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The Past is Present

"The Past is Present" is a breakout-inspired game where your objective is to survive as long as possible. Blocks at the top of the screen will fall down and increasingly gain strength. While you can level up…

26 February 2023

The Past is Present is an arcade developed by Finality Games, released 26 February 2023 on Web browser.

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What The Past is Present is

The Past is Present is an arcade game developed by Finality Games and released in 2023. It is available on Web browser only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"The Past is Present" is a breakout-inspired game where your objective is to survive as long as possible. Blocks at the top of the screen will fall down and increasingly gain strength. While you can level up and gain a stronger ball, you have another resource with time travel which is gained through clearing blocks. When time traveling, the map will reset to the stated time but you will also run into your past self, if you are hit by your other self's ball you will get a game over also but if they get hit by your ball they will be defeated.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Past is Present launched on 26 February 2023, within three weeks of Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered and Octopath Traveler II.

Released around the same time: Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered, Octopath Traveler II.

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When did The Past is Present come out?
The Past is Present was released on 26 February 2023 for Web browser.

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