Choose When The Past Was Around - Prologue
Choose When The Past Was Around - Prologue if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. When The Past Was Around - Prologue launched in 2019.
When The Past Was Around - Prologue vs In Your Books
When The Past Was Around - Prologue and In Your Books both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. When The Past Was Around - Prologue (2019) is 3 years older than In Your Books (2022). When The Past Was Around - Prologue is free; In Your Books is paid (5.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose In Your Books
Choose In Your Books if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. In Your Books launched in 2022.
Both When The Past Was Around - Prologue and In Your Books sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 When The Past Was Around - Prologue |  In Your Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.6% positive (257 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mojiken | Underhill |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- When The Past Was Around - Prologue (2019) is 3 years older than In Your Books (2022).
- When The Past Was Around - Prologue is free; In Your Books is paid (5.99 USD).
When The Past Was Around - Prologue vs In Your Books — FAQ
- Should I play When The Past Was Around - Prologue or In Your Books first?
- If you want chronology, When The Past Was Around - Prologue (2019) came out before In Your Books (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are When The Past Was Around - Prologue and In Your Books similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is When The Past Was Around - Prologue free?
- Yes — When The Past Was Around - Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. In Your Books is paid (5.99 USD).