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An astronaut searches ruined Earth for the cause of its catastrophe, using a lantern to shift between past and present.
Released 14 Aug 2019
Swap Past and Present
Solve Cross-Time Puzzles
Reuse Objects Across Eras
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.
Developed by Caligari Games · Published by Daedalic Entertainment
After returning to an Earth devastated by natural cataclysms, an astronaut explores the ruins and investigates what caused the disaster.
An old lantern reveals glimpses of the past and lets him shift between timelines. Players use the changing environments and objects across both eras to solve puzzles and navigate hazards.
The journey moves through locations across the city, with mini-games, dangerous encounters, and characters’ personal stories along the way. The lantern’s shifts also shape the game’s exploration and storytelling.
Players who enjoyed the game often praise its melancholy story and atmosphere, and find the lantern’s past-and-present shifts an appealing basis for exploration and puzzles. Hand-drawn visuals, music, and voice acting also come up positively. Some reviewers find the puzzles simple and the experience brief, while others criticize the controls, bugs, or story resolution.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 14 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 54/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
