What Never Was

Buy95%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Acke Hallgren · Free to Play · Jan 11, 2019

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
6
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy What Never Was?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 161 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
161 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This story-puzzle game was so intriguing that I was stunned when it was over and went searching for a sequel or continuation.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It had everything you could want in great gamplay; great voice acting; great soundtrack and good graphics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are moments in the game where controls are displayed on screen (also other hints) which was a useful feature and there is voice acting which I feel always adds a personal touch to the game helping associate more with the character.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is a very short game but does a great job in setting up backstory; puzzle mechanics; and atmosphere.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics and the atmosphere are quite lovely, and the puzzles are not too difficult.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
During game play my GPU usage was 63-86%; my VRAM usage was 1300-1581MB; my CPU usage was 4-6%; my RAM usage was 3.3-3.5GB; and my frame rate was a constant 60 FPS aside from a brief drop to 52 which lasted only a few seconds.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story161 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Performance3 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

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