The August Before
Release date: Nov 17, 2025
Developers: Silly Little Games
Publishers: Catoptric Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

‎The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Teenage love, first losses, and notes from friends are scattered in the corners: explore the details of the heroine's life, pack up the life you will take with you, and say goodbye - if you can. And remember - you can't take the past with you. Pack your life Clean up the room before leaving, find the necessary items, and pack them in a suitcase. Keep track of the diary, change the music, arrange the objects, and try to remember not to disturb the dark corners of the room. Brush the dust off your past Sort through the items and appreciate the resulting order and the details of the story that unfolds in the process. Explore the chaos and enjoy your freedom to drag, erase, disassemble, break, and fix things in the highly interactive space.