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What Never Was

Also known as What Never Was, steam:866440, what never was

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

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17 Jun 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 11 Jan 2021

What Never Was Chapter II Teaser Trailer

I'm happy to present the steam-page and teaser trailer for What Never Was: Chapter II! While development is moving forward, I am still working out the core of the game by myself and hence can not confidently announce a…

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May 2020
What Never Was is awarded an Epic MegaGrantI am extremely excited to announce that What Never Was has been awarded an Epic Games MegaGrant. The Epic MegaGrant is a fund that helps developers of games and other projects using the Unreal Engine, in hopes that thes…Announcement1 changeGameplay22 May 2020
April 2020
Play What Never Was in RussianHi everyone! Many have asked about if I would ever localize What Never Was to various languages, and the truth is that I'd love to, but I din't know how to prepare for localization when making the game. Working on Chapt…Announcement1 changeUI/audio30 Apr 2020
April 2019
What Never Was - Now available for LinuxWhat Never Was can finally be played on machines with Linux!Announcement20 Apr 2019
February 2019
What comes next?Hi everyone. It's been a full month since What Never Was released publicly. First off, let me just thank each and every person of the 50.000+ people that downloaded and played What Never Was. Thanks to everyone who e-ma…Announcement08 Feb 2019
January 2019
What Never Was - Patch #3Patch 3 is here: Minor spelling-fixes Inventory and in-game credits should now work better in various resolutionsAnnouncement27 Jan 2019
What Never Was - Now available for MacWhat Never Was can now be played on Mac, so if you've been missing out - download it now!Announcement21 Jan 2019
What Never Was - Patch #2What Never Was has now been updated with it's second patch. It's a small one, but with one highly requested feature in particular that I'm happy to share with you all! Key Bindings are now available, allowing for greate…Announcement3 changesGameplay20 Jan 2019
What Never Was - Patch #1Hi everyone! Thank you all so much for playing What Never Was! It's been tremendous reading all of the reviews, seeing the playthroughs and hearing your thoughts and comments about the game. I've also read some things t…Announcement1 changeGameplay13 Jan 2019

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