
This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
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This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

When The Past Was Around
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.

A Space For The Unbound - Prologue
Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
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.
Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Point & Click 11%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
Why similar: Philosophical 22.9%, Surreal 13.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 10.2%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Beautiful 35.2% ★, Point & Click 14.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Emotional 9%, Puzzle 8.4%
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
Why similar: Beautiful 23% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Casual 7.6%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Beautiful 50.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Hand-drawn 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Beautiful 23.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Point & Click 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Philosophical 8.5%
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.
Why similar: Beautiful 23.2% ★, Philosophical 17.8%, Emotional 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.
Why similar: Beautiful 29% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Casual 10.4%, Puzzle 9%, Relaxing 8.8%
A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Surreal 15.9%, Beautiful 14.9% ★, Puzzle 12.1%, Casual 9.6%
The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Emotional 21%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Relaxing 12.2%, Cute 10.6%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Beautiful 49.1% ★, Emotional 17.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Atmospheric 6%, Indie 5.2%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Surreal 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Emotional 9.8%
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.6%, Point & Click 25.3%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 8%
An experience filled with stories and music See the world through the eyes of jazz pianist, Morris. takes you through a dream-like adventure through jazz and love, and failure.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.8%, Emotional 21.4%, Relaxing 15.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Cute 11.1%
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.4%, Point & Click 15.9%, Emotional 14%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
Finding Hannah is a relaxing puzzle game about a woman navigating a midlife crisis. Hannah’s got it all: a well-paying job, a fancy coffee machine, and a comfortable life – so why isn’t she happy? Lead her on a journey of self-discovery as you explore beautiful scenes and find hidden objects.
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.6%, Point & Click 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Point & Click 19.8%, Beautiful 15.7% ★, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Adventure 6.5%
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Hidden Object 14%, Point & Click 13.1%, Surreal 12.5%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather.
Why similar: Beautiful 21% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Hidden Object 10.7%, Relaxing 9.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
In a book found in the attic, Manon discovers the past of her family members through their memories, their gestures, their quirks and their little secrets.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Relaxing 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 41.2%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Cute 11.2%, Adventure 6.5%
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Emotional 15.2%, Relaxing 14.9%, Point & Click 14.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Beautiful 32.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Relaxing 7.5%, Adventure 6.9%
A preview for Epiphany City- a creative puzzle game where you use magical picture frames to manipulate the world. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she imagines new objects & reframes old ones to fulfill a sacred prophecy. Turn paintings to real life, change time, & save the world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.6%, Emotional 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Relaxing 10.2%
'Pieces of the Past' is a cute, sentimental adventure where you restore family keepsakes to uncover touching stories. Blend puzzle-solving with the joy of preserving memories in this delightful journey!
Why similar: Point & Click 18.6%, Emotional 15.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Relaxing 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: Beautiful 38.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Emotional 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Casual 7.4%
This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Hand-drawn 16%, Casual 10.8%, Puzzle 10.2%
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.6%, Puzzle 21.3%, Cute 16.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 9.4%
Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.1%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Relaxing 14.1%, Puzzle 11%, Cute 9.4%
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Why similar: Point & Click 17.5%, Puzzle 16.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Relaxing 8.3%
Find the Philosopher's Stone!
Why similar: Hidden Object 29%, Point & Click 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Casual 8.3%, Puzzle 7.9%
„The Lion's Song: Episode 1 – Silence" draws the player into the life of a talented young composer, Wilma, preparing for her breakthrough concert, the defining moment of her career. Searching for inspiration she escapes from the pressure for success to the solitude of the Austrian Alps.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.2%, Point & Click 25.6%, Indie 19.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Adventure 8%
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Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Point & Click 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Relaxing 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Casual 11.6%
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.3%, Point & Click 20.2%, Emotional 17.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Relaxing 10.7%
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Why similar: Beautiful 20.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
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Why similar: Hidden Object 21.5%, Point & Click 19.2%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Relaxing 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
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Why similar: Beautiful 19.1% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Surreal 12%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Why similar: Hidden Object 25.2%, Point & Click 22.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Surreal 9.1%
Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.
Why similar: Hidden Object 34%, Point & Click 21.5%, Female Protagonist 9%, Puzzle 8.3%, Mystery 5.9%
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Why similar: Beautiful 24.5% ★, Point & Click 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Surreal 8.1%
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Why similar: Surreal 35.8%, Relaxing 21.8%, Cute 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 23.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Emotional 13.3%, Cute 11.6%, Relaxing 11.4%
A standalone mini-adventure introducing you to the world of Omno, an upcoming single player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, where the power of a lost civilisation will carry you through forests, deserts and tundras - even to the clouds
Why similar: Puzzle 24.6%, Casual 20.9%, Adventure 19.2%, Relaxing 15%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Classic point-and-click adventure with a magical atmosphere. Discover what happens one night Beyond the Wall of the garden. Immerse yourself into a mysterious world where fantasy meets reality with a pinch of humor. Solve puzzles, collect items, and overcome obstacles that await you on your journey.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.7%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Relaxing 10.9%, Cute 10.5%, Adventure 7.5%
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.4%, Hidden Object 18.1%, Surreal 17.3%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Puzzle 9.1%
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Philosophical 50.8%, Female Protagonist 20%, Puzzle 14.8%, Cute 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.8%
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Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Emotional 20.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Relaxing 12.1%, Cute 9.7%
Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Casual 14.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 12.1%
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Why similar: Point & Click 28.3%, Hand-drawn 23.8%, Emotional 21%, Cute 11.8%, Adventure 7.8%
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Why similar: Beautiful 38.9% ★, Emotional 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
In a place called Wind Peaks, mysteries happen, help the scouts find all the missing objects in this fun and relaxing adventure of treasure hunt
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.1%, Point & Click 17.1%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Relaxing 9.5%
HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.1%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Emotional 16.8%, Relaxing 10.9%, Puzzle 8%
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Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Puzzle 13%, Cute 9.5%
Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.
Why similar: Beautiful 33.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Relaxing 7.4%, Adventure 6.8%
Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.4%, Point & Click 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Casual 8.5%