What Never Was is an Adventure, Puzzle, First-person Perspective, and Single-player video game with Atmospheric, Mystery, and Walking Simulator elements. The game was developed and published by Acke Hallgren, and available to play on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. It takes place in the late 20s, where an old but kind man named Howard James Wright, perishes. Leaving behind many adventures, valuable relics, he is also leaving his granddaughter named Sara behind. The game puts the player in the role of the female protagonist, who upon navigating come to know that not everything about her grandpa attic is what it seems. It lets the player experience the unique gameplay with the mix of First-person perspective game heavily focused on exploration and puzzle-solving. There are many tasks that the player needs to complete by clearing out her grandpa attic. It offers the story-driven gameplay and increasing the difficulty level as the player approaches to high levels.