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Until Then

Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S • 2024

Should you play it?

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

What works
  • Deep emotional storytelling
  • Relatable characters
  • Beautiful pixel art and music
  • Immersive filipino cultural setting
  • Engaging minigames complement narrative
Things to keep in mind
  • Some technical bugs and crashes reported
  • Slow pacing in early chapters
  • Lack of save anywhere feature
  • Minigames sometimes lack instructions
  • Some narrative elements feel unresolved or confusing

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Komorebi

  • Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County

  • 1bitHeart

  • Pizza Game

  • The NOexistenceN of you AND me

  • Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons

  • Misericorde: Volume One

  • The Crown of Leaves

  • A Story Beside
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Komorebi

  • Pizza Game

  • Misericorde: Volume One
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Until Then: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Creativity

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  • Escapism

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