The Great Perhaps

The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past.

The Great Perhaps is a adventure, indie and casual game developed by Caligari Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on August 14th 2019 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian and Japanese.

It has received 762 reviews of which 606 were positive and 156 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam and has a 90% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Great Perhaps into these genres:

Adventure Indie Casual Horror Time Travel Post-apocalyptic Sci-fi Singleplayer Puzzle Exploration 2D Story Rich Atmospheric Short Mystery Third Person Stylized Great Soundtrack Cartoony Family Friendly

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 (64 Bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7790
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X Compatible

MacOS

OS: MacOS Sierra (10.12)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7790
Storage: 5 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 16.04 (64 Bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia Geforce GTX 650 Ti, AMD Radeon HD 7790
Storage: 5 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Dec. 2024

it was on sale for $1 and I do like other Daedalic games so I tried it - is it great, no - is it worth a dollar if you like games like this, yes - that being said, it's nothing special, it's not challenging, it's a linear story, there are no alternate endings, and it looks and plays like it's 15 years old.. it auto saves but luckily you never lose much when you die (I'd say under 2 minutes tops at the worst)

Nov. 2024

I really enjoyed the graphics, the little Easter Eggs, the mechanics, I picked up all but 1 trophy as I played, & the main characters voice made it feel like I was playing a cozy game. It didn't tell you how to run (Shift) and the part with the giant trash pile worms was a little confusing, but overall, it was a fun game to play in 3 hours ^_^

Aug. 2024

The notion of time-shifting and the existence of parallel worlds has long fascinated me, and this game executes those ideas beautifully. When I say "game," though, I'm tempted to call it something more akin to "art." For the sake of brevity, however, I'll stick with "game," even though my experience with it transcended the typical boundary between those two realms. The storytelling in this game is so good it's almost a sin. What it does to you emotionally shouldn't be allowed. It's slightly unfortunate that this experience exists in such a condensed framework, but that only makes it signpost the moments that actually matter even more. The impactful games can often be the shortest, and this is by all means one of their number. Lasting all of five hours and a half, the tale it tells sticks with you far longer than its initial playtime. If you're a fan of intriguing mechanics and a story that tugs at your heartstrings, don't let the shortness of this experience deter you from it.

July 2024

+++ easy & fast 100 % Steam Achievements ++ nice Atmosphere (Present & Past) --- *NO FIVE* (5) Steam Trading Cards *SET* (Steam Feature) -- very short for Full Price Good for Achievement Hunters, Genre Fans & Games Collectors https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016930/The_Great_Perhaps/

June 2024

It's okay. The story has potential, but never really takes off properly, and (I think) I get what the ending was going for but it really would've benefited from more of an explanation at the end. The gameplay has a cool mechanic, though it gets a little boring by the end.

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Developer

Caligari Games

Publisher

Daedalic Entertainment

Release 14 Aug 2019

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