About Back Then
Back Then is a first-person narrative game journey taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. The gameplay, presented in first-person perspective, is story-driven and is heavily focused on interactions, puzzles and detective exploration.
Stuck in a Wheelchair, players find themselves lost in a house, discovering more about Thomas and his family by unlocking new rooms, collectibles, objectives and puzzles. Together, both the player and Thomas attempt to discover who they are, listening to the monologues of Thomas and his family, detailing their own struggles and perspectives of the situation at hand. Players traverse through the four seasons of the year, going back and forth between the House and Dreamlike Sequences as Thomas attempts to unravel what his life meant.
Back Then is a game for people who are in search of unconventional and new story-rich experiences. It appeals to a more general audience, emphasizing on the game’s atmosphere, soundtrack, and narrated-exploration to deliver players a poetic and emotional story.
- In-depth narrative and storytelling experience.
- Detective exploration and puzzles.
- Creative gameplay and events related to Alzheimer’s and forgetfulness.
- Inspired by personal events, involving the team’s loved ones and family.
Instructions
- Click the Download button below and you will be redirected to UploadHaven.
- Wait 5 seconds and click on the blue ‘download now’ button. We recommend using a download manager for faster download speeds. (You can use FDM which is free here, or any other download manager).
- Once the game is finished downloading, right click the .zip file and click on “Extract to Back Then.zip” (To do this you will need 7-Zip, which you can get here, or you can use the built in windows extractor).
- Double click inside the Back Then folder and run the setup application. Accept the EULA, and install the game. Then, launch the game through the desktop shortcut.
Back Then Free Download
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System Requirements
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: i3–4150 CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX9, DX10, and DX11-capable GPUs
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 10 GB available space
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