Back Then is an adventure developed by Octopus Embrace, released 8 December 2023 on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Back Then is
Back Then is an adventure game developed by Octopus Embrace and released in 2023. It was published by Gammera Nest. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Stuck in a Wheelchair, players find themselves lost in a house, discovering more about Thomas and his family by unlocking new rooms, collectibles, objectives and puzzles. Together, both the player and Thomas attempt to discover who they are, listening to the monologues of Thomas and his family, detailing their own struggles and perspectives of the situation at hand. Players traverse through the four seasons of the year, going back and forth between the House and Dreamlike Sequences as Thomas attempts to unravel what his life meant. Back Then is a game for people who are in search of unconventional and new story-rich experiences. It appeals to a more general audience, emphasizing on the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Back Then launched on 8 December 2023, within three weeks of Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm and The Exit 8. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm, The Exit 8.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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