Games like When The Past Was Around

95% positive from 1,689 reviewsReleased 2020Steam Deck Verified

What it is

This is a hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure puzzle game about love and loss. Players solve puzzles in surreal memory rooms to uncover a bittersweet story.

What players liked

Players praise this beautiful, melancholic puzzle game for its compelling story and moving portrayal of grief and lost love.

The catch

The story stays shallow and the characters are too flat to make the loss land.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 95% positive, but with 1,689 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like When The Past Was Around

Birth

96% positive from 2,601 reviews2023Deck Verified

Adventure game with creature construction from collected parts. Solve physics puzzles and interact with creatures in a hand-drawn city.

What players likedPlayers praise this cozy, hand-drawn puzzle game for its unique blend of cute and gruesome, often compared to Rusty Lake.

The catchThe puzzles are so simple they solve themselves, and the whole game ends in two hours.

Both are tagged Surreal, Hidden Object and Relaxing.

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I commissioned some bees 0

97% positive from 4,607 reviews202366% finish itDeck Verified

This is a hidden object game where players find bees in detailed artworks. It features a relaxing, immersive experience with unlimited hints and replayability.

What players likedPlayers praise this charming, free search-and-find game as a relaxing yet engaging experience with delightful art and music, surpassing many paid alternatives.

The catchZooming in to hunt the tiny bees turns the artwork into a blurry pixel mess.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Relaxing and Casual.

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A Building Full of Cats

99% positive from 2,055 reviews202256% finish itDeck Verified

A hidden object game about finding and petting cats. It features exploration and collection with a relaxed, discovery-focused feel.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a cute, fun hidden object game, though surprisingly short compared to other games from the developers.

The catchCats hidden behind objects turn it into random clicking on every pixel of the screen.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Relaxing and Casual.

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100 hidden cats

94% positive from 2,333 reviews202135% finish itDeck Playable

This is a black and white, hand-drawn hidden object game. Players find 100 disguised cats in a city setting with a challenging difficulty.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, quick search-and-find game, despite having only one picture.

The catchOne short level that is over in about ten minutes with no way to replay it.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Cute and Casual.

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Landlord of the Woods

96% positive from 1,224 reviews2021Deck Playable

A short, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure with physics puzzles. Players collect rent from woodland residents in a delicate story.

What players likedPlayers praise its imaginative, whimsical, and clever puzzle gameplay with a mild horror ambience.

Both are tagged Surreal, Hidden Object and Cute.

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Cozy Grove

90% positive from 8,398 reviews202133% finish itDeck Verified

Life-sim game with daily real-time content. Help ghosts, craft, and decorate a changing island.

What players likedPlayers praise Cozy Grove as a "spooky Animal Crossing" with satisfying daily quests, immersive storytelling, and a unique art style.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Relaxing and Cute.

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