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The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past.

The Great Perhaps is a adventure, indie and casual game developed by Caligari Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on August 14th 2019 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian and Japanese.

It has received 784 reviews of which 625 were positive and 159 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Great Perhaps into these genres:

Adventure Indie Casual Horror Time Travel Post-apocalyptic Sci-fi Singleplayer Puzzle Exploration 2D Story Rich Atmospheric Short Mystery Third Person Stylized Great Soundtrack Cartoony Family Friendly

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (64 Bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7790
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct X Compatible
MacOS
  • OS: MacOS Sierra (10.12)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7790
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 (64 Bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7790
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025
An interesting story and the core gameplay mechanic promise a lot of entertainment. Unfortunately, the game falls short in many areas. I still recommend it. If you want to know what axes I have to grind with The Great Perhaps, watch my review, where I go into more detail: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3434480163
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Jan. 2025
Medium story with bad ending that answers nothing. But on sale for 1 euro it's a nice atmospheric time-killer with an pretty interesting gameplay element.
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Dec. 2024
Picked this up during the Steam Winter Sale and I am so glad I did. This game is simple side scroller game and yet the story is rich with great art and music to back it up. The mechanics of switching back and forth between past and present is what initially drew me in and is what kept me engage even when some of the game tasks began to feel repetitive. I am not an advanced or highly skilled gamer by any means and found the game to be decently challenging, I died so many times mainly because I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do next which I would say is the only downside but once I figured it the next task it stopped being frustrating and went back to being fun. I thought it was overall a very clever and enjoyable game and while other reviewers may be disappointed in the ending, I think it was fantastic. I managed to complete the game with all achievements in 192 minutes with some pauses for snacks, and the occasional sneeze/cough (I had the flu while playing). 100% recommend playing this game.
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Aug. 2024
The notion of time-shifting and the existence of parallel worlds has long fascinated me, and this game executes those ideas beautifully. When I say "game," though, I'm tempted to call it something more akin to "art." For the sake of brevity, however, I'll stick with "game," even though my experience with it transcended the typical boundary between those two realms. The storytelling in this game is so good it's almost a sin. What it does to you emotionally shouldn't be allowed. It's slightly unfortunate that this experience exists in such a condensed framework, but that only makes it signpost the moments that actually matter even more. The impactful games can often be the shortest, and this is by all means one of their number. Lasting all of five hours and a half, the tale it tells sticks with you far longer than its initial playtime. If you're a fan of intriguing mechanics and a story that tugs at your heartstrings, don't let the shortness of this experience deter you from it.
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July 2024
+++ easy & fast 100 % Steam Achievements ++ nice Atmosphere (Present & Past) --- *NO FIVE* (5) Steam Trading Cards *SET* (Steam Feature) -- very short for Full Price Good for Achievement Hunters, Genre Fans & Games Collectors https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016930/The_Great_Perhaps/
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Great Perhaps is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Great Perhaps is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

The Great Perhaps received 625 positive votes out of a total of 784 achieving a rating of 7.57.
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The Great Perhaps was developed by Caligari Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

The Great Perhaps is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Great Perhaps is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Great Perhaps is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Great Perhaps is a single-player game.

The Great Perhaps does not currently offer any DLC.

The Great Perhaps does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Great Perhaps does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Great Perhaps is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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