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London: Echoes of the Past

79% positive of 205 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Stellar Artificer Games.

About the game

A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.

Tagged by players

LGBTQ+
Nonlinear
Historical
Crime
Detective
Female Protagonist
Mystery
Visual Novel
Point & Click
Multiple Endings
Anime
Investigation

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
It’s good a few hours in. I’ll update when I either complete it or consider myself done. Art is beautiful. Story is pretty good, with a little romance in a look to the past scene. Wish they’d allow for larger text though. It’s hard to read on my SteamDeck. Edit: Completed game and I still recommend it. It’s about a 4-6 hour, good story and I liked the protagonist and her personal journey and past recollections.
5.4 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I highly recommend this VN! It's a pretty short 4-6 hour read, and for the price, I'd say it's definitely worth it. The art is really pretty, and while the plot is simple, it's actually really good. The two heroines and the mc are all pretty interesting too. If you're looking for a yuri VN with a lot of flirting and romance right from the start, this probably isn't for you. The story takes priority, with the romance…
5.6 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
So after a few hours of play, I can't recommend this title. The translation is the biggest issue: whomever is writing the English localization does not keep tenses consistent, routinely misspells words, and the phrasing becomes jarring and distracting. The presence of clues and characters that are unknown to the player in the notebook menu takes away suspense. Every text bullet takes a few moment to parse, and…
7 min played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 6 found it helpful.
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