily spotted, BUT not easily read. It's probably okay for those with big-screen tablets, tough luck for us with phone. Then sometimes, controls are really bad (ie, the clock puzzles), it's just too frustrating

Soup Sabaw

2 years ago

The visuals were amazing, I loved the music and I've only played the prologue. The choice of colours, artstyle, all very suiting for the peaceful, calm, and wholesome energy of the game. However, I've noticed that some things were too small for me to read (i.e numbers/letters) and it was a bit difficult to know where the room ends so I would miss important objects often. Overall, pretty fun game, will consider getting the full version.

Georgia Andrews

2 years ago

Love the artwork and story! A few minor improvements could be made, my hint button didn't work and the padlock to get the crowbar puzzle I had to look up elsewhere and I understand the cut scenes are paramount for the story but some of them are excessively long in duration. Also the game only saves at the end of each chapter so you have to be careful you don't leave and have to redo it all. Really cute though especially for less than a quid.

Lisa R

2 years ago

Wonderful game about love, loss, and memories. Gorgeous illustrations, lovely music. One small thing, some of the clues are way too small to see without being able to zoom in or enlarge the text (the numbers on the bookcase, the letters on the icecream sticks). I had to take a screenshot and zoom in on that to be able to read them. Apart from that, I loved it.

Annabelle

2 years ago

the graphics and music are all incredible. the puzzles weren't too difficult, though more detailed hints would have been appreciated. i also liked the story and the fun little achievements hidden throughout the game. however, i would like to suggest a skip button for cut scenes because they can take an absurd amount of time, especially if you are trying to replay it. but overall, a good game i would recommend!

syasya adlina

1 year ago

The art is the best, it's looks cute and calm. I love the little details about the story that showed on the scene. However, the puzzle sometimes not working for me. I try to click but it won't works, this happen too many times and i had to relog it like 3-4 times. So i'll give it 8.5/10, the story are too short but i enjoy it anyway. Worth to buy, because it's not too expensive. Thank you for the game!

siti norashikin

7 months ago

Beautiful storyline. The puzzles are just nice and not too difficult. Considering there weren't direct hints being given to solve any of puzzles, it is very much doable to solve it. A skip button would be great to skip the story telling scene because it takes so much time to wait. But overall really love the graphics, the music, the storyline as well!

かいりん

4 months ago

I think the game could work without the moving white border animation [it's too bright and it's flashing]. I guess it's the movement but it's giving me headache literally. There are many things I like especially the art and puzzles but I can't finish the game because of it. I hope there would be versions without that.

Happy Owl

5 months ago

A lovely and cozy game. I love looking at the artstyle of this game so much, it's gorgeous! The puzzles are good. When they are hard, they are still answerable so it doesn't become frustating. Sometimes, there was a bit of a problem where my touch didn't seem to be responsive so i needed to tap the object more than once or twice. I don't know why it happened because for the most parts they were responsive to the touch. Overall an enjoyable and wholesome experience. Thanks for creating this.

Hannah Scott ;p

1 year ago

This game is nothing short of simply beautiful. The art is very impressive, and it's a game that focuses on difficult topics through symbolism and puzzles that don't rot your brain haha. IT GAVE ME THE FEEEEELLLLSSSS. Totally worth it to buy the full version (for like 3 dollars lol). It's worth your time and money. AMAZING play.

Mark G

2 years ago

I would have given a higher score but the puzzles in this game are very simplistic. You basically have to find one thing and place it in another place. That is most of the games puzzles. The overall look of the game is excellent. I would not choose this aesthetic for a puzzle game but that is what makes it interesting to me. If the puzzles were improved and possibly interconnected this could be an amazing game. I would gladly pay if the story was more engaging and the puzzles more wide-ranging.

SillyRed Head

1 year ago

It's a really cute game, and I would have rated it higher, but two things made me unable to keep playing after buying the full game: 1) the hint option highlights what you can look at, but there's no leading hint options if you find you still are stuck. It would be really nice to have a way to find out the answer if you have tried everything you can, that way you can continue playing. 2) the print of letters and numbers is super tiny and hard to read on mobile and I have a large screen.

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