When The Past Was Around - Prologue

This is the free prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around," released on November 4, 2019 as a standalone preview of the full game then in development. The prologue was always intended as a sampler — the store description explicitly describes it as "the opening chapter of an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game," and all developer communications during 2019–2020 focused on building toward the full release. That full game, "When the Past was Around," launched on Steam on September 22, 2020 (NEWS-1). The prologue's entire purpose — to generate interest in the full game — was fulfilled on that date. The developer's launch post celebrated the completion of the game and thanked the community, with no mention of further content planned for the prologue itself. The only DLC associated with the prologue is a Supporter Pack (DLC-1), which was released on November 2, 2019 alongside the prologue and is a cosmetic/support item, not a content expansion. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap for additional prologue content, and no developer statements about future updates to this prologue application. The last news post on this page dates to September 22, 2020 — the full game's launch announcement. This prologue is a complete, self-contained free chapter. Its purpose was fulfilled when the full game shipped in September 2020.