
Back Then
Octopus Embrace · 2023-12-08
SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store
Modes: Single player
Releases: Dec 08, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 05, 2024 (PlayStation 5)
Back Then is a first-person narrative game taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Stuck in a Wheelchair, players find themselves lost in a house, discovering more about Thomas and his family by unlocking new rooms, collectibles, objectives and puzzles. Together, both the player and Thomas attempt to discover who they are, listening to the monologues of Thomas and his family, detailing their own struggles and perspectives of the situation at hand. Players traverse through the four seasons of the year, going back and forth between the House and Dreamlike Sequences as Thomas attempts to unravel what his life meant. Back Then is a game for people who are in search of unconven(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
- · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Top 80% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Current store prices
| GOG | $3.89 | -70% |
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12-month high $3.89 · on sale 0 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)
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2 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain
Census log
- 2023-12-01First review activity on record (week of 2023-12-01).
- 2023-12-01Biggest review week on record: 12 reviews (week of 2023-12-01).
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