Fit check
Is In Retrospect worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action platformer fans who want collectible choices to shape the story
- Players who prefer movement variety over running and jumping alone
- Competitive players interested in leaderboard-based challenge stages
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused platforming campaign without story direction tied to collectible themes
- Players who prefer a small, predictable set of hazards and movement options across repeated stages
- Players looking for a climbing puzzle game rather than an action platformer
Our take on In Retrospect
Rather than treating platforming as a fixed route from start to finish, the game ties its story and play style to the life-themed collectibles selected along the way. Music-linked action, changing controls, and movement beyond running further depart from a single-movement platforming format.
What is In Retrospect?
In Retrospect is an action platformer built around memories and personal direction.
Collectibles represent health, wealth, love, education, creativity, and spirituality, with the chosen focus shaping the story and gameplay. Stages pair music with gameplay events and support movement beyond running, including swimming, walking, falling, and riding. A custom button system introduces special moves and power-ups, with each stage adding another button to explore. The game includes more than 100 platforms, enemies, and hazards, plus leaderboards for over 40 challenge stages. It is being developed by Paper Salamander Games in Toronto, formerly Chicago.
How In Retrospect plays
- 01Life Path Collectibles
- Collectible themes include health, wealth, love, education, creativity, and spirituality, influencing the story and gameplay.
- 02Varied Movement
- Stages include swimming, walking, falling, and riding alongside standard running.
- 03Custom Controls
- New buttons appear across stages and can trigger special moves and power-ups.
- 04Music-Synced Stages
- Each stage has its own song, with gameplay events often matching the music.
- 05Challenge Leaderboards
- More than 40 challenge stages support competition for leaderboard positions.
- 06Hazard Variety
- The game contains over 100 platforms, enemies, and hazards.
In Retrospect compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is a runner with shooting elements centered on running, jumping, dodging, and destroying enemies, while In Retrospect adds life-themed collectibles, varied movement, custom buttons, and music-linked stages. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania, whereas In Retrospect focuses on challenge stages, collectible-led direction, and over 100 platforms, enemies, and hazards.
In Retrospect: platforms & release
Is In Retrospect worth it?
It is worth it if: action platformer fans who want collectible choices to shape the story. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused platforming campaign without story direction tied to collectible themes.
Where can I download In Retrospect?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens In Retrospect's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is In Retrospect on?
Windows only.
