How many people are playing When The Past Was Around right now?

1 people are playing When The Past Was Around on Steam right now, making it the 8992nd most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is When The Past Was Around's all-time peak player count?

When The Past Was Around's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 100, reached in March 2024.

Is When The Past Was Around good? What do Steam reviews say?

94% of 3,947 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does When The Past Was Around cost on Steam?

When The Past Was Around costs $7.99 on Steam (US).

Does When The Past Was Around work on Steam Deck?

When The Past Was Around is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

When The Past Was Around

by Mojiken · published by Toge Productions · Released Sep 22, 2020

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#8,992

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Review score

94% positive

Very Positive3,947 reviews

Owners (est.)100K–200K

24h peak

Highest seen100

Mar 20242.7 years ago

Price on Steam

$7.99

Lowest ever $7.99 Oct 2026

Concurrent players

Last 7 days

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Media & details

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Reviews

94% positive of 3,947 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Verified

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Dec 7, 2020, 8:56 AM UTC
Build 5931608the current build when we started tracking1.9 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Sep 24, 2020
PatchMinor Update - v1.0.2
Hello everyone! Thank you for playing When the Past Was Around! We have received and acknowledged various issue regarding the game getting stuck in cutscenes. Our team have identified the bugs and we have pushed a new update (v1.0.2) with the fix. We suspect t…

Other news (19)

Oct 13, 2025
Celebrating the Launch of Undusted: Letters from the Past!
Hello, lovebirds!Today, our studio Toge Productions just launched a cleaning game with beautiful story, created by talented team from South Korea called Undusted: Letters from the Past.I actually helped them a bit with the art book layout, together with Dimas …
Mar 1, 2024
When the Past was Around on Women's Day Sale, 40% OFF!
Celebrating Women's Day with WINGS Interactive, When the Past was Around at 40% OFF until March 10th! Greetings, fellow Lovebirds. Celebrate Women's Day together with WINGS Interactive, an event focusing on indie games made by women and gender-diverse develope…
Nov 9, 2023
We’re taking part in the War Child UK Armistice Sale
Between 8th to 15th November, we’ll donate a portion of every sale of When the Past was Around to War Child UK. Make sure to grab your discounted copy, gift one to a friend or let them know about the sale. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164050/When_The_Pa…
Sep 22, 2023
When The Past was Around 3rd Anniversary and a Note from Brigitta Rena
Hello, lovebirds! This is Brigitta Rena from Mojiken Studio! Can't believe it's been 3 years since the release of When the Past was Around. I've never thought that anything I make would mean something to anyone, but seeing how some players reach out to me pers…
Sep 23, 2022
When The Past Was Around x Makeship Collaboration - Eda and Owl Plush!
Greetings, fellow lovebirds. The final journey of finding one's true self together with your beloved is what we all want. It's the same with Eda and Owl, who have their love story that you can't ever forget. The silent yet remarkable tale shows us that we migh…
Jul 11, 2022
Eda & Owl Artisan Keycaps Order Form will be Closed Today!
Initial sketch of When the Past was Around Keycaps by Brigitta Rena ːheartrisː Greetings, fellow lovebirds. Thank you for your participation in ordering the keycaps in the last few weeks. We also did an extended period on the keycaps since many from the commun…
Jun 13, 2022
Eda & Owl Artisan Keycaps Order Form is Now Open!
Greetings, fellow lovebirds. It's finally here! Get the collaboration Eda and Owl artisan keycaps with PhangKey, an Indonesian artisan keycaps maker. We did ask your opinion last year by giving out an interest form. We have seen a lot of positive responses and…
Mar 16, 2022
Happy White Day from When the Past was Around!
Happy White Day 2022! Greetings, fellow lovebirds. We wish you a wonderful White Day, may your efforts are paid off to the one you love! On March 14, you may have this warm experience when you can return the love from Valentine's Day, exactly a month before. T…
Mar 7, 2022
When The Past Was Around Participates in Woman's Day Sale!
Happy International Women's Day! Greetings, fellow Lovebirds. We wish for all the women around the world to achieve their best whether in their lives, also in the gaming industry. Come and celebrate together with the Women's Day Sale where When the Past was Ar…
Jan 21, 2022
When The Past Was Around is Taking Part at #theBAE 2022!
Greetings, fellow lovebirds! We are delighted to announce When The Past Was Around is taking part in The Big Adventure Event with many other indie developers across the world. Check out different kinds of adventure indie games being featured such as Sable, Beh…
Nov 16, 2021
Special Announcement : Eda & Owl Artisan Keycaps
Greetings, fellow lovebirds. We are happy to announce that we are going to do a collaboration with PhangKey, an artisan keycaps maker from Indonesia! Since they make such wonderful artisan keycaps, we believe that Eda and Owl will be presented beautifully. Tak…
Oct 13, 2021
When The Past Was Around Trading Card Now Available
Greetings, fellow lovebirds. How have you been? We hope the best for all of you, being fine and great throughout the year. We have a great announcement for all you lovebirds out there. Starting now, When the Past was Around trading cards are available on Steam…
Sep 22, 2021
When the Past was Around's First Anniversary!
Greetings, fellow lovebirds. It’s been exactly a year after the initial release of When the Past was Around here on Steam. Eda and Owl have been extremely blessed by your presence all year round. The game is extremely well-received by all of you, who are enjoy…
Jul 28, 2021
Tales From the Far East Bundle - Meet the Devs!
Interviewees - Lantern Studio: LUNA The Shadow Dust George Eastmead - Community Manager Mojiken Studio: When The Past Was Around Brigitta Rena - Art Director What is your game about, and what does the player do in the game? LUNA The Shadow Dust LUNA The Shadow…
Feb 19, 2021
Теплая игра о любви: Обзор When The Past Was Around
Маленькие и очень трогательные игры – большая редкость для инди-сцены. Некоторое время назад я рассказывал о проекте про любовь и отношения между китаянкой и сирийским беженцем в игре Florence , а также о космической саге, пропитанной одиночеством – Still Ther…
Nov 26, 2020
Nominate When the Past was Around for The Steam Awards!
Hello, everyone! How are you? :) Quick updates from When the Past was Around. We received over 600 reviews on Steam! Thank you so so sooooooo much! We also got over 1K followers now on our Twitter. So many things to celebrate! We're reaching the end of 2020 (I…
Nov 4, 2020
When the Past was Around Wallpaper Set is Here!
We did it! We hit our milestone of getting 500 reviews on Steam! Thank you so so much for all the feedback and all the supportive message you all have sent to us on Steam, Twitter, and Discord. We read all your messages and reviews. We want to thank you for th…
Oct 27, 2020
When the Past was Around Desktop and Phone Wallpaper
Hello again! How are you all? And how was your experience playing When the Past was Around? We want to thank you all for the feedback and for the bug report, they are really helpful! We really enjoyed the time developing this game and we're excited to make mor…
Sep 22, 2020
OUT NOW! A Whimsical Journey of Love and Loss
IT’S HERE! After more than a year of hardwork, good days and bad days, it’s finally here! When the Past was Around is out now on Steam and you can now enjoy the bittersweet story of Eda and Owl. Gather clues, solve puzzles, and find out the mystery of the past…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 94% on 2026-11-01 → 94% today (3,947 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$7.99

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DLC

2 items on Steam, newest first.

When the Past Was Around (Original Soundtrack)
$4.99100% positive
When The Past Was Around - Artbook
$4.99100% positive

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Demo

Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.

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Demo players now: 0
24h peak: 0
Highest seen: 0
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