Restoring the Past

Restoring the Past

Released Mar 2025

Restore ancient artifacts in the company of a cat!

78% positive · 275 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Restoring the Past is a free indie puzzle game that launched on March 7, 2025. Since launch, the developer shipped three DLC packs — all part of a "Beauty of Porcelain" series — on March 8, March 24, and April 6, 2025. A bug fix post from March 21, 2025 mentioned plans to add features including next-level advancement, a cat visibility toggle, and new level types. However, those were relatively minor feature additions, and the most recent developer communication of any kind was on March 21, 2025 — over 18 months ago as of today (September 24, 2026). No new DLC has been listed, no further news posts have been published, and the promised features were never formally announced as a named content release. The three-DLC series has all entries marked as released, the cadence of roughly one DLC every 2 weeks across March–April 2025 has been silent for well over a year, and the developer has not re-affirmed any ongoing plans. With no outstanding announced content commitments and developer communication having ceased since March 21, 2025, the game appears to have launched as a small, complete package with a brief burst of early content. The last shipped content was the April 6, 2025 DLC.
Evidence
Third and most recent DLC ('The Beauty of Porcelain 4') released April 6, 2025 — all three DLC entries are now marked as released with no unreleased entries listed.
dlc listing · Apr 6, 2025 source content shipped
high
Bug fix post from March 21, 2025 mentioned upcoming features (next-level advancement, cat visibility toggle, new level types). This is the last developer communication on record.
news post · Mar 21, 2025 source ambiguous
medium

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Catnip studio
Achievements
12
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Hello everyone, I’m an indie game developer with five cats. This is a free 2D puzzle game where you restore damaged artifacts from various periods of ancient history. Move and rotate the pieces to complete the restoration like a jigsaw puzzle!

Game Features:

  • Each level showcases a beautifully crafted ancient artifact, accompanied by a brief introduction.

  • Simple mouse controls: Left-click to move, scroll to zoom, and right-click to rotate.

  • A nostalgic art style with relaxing background music.

  • A peacefully sleeping cat will always be by your side—come and unwind!

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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