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What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

What Never Was is a free to play, adventure and puzzle game developed and published by Acke Hallgren.
Released on January 11th 2019 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 4,975 reviews of which 4,714 were positive and 261 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified What Never Was into these genres:

Free to Play Adventure Puzzle Indie Story Rich Singleplayer First-Person Casual Mystery Exploration Female Protagonist Point & Click Atmospheric Short Relaxing Walking Simulator Investigation Fantasy Family Friendly Magic

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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
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit (requires 64 bit OS)
  • Processor: Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DX11 compatible video card
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 700 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.12.6
  • Graphics: Metal compatible graphics card
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 960 GTX or higher

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Never Was is free to play on Steam.

What Never Was is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

What Never Was received 4,714 positive votes out of a total of 4,975 achieving an impressive rating of 9.13.
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What Never Was was developed and published by Acke Hallgren.

What Never Was is playable and fully supported on Windows.

What Never Was is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

What Never Was is playable and fully supported on Linux.

What Never Was is a single-player game.

What Never Was does not currently offer any DLC.

What Never Was does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

What Never Was does not support Steam Remote Play.

What Never Was does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for What Never Was.

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What Never Was
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9.1
4,714
261
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Developer
Acke Hallgren
Publisher
Acke Hallgren
Release 11 Jan 2019
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