The Steam release of the day is The August Before, developed by Silly Little Games in partnership with Catoptric Games. The work presents a narrative and meditative 3D puzzle that invites players to face the symbolic act of cleaning, organizing and packing their lives before moving on, exploring deep memories and emotions in transition.

Throughout the experience the player discovers traces of the protagonist’s adolescence, moving through young loves, early losses and notes left by friends. These fragments scattered around the room reveal subtle stories that emerge as objects are handled, packed and selected, always with the challenge of saying goodbye if she can truly manage it.

The second mention of the title reinforces the heart of the experience: The August Before uses organization as a metaphor for rearranging memories and placing in a suitcase only what can accompany the protagonist into her new chapter. Cleaning the room, searching for the necessary items and preparing for departure shape this intimate journey.

The diary, the music and the dim corners deepen the immersion, leading the player to make delicate choices while trying not to touch what might be better left behind. Each object found and moved helps rebuild the path that brought the heroine to this moment.

In the end, sorting items, observing the resulting order and following the story that unfolds in the process become the core of the experience. Amid the chaos and the freedom to drag, erase, dismantle, break and fix elements in a highly interactive space, the game turns organizing the room into an emotional gesture of closure and renewal.