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I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008

After moving back to your parents' house, you find a box labeled 2008. Inside is a relic you thought was dead: an old slider phone. Surprisingly, it flickers to life, revealing a digital graveyard of who you…

4 January 2026

I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008 is a simulator, released 4 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008 is

I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008 was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After moving back to your parents' house, you find a box labeled 2008. Inside is a relic you thought was dead: an old slider phone. Surprisingly, it flickers to life, revealing a digital graveyard of who you used to be at eleven — an outsider, an artist, and a girl who was terrified of being seen.
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How it plays

Its themes are drama.

What it launched against

I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008 launched on 4 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3 and Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3, Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven.

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When did I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008 come out?
I've Been Holding My Breath Since 2008 was released on 4 January 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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