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Game entry

What Never Was

2019 · Puzzle, Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux · Acke Hallgren

After 48 duels settled by the community, What Never Was stands no. 4,258 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,394 ELO points and 29% of wins. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 112 out of 145 (Puzzle).

World rank

no. 4,258

ELO score

1,394

Wins

29%

Duels played

48

About What Never Was

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,394 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where What Never Was ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where What Never Was stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 112 out of 145 (Puzzle).

Where What Never Was ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,258 5,110
Puzzle 112 145
2010s 1,742 2,044
2019 189 224

The community

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