A Taste of the Past
Released Mar 2022
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
97% positive · 1,783 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
A Taste of the Past is a free-to-play narrative adventure game that released on March 11, 2022. The store description presents a complete, self-contained story about Mei's journey with her ancestors — there is no mention of episodic content, DLC, expansions, or future updates. The only post-launch developer communication was a minor typo fix on March 17, 2022, just six days after launch. No further updates of any kind have been posted since then. The game has no DLC listings, no announced future content, and no roadmap. It launched as a finished product and has received no post-launch content additions.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained narrative experience with no mention of future content, DLC, or episodic structure.
Only post-launch update was a minor typo fix one week after release. No further developer communications since March 17, 2022.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Sondering Studio
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
"How am I supposed to be whole without you?"
Meet Mei, a shy, Chinese-American high school student dealing with the sudden passing of her mother. After losing all of her mother's recipes, Mei embarks on a train...only to realize her ancestors have boarded as well. She must uncover her mother's recipe for traditional noodles while learning about self-love, grief, and healing.
Experience a story of growth through reliving precious moments with family and cooking. A Taste of the Past is a relatable and touching journey about holding those you love close.
- Complete cute cooking minigames. Gather ingredients from your ancestors to chop vegetables, fry noodles, and wrap soup dumplings.
- Experience a cozy, heartwarming tale. Write poetry, talk about boy troubles, and re-discover why you started painting.
- Stylized hand-drawn art.
- Original voice acting, writing, art, and music
Meet Mei, a shy, Chinese-American high school student dealing with the sudden passing of her mother. After losing all of her mother's recipes, Mei embarks on a train...only to realize her ancestors have boarded as well. She must uncover her mother's recipe for traditional noodles while learning about self-love, grief, and healing.
Experience a story of growth through reliving precious moments with family and cooking. A Taste of the Past is a relatable and touching journey about holding those you love close.
- Complete cute cooking minigames. Gather ingredients from your ancestors to chop vegetables, fry noodles, and wrap soup dumplings.
- Experience a cozy, heartwarming tale. Write poetry, talk about boy troubles, and re-discover why you started painting.
- Stylized hand-drawn art.
- Original voice acting, writing, art, and music
Are these done yet?
![Tale of REN ~ [Searching for HEART droplets] ~](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2286070/96262d33322ad8b217d2c081d8201e0aa5ecad29/header.jpg?t=1782466457)
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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