Back Then
Short description
Back Then is a first-person narrative game taking place in the mind of Thomas Eilian, an elderly writer diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Developer
- Hellesthaeus, Octopus Embrace
- Publisher
- Octopus Embrace
- Release
- Fri, Dec 08, 2023
- Price
- $12.99
- Reviews
- 39
- Positive
- 92%
- Followers
- 341
- Owners (estimated)
- 0 – 20K
- Concurrent players
- n/a
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Tags
Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $12.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
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Media
History
Tracking started Sep 21, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.
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| Image | Name | Studio | Shared | Tag difference | Price | Reviews | Positive | Released | Revenue (estimated) |
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The Beginner's Guide | Everything Unlimited Ltd. first game | 4 | − Exploration − Emotional + Atmospheric + First-Person | $9.99 | 19,988 | 89% | Thu, Oct 01, 2015 | $8.3m $4.6m – $9.3m |
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Viaerium | Malevolent Wormhole 2 titles | 4 | − Story Rich − Exploration + Relaxing + Atmospheric | $2.99 | 121 | 87% | Tue, Oct 24, 2017 | $15k $7k – $26k |
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