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Is Before I Forget worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer short narrative games that can be finished in one sitting
- Adventure fans interested in memory, dementia, love, and loss
- Players who favor object-based exploration over combat-focused gameplay
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, extensive puzzles, or a long campaign may find the roughly 1-hour structure limited
- Those looking for action-heavy pacing or repeated replay sessions may find the reflective exploration too narrow
- Players uninterested in stories centered on dementia and fading memories may not connect with its subject matter
Our take on Before I Forget
Rather than building an adventure around combat, inventory progression, or a large explorable world, the game uses a single home and scattered personal objects as its structure. Its central mystery emerges through disordered memories, making emotional interpretation more important than conventional challenge.
What is Before I Forget?
Before I Forget is a first-person narrative exploration game set in the home of Sunita, a woman living with early onset dementia.
Moving between rooms, players inspect postcards, notes, photographs, and other objects that evoke scattered memories. These discoveries gradually reveal Sunita’s history and clarify her present situation. The game presents a mystery and love story focused on fading, disordered recollections, with voice acting and an original piano soundtrack. Its average playtime is 1 hour, and it is intended to be completed in one sitting. A free developer commentary can be activated from the loading screen, adding interviews about the game’s creative process and hidden details.
How Before I Forget plays
- 01Memory-based exploration
- Household objects trigger fragments that build a picture of Sunita’s past.
- 02Voice performances
- The cast includes Anjali Kunapaneni and Bushra Laskar.
- 03Original piano score
- Composer Dave Tucker provides the game’s original music.
- 04Developer commentary
- An optional commentary mode offers interviews about the developers’ creative work and game secrets.
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Before I Forget: platforms & release
Is Before I Forget worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer short narrative games that can be finished in one sitting. Skip it if: players seeking combat, extensive puzzles, or a long campaign may find the roughly 1-hour structure limited.
Where can I download Before I Forget?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Before I Forget's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Before I Forget on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
