Back Then

Back Then is a captivating first-person adventure game that takes you into the labyrinthine mind of Thomas Eylian as he battles the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease. As players navigate through the shards of fading memories, they must reconstruct the protagonist's fragmented life, identifying the key events that shaped his personality and the influential people who left indelible marks. The narrative unfolds gracefully through interactive vignettes, allowing players to immerse themselves in the intricacies of the hero's personal relationships, professional triumphs, and deep pendulum swings of love and loss. These intimate encounters weave a tapestry that reveals Thomas' character and heightens the emotional impact of Alzheimer's disease, avoiding clichés in favor of a more nuanced telling of the story.

Back Then masterfully interweaves gameplay with observation and exploration, challenging you to decipher the subtle clues scattered throughout Thomas' memories. Detective-style puzzles and investigations introduce an element of intrigue into the narrative, which encourages players to actively interact with the game world, solving fragments of the main character's past, like pieces of a complex puzzle. By seamlessly merging storytelling and puzzle solving, the game creates an immersive experience that evokes an emotional response from players. It's a poignant and thought-provoking expedition into the realms of memory, loss and the enduring resilience of human connections, eschewing didacticism and inviting players to draw their own conclusions about the tangled threads that make up Thomas's life.