Restoring the Past

Restoring the Past

Catnip studio · March 8, 2025 · Casual, Puzzle, 2D, Retro, Relaxing

Restoring the Past is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Mostly Positive78% · 2752playing now
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Restoring the Past price

Restoring the Past is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Restoring the Past

Hello everyone, I’m an indie game developer with five cats. This is a free 2D puzzle game where you restore damaged artifacts from various periods of ancient history. Move and rotate the pieces to complete the restoration like a jigsaw puzzle!

Game Features:

  • Each level showcases a beautifully crafted ancient artifact, accompanied by a brief introduction.
  • Simple mouse controls: Left-click to move, scroll to zoom, and right-click to rotate.
  • A nostalgic art style with relaxing background music.
  • A peacefully sleeping cat will always be by your side—come and unwind!

Restoring the Past — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Sep 12, 2026
By puzzle 9 I was just guessing where to put the pieces.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 10, 2026
love the game
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 23, 2026
relaxing !
Not recommended Sep 5, 2026
Too hard and complex, not relaxing at all
Not recommended Sep 3, 2026
I'm trying to be more postive for a few months but lying about your opinion on something just to be " positive" is a bad way to look at things and I think it's called toxic positivity Okay so this game is not trash the first few levels are relaxing but the last 3 are annoying and makes the game frustating and it doesn't even feel good when you finish the level because you wasted so much because all the pieces are the same colour. I see why someone will like this but it left me more frustated
Not recommended Aug 26, 2026
It's a acceptable free game, but it gets really frustrating. I would give it a Mixed review if I could. Puzzles 9-12 are just badly designed. Too many pieces look far too alike, and there aren't enough identifiable pieces to help guide you in the right direction. The reference image is tiny and you cannot zoom in on it, making it almost useless because the pieces are significantly more detailed than anything you can make out from the reference image. There is no hint function, so when you're stuck, you just need to stare at it and hope something eventually comes to you. In the later levels, you can be staring for like 10 minutes+ with still no idea. I like the art style, the cat is cute, and it's free. But, there are other games in this genre (including free ones) that are pretty similar and much more enjoyable to play. Even the developer's own "Plants Huddled Together" is better, and came out before this, so in my opinion this game is a step backwards for Catnip studio.

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