Games Like What Never Was

What Never Was

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.

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Home is Where One Starts...

77% 👍 OF 720
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Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Southern Countryside
  • …Collect Childhood Objects
  • …Hear Memory Fragments
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As Long As You're Here

100% 👍 OF 558
About This Game

What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Follow Daily Reminders
  • …Tend Plants and Knit
  • …Explore Family Keepsakes
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The Magnificent Trufflepigs

55% 👍 OF 172
About This Game

The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.

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The First Tree

75% 👍 OF 5.9K
About This Game

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Search for Missing Cubs
  • …Explore as a Fox
  • …Uncover Personal Memories
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Drizzlepath

53% 👍 OF 622
About This Game

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Walk to Fire Mountain
  • …Hear Checkpoint Reflections
  • …Collect Trading Cards
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Dimhaven - The Lost Source

87% 👍 OF 1.0K
About This Game

Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Photograph Clues
  • …Annotate Clue Photos
  • …Decode Island Codes
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Quern - Undying Thoughts

91% 👍 OF 2.8K
About This Game

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Solve Island Machinery
  • …Combine Tools and Clues
  • …Mix Potions to Progress