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Yesterday Origins

Pendulo Studios · Microids · 2016-11-10

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 10, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Nov 10, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 10, 2016 (Mac), Sep 26, 2016 (iOS), Nov 17, 2016 (Xbox One), May 31, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...

Yesterday Origins is an Adventure game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with Very Positive reviews (83% of 729 reviews) and an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
83%
positive of 729 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (641 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Yesterday Origins is a 2016 graphic adventure game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Microïds. Both a prequel and a sequel to Pendulo's earlier Yesterday, the game follows protagonists John Yesterday and his girlfriend Pauline as they try to unravel the mystery of John's immortality. The player takes control of John and Pauline and explores the game world, solves puzzles, collects items and converses with non-player characters.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 729 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%
GOG$0.99-90%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.58 at GameBillet (2020-12-11) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 116 of 135 observed days · $0.41 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
240Sep 2016Jul 2026Sep 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2016 — avg 14 · peak 65Mar 2017 — avg 6 · peak 25Jun 2017 — avg 5 · peak 20Sep 2017 — avg 4 · peak 18Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 33Mar 2018 — avg 8 · peak 25Jun 2018 — avg 6 · peak 20Sep 2018 — avg 4 · peak 19Dec 2018 — avg 4 · peak 23Mar 2019 — avg 5 · peak 46Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 12Sep 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2019 — avg 6 · peak 22Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 27Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 24Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 22Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 23Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 25Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2025 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 31

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Jul 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.802016-08-192026-10-142016-08-19 — best price $23.992017-03-15 — best price $12.002017-06-15 — best price $14.992017-10-26 — best price $4.942018-02-15 — best price $7.942018-06-25 — best price $14.992018-11-09 — best price $3.742019-03-04 — best price $5.992019-07-15 — best price $3.752019-11-18 — best price $2.932020-01-19 — best price $14.962020-03-09 — best price $14.992020-05-25 — best price $2.072020-07-28 — best price $2.152020-10-15 — best price $1.492020-12-31 — best price $1.502021-02-21 — best price $10.752021-04-23 — best price $12.632021-06-11 — best price $1.502021-08-18 — best price $1.572021-10-20 — best price $1.492021-12-15 — best price $1.492022-03-28 — best price $1.492022-07-25 — best price $14.992022-12-02 — best price $29.992023-03-30 — best price $14.992023-07-12 — best price $1.492023-10-27 — best price $3.002024-02-19 — best price $0.892024-06-04 — best price $1.192024-09-25 — best price $1.492025-02-10 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-11-06 — best price $1.492026-03-17 — best price $1.502026-07-31 — best price $0.802026-09-05 — best price $1.492026-10-05 — best price $1.492026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4022026-06-01 — 5 pageviews2026-06-05 — 6 pageviews2026-06-09 — 7 pageviews2026-06-13 — 14 pageviews2026-06-17 — 13 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 19 pageviews2026-06-29 — 19 pageviews2026-07-03 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 22 pageviews2026-07-11 — 7 pageviews2026-07-15 — 9 pageviews2026-07-19 — 12 pageviews2026-07-23 — 15 pageviews2026-07-27 — 13 pageviews2026-07-31 — 4 pageviews2026-08-04 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 7 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-16 — 21 pageviews2026-08-20 — 12 pageviews2026-08-24 — 12 pageviews2026-08-28 — 18 pageviews2026-09-01 — 11 pageviews2026-09-05 — 11 pageviews2026-09-09 — 16 pageviews2026-09-13 — 16 pageviews2026-09-17 — 16 pageviews2026-09-21 — 14 pageviews2026-09-25 — 10 pageviews2026-09-29 — 4 pageviews2026-10-03 — 18 pageviews2026-10-07 — 11 pageviews2026-10-11 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
48.8%
earned "Filius diaboli"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)3,02543%37
Steam (Steam)1,13911%36
Xbox One (Xbox)1,03320%36
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkPuzzleMysteryViolentAdventureStory RichSingleplayerPoint & Click

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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