Underplayed Gems

Past Particles (2022)

Past Particles cover
Developer
SWann_P, Sanghyeok Jo, Jisoo Kim, Sanghyeok Cho
Publisher
studiowaterground
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A methodical and emotionally charged puzzle-platformer where you cooperate with recordings of your past self, demanding careful strategy and problem-solving under quiet, tense pressure.

puzzle-platformerdifficultemotionalatmosphericthoughtfultensestrategicintrospective

What players say

Players say the core mechanic of recording your past actions to cooperate with your future self is fresh and clever, making puzzles feel rewarding to solve. The same review warns that the final sector becomes a brutally hard precision platformer, a difficulty spike that flips the puzzle game into an action game and may disappoint.

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Screenshots

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