When the Past was Around

Love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 9,488)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Beautiful art style and graphics
  • Engaging and emotional storytelling
  • Puzzles are generally enjoyable and not too difficult
  • Lovely soundtrack that enhances the experience
  • Unique themes of love, loss, and healing
Cons
  • Cutscenes are often too long and cannot be skipped
  • Issues with responsiveness of touch inputs
  • Need for improvements in hint options and interactivity
  • The game restarts from the beginning of a chapter if not saved properly
  • Some puzzles are too simplistic or lack depth
Most mentioned
  • Beautiful art style
  • Touch responsiveness issues
  • Long cutscenes
  • Puzzles not too difficult
  • Need for higher-quality hints
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Recent rating average: 4.40
All time rating average: 4.20
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Date Author Rating Comment
2024-11-21
Patricia Hoong
This was such a beautiful game to experience. I loved the storytelling, the puzzles, the art - everything was just so beautifully done. The themes of the story were expressed clearly, and the puzzles were not too difficult to complete. Overall a phenomenally made game, i would recommend it to everyone really
2024-10-14
AJ Jivdaya
This was an absolutely beautiful game and very enjoyable to play. The point-and-click puzzles word reasonable, and I didn't need any hints, that's always great! My only complaints are having to click on the musical bubbles all the time, and having to go through cutscenes from the beginning again when you resume the same chapter later on.
2024-10-09
Shoon Lae Wadi
Genuinely, one of my favorite games! The plot and the way it gives hints on where the plot is going excites me! The art style gives off more like a gentle vibe and I love it, overall, I love it a lot!! I've played this multiple times in like just 2 years, both because of glitches and how fun it was to solve the puzzles! 10/10!!
2024-09-26
Rey Liz
I originally played this game a couple yrs ago and couldn't finish due to a glitch. I was stuck in the game & didn't want to start over. I noticed there had been updates so I reinstalled and the game worked great. Such a unique, fun little game. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish I could find more like it. A part 2, perhaps? I'm so glad a gave it a second try. Awesome game. Worth every bit of 5 ✨!
2024-07-18
Mjay Ferrer
"When the Past Was Around" is a moving point-and-click adventure game that explores themes of love, loss, and healing. The game features a beautifully illustrated art style and integrates intuitive puzzles with its narrative. With a poignant soundtrack and emotional depth, it provides a reflective experience on past relationships and personal growth.
2024-04-24
Happy Owl
A lovely and cozy game. I love looking at the artstyle of this game so much, it's gorgeous! The puzzles are good. When they are hard, they are still answerable so it doesn't become frustating. Sometimes, there was a bit of a problem where my touch didn't seem to be responsive so i needed to tap the object more than once or twice. I don't know why it happened because for the most parts they were responsive to the touch. Overall an enjoyable and wholesome experience. Thanks for creating this.
2024-02-20
siti norashikin
Beautiful storyline. The puzzles are just nice and not too difficult. Considering there weren't direct hints being given to solve any of puzzles, it is very much doable to solve it. A skip button would be great to skip the story telling scene because it takes so much time to wait. But overall really love the graphics, the music, the storyline as well!
2023-10-02
Tsuki Spirit
Rating one because game was ok, but literally the free part was like five minutes. The whole thing. Art was good, but I'm the kind of person who wants to know what the heck the story was about. Owl guy, violin, suddenly she is freaking out... don't want to have to pay to see what the story actually is. The game you get to play for free is super short and pretty boring. I have to tap on a clue about 500 times for it to recognize I want to see it. Not phenomenal. Not for ppl who don't want to pay.
2023-08-15
Hannah Scott ;p
This game is nothing short of simply beautiful. The art is very impressive, and it's a game that focuses on difficult topics through symbolism and puzzles that don't rot your brain haha. IT GAVE ME THE FEEEEELLLLSSSS. Totally worth it to buy the full version (for like 3 dollars lol). It's worth your time and money. AMAZING play.
2023-07-29
Syasya Adlina
The art is the best, it's looks cute and calm. I love the little details about the story that showed on the scene. However, the puzzle sometimes not working for me. I try to click but it won't works, this happen too many times and i had to relog it like 3-4 times. So i'll give it 8.5/10, the story are too short but i enjoy it anyway. Worth to buy, because it's not too expensive. Thank you for the game!
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