What Never Was is an adventure developed by Acke Hallgren, released 10 January 2019 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What What Never Was is
What Never Was is an adventure game developed by Acke Hallgren and released in 2019. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sometime in the late 2000s, Howard James Wright - an old but kind man - perishes. Leaving behind him many adventures, relics he's collected over the years as well as books authored, he is also leaving Sarah, his granddaughter behind. Having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfather's attic, she is soon to find that not everything about her grandfather's attic is what it seems.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
What Never Was launched on 10 January 2019, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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