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What Never Was
Playing now
0
24h peak
low 0
7d peak
All-time peak
7
Jul 17, 2026 · now 0% of peak
Avg 30d
2
Hours played
195
30d
Best rank
Positive reviews
95%
5,085

What Never Was

Live player count and Steam charts

95% positive · 5,085 reviews
24h low 024h high 5

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.

DeveloperAcke Hallgren
PublisherAcke Hallgren
ReleasedJan 11, 2019
Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Verified · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Verified
PriceFree to play

Player history

Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18

Each point is the highest number of players online in that day (UTC). Recorded by Steamalytics every hour since July 14, 2026. Zoom in for finer detail.

Monthly player counts

* current month, data so far
MonthAvg playersGain% gainPeak
Jul 2026 *27

* current month, data so far

Recent updates

via Steam

Audience

English
71%
Portuguese (Brazil)
6%
Russian
4%
Spanish (Spain)
4%
Dutch
2%
French
2%
Other
11%

Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 263 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.

Achievements

Achievements
6
Median earned by
23.8%
Rarest earned by
16.5%

Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.

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