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In Retrospect

Are you prepared to travel back into your memories and tell me about your life, in retrospect? Craft your own story and gameplay based on which collectibles you focus on! Health, wealth, love, education, creativity, or spirituality? What direction will your life take?

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Release
September 6, 2022
3 years and 331 days ago
Steam Reviews
Positive18 reviews94.4%

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About the Game

Are you prepared to travel back into your memories and tell me about your life, in retrospect?

Features:
• Craft your own story and gameplay based on which collectibles you focus on! Health, wealth, love, education, creativity, or spirituality? What direction will your life take?
• Music and gameplay synchronicity! Every stage has its own song that often syncs with the gameplay!
• Do more than just run! Swim, walk, fall, and ride on and in things!
• Custom button system grants special moves and power-ups, and every stage introduces a new button to explore!
• Over 100 different platforms, enemies and hazards! There is always something new to see!
• Leaderboards! Compete in over 40 challenge stages for the top spots!
• And much, much more!


In Retrospect is being developed in Toronto (formerly Chicago) by Paper Salamander Games.