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In Retrospect

93% positive of 16 Steam reviews

Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Paper Salamander Games.

About the game

Are you prepared to travel back into your memories and tell me about your life, in retrospect? Craft your own story and gameplay based on which collectibles you focus on! Health, wealth, love, education, creativity, or spirituality? What direction will your life take?

Tagged by players

Rhythm
Runner
Philosophical
Platformer
2D Platformer
1990's
Emotional
Old School
Score Attack
Cute
Family Friendly
Pixel Graphics

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
A Heartfelt Journey Through Memory In Retrospect is more than just a game it is a gentle, pixelated mirror held up to the human experience. Developed by Paper Salamander Games and my good friend of many years :), this 2D platformer invites you to step into the shoes of a soul reflecting on a life fully lived. While the 16-bit visuals and synth-wave soundtrack provide a nostalgic coat of comfort, the true beauty lies…
16 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Nothing about this game really appealed to me in the end. The artstyle is kind of weird and all over the place. The story appears nonsensical. These levels are supposed to be you reliving through your memories, but the levels themselves appear to be completely random nonsense with dinosaurs and spaceships in space with flying cars? There are collectibles scattered all throughout the level and are supposedly…
58 min played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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