Underplayed Gems

Hindsight (2022)

Hindsight cover
Developer
Team Hindsight
Publisher
Annapurna Interactive
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 159 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A quiet, contemplative journey through memory, where you gently sort through personal objects and shift your perspective to uncover emotional moments from a woman's life.

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What players say

Players describe Hindsight as an interactive storybook with simple camera-rotation puzzles. Most praise the emotional story about a woman reflecting on her strained relationship with her Japanese immigrant mother. Some find the lack of challenge refreshing, while a minority call it barely a game. It takes about two hours to finish and leans more toward cinematic viewing than gameplay.

Screenshots

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