Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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Game
Game2016
Yesterday Origins
Developer Pendulo Studios
Yesterday Origins is a 2016 graphic adventure game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Microïds. Both a prequel and a sequel to Pendulo's earlier Yesterday, the game follows protagonists John Yesterday and his girlfriend Pauline as they try to unravel the mystery of John's immortality. The player takes control of John and Pauline and explores the game world, solves puzzles, collects… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
192 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
138 positive · 50 negative
95% range 67–79%
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| Steam reviews | 138 | 50 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
604 of 730 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 192 · most liked firstI don't often review games on steam. I'm lazy, and usually leave that to other people. This time... I felt I had to voice my opinion. Let me preface this and say I've played all of Pendulo's adventure games, right back to Runaway: A Road Adventure (on CD no less). I've enjoyed them all, except this one. The deviation from standard adventure mechanics was too much for me. So, onto a list of positives and negatives. Negatives: - The interface. It's an abomination. All those pop up windows…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up with classic point and click adventures and I am really open minded to new approaches, new interfaces and so on but this game's gameplay is a nightmare. It will never make you feel clever for solving the puzzles, because most of the time it's about figuring out how to communicate with this totally weird game engine. There won't be any reward for thinking logically, because even if you have the right idea, you still have to figure out how to do it interface-wise. I was keen to see how…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pros + gorgeous looking and colorful hand drawn comic book style background artwork and character models + well made long cartoony cut scenes + many different and interesting cast of characters + good character animations + decent voice acting + nice musics + hard to solve but mostly enjoyable puzzles. there are lots of inventory-based puzzles which you can combine some items + story is engaging + there is auto save + when you click to upper left corner, hotspots highlighted so no need to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cursed immortality, or a chronicle of obsession. A story-driven point-and-click adventure with sparse interaction and a strong focus on dialogue.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey, if you are into p&c adventure games like me, you will know Pendulo Games... I loved their Runaway series... I can clearly state this game is at the same quality height as the named Runaways, even if some folks do not get along with its controls ^^ I played the first one and got so deeper into the story (recommended), therefore the start was quite clear but still impressing :D The mechanics got optimized, the gfx and animations either... sadly the voicing got too much into the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't play this if you didn't play the first game before, because it throw a major spoiler in your face right after the prologue. With a title like that, you would expect a prequel, but it's not. The interface is a nightmare, everything about it is clunky and the devs tries to pass it as "optimised for a controller". It's a bold faced lie, since the game is optimised for a tablet. When you use the controller, it's up to the games whim on what hotspot of interest it decide to focus, and when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An excellent game in the same vein as the Broken Sword series. Great plot and a really well implemented multiple character control system. Also the artwork is stunning. 8\10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not as good as the first, Lazy developers, kinda buggy , many never fixed, an d still infects your computer with that Denuvo crap after all this time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the original Yesterday adventure, The Next Big Thing and all Runaway titles. I enjoyed those games. But this one I did not. It is just bad. Point that stood out for me in a negative way: - gameplay is horrendously bad (controller or mouse, makes no difference) - story and characters were weird, I could not relate - bugs and red debug error messages appearing all the time - strange puzzles, but overall too easy - game end is kinda abrupt - player's time is not respected: ->…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is much better than its predecessor which I still reviewed positively. The increased length was a big help for evening out the tone. I particularly liked the different time periods and background art. Pauline is thankfully much less useless this time around (although still not particularly likeable. I think maybe it's the harsh manner the voice actress has with her lines.) And whereas the previous game had a very rushed and disappointing ending, this game's ending has as much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game, for a 2016 game, has extremely frustrating puzzles and moments, where if you don't follow the exact sequence they intended, it won't work, even though it's the exact same idea. It would be recommended, if not for the bugged moments which glitch some of these puzzles and require multiple restarts in order to get fixed. The storyline wasn't bad, but the game design is holding the game back, big time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely disappointing. The bug with disappearing items has still not been fixed by the devs. On top of that the control scheme is terrible. Unless you enjoy starting the game over after an item disappears due to a bug, do not play this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As continuation/explanation of the first “Yesterday” game this dark thriller with somewhat clunky mechanics and morally ambiguous characters is satisfying enough to see the twisted journey through the end. “Yesterday: Origins” can technically be played as a standalone but will work much better if you played the initial game in the duology first. It all starts back in the Middle Ages as John is being rescued from inquisition by a mysterious order. The order didn’t do it out of pure kindness, of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢁⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⡀⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⡆⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣼⣿⣿⠿⠶⠙⣿⡟⠡⣴⣿⣽⣿⣧⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣟⣭⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣴⣶⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻ ⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ +1 WAIFU ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started this one with high expectations. I had finished 'Yesterday' way back when and I was completely underwhelmed by it. 'Origins' started out real promising, a medieval dungeon, a dark, religious storyline involving the Inquisition...I was intrigued. Some trusted reviews also said that it was worth a point and click fan's time. Then we were in modern day Paris and this dude explains how he is immortal but SURPRISE his girlfriend ('Baaaaaby, are you awake?') is ALSO immortal because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Installed in my heart ☐ Very good ☑ Good - like escape room games ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Very good - pleasing to the eye ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Verdict 👍 Recommended A solid sequel and (for me) clearly better than Yesterday 1. A fun point-and-click ride with Pendulo’s classic vibe — and I can see myself replaying it someday. My history with the game Finished in about 7 hours. Had a great time, and I’ll likely replay it in the future. Quick signals 💸 Value: ✅ "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!" 🖥️ Requirements: ✅ Minimum 🎨 Graphics: ✅ Masterpiece 📖 Story: ✅ Amazing 🎮 Difficulty: ✅ Simple 🐛 Bugs: ✅ Few little bugs ⏱️ Length: ✅ 5–15…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished this game after playing the original Yesterday last week. Unfortunately the new game does not have the same polish and attention to detail as its predecessor. There are some worthy improvements, most notably in the 3D environments and the longer and more intricate story, but unlike before, things aren't as unified and coherent when everything is taken into account. Numerous bugs and irregularities plagued the gameplay from start to finish, ruining what's supposed to be an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Normally I would recommend this game. The aesthetics are pretty good for its graphics, the music ranges from thrilling to epic and the story is filled with dark humour that'd make any social justice warrior cringe. However. This game controls pretty badly with mouse and keyboard, which *shouldn't* be much of a problem as it says "Full Controller Support" on the store page. When you try to play it with a controller (which - when it works - is actually way more comfortable than mouse and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fairly decent but not amazing, same as with the first game to which this is a sequel. The story is better thanks partly to it being longer, but it still wouldn't win any awards. Pros: - Good voice acting - Fairly decent story (better than the first game) - I quite liked the ending. FYI there's an after credits cutscene. Cons: - I don't think this one had a button to view all interactable areas. There are achievements for each chapter for getting all of these and despite doing my best to find…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was my first "point-and-click" adventure since I played King's Quest V decades ago. Happy to report that it was a very positive experience. I might do another play through just to see how fast I can solve it, now that I know the puzzles and such. Also, it appears that there *might* be an alternate ending. We'll see... I have two nitpicks though. The first is about some of the puzzles. There were three separate times when I had all the items and information I needed, but I missed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I refunded this game after 15 minutes playing due to controls. If you, like me, like playing on your laptop with mouse pad, then this game is not for you.. Alas, I was looking forward to this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's really hard to choose wether to recommend this game or not, but I'll go for the negative in the end. Pendulo definitely has gotten somewhat better regarding its writing and characterization with this series and The Next Big Thing, so I think the first Yesterday was their first game I really enjoyed story-wise. The premises were quite strong and they totally managed to have a very nice development for this second part, even though I'm not sure the end makes 100% sense. Overall the writing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having just finished this game (after a replay of Yesterday), I am left with far too many things to say and no one to talk about them with. This is a torment. That said, overall the game is quite good and I definitely recommend that anyone who played and enjoyed Yesterday give it a chance. The big stand-out with this game (and most of Pendulo Studios' games in general) is the story. They always knock the story out of the park, and without spoiling anything, the twists and plot reveals in this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love these kind of games, pity I'm now soft-locked due to someone spamming me messages.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dog S H I T Complete and utter dog fecies. My Score 1/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright if you can buy it for a low price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yesterday Origins is a point-and-click game with some pretty dark supernatural themes. It's connected to the first Yesterday game, but you don't need to play that one first since this works as both a prequel and sequel at the same time. You switch between playing as John Yesterday and Pauline. They're both immortal, which sounds great at first. Until you realize they lose their memories each time they die. I really liked the story. It jumps between different time periods, from medieval Spain…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will never get tired of Yesterday: Origins being the title of a game. Love it
unlabelledView post →The game is simply can't be played. The keyboard control is not working. For some reason it thinks i have a gamepad and there is no way to change it. I even can't start the game or go to setup menu. Apparently, the game developers do not know about different types of control interfaces. Wasted of money. Do not recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gave up on the game after 25 mins. Several sound and graphic bugs still make it unplayable
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the story of the game, though the ending has left me scratching my head a bit, but overall I enjoyed it. I really appreciate the unique way you interact with characters and objects from an artistic level, but in terms of gameplay and clicking mechanics it can be a bit clunky regarding finding and using hotspots. I would love to see another game with this type of mechanic, but more fine tuned. I got this game on a really good sale, but I would have been ok paying more since it was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a big fan of Pendulo games and the two Yesterday and Yesterday Origins are my favourites. If you like point and clicks with well crafted characters and story, these are games you will enjoy as well. Buy Yesterday and then this sequel without hesitation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic!!! One of the best adventure games ever made! you mustn't miss it!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game plays really bad with mouse and keyboard, a controller is heavlily recomended. But then there are many problems with atleast some controllers, mine didn't work at first and even after getting the game to recognise it the LT/RT don't work making the game unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The great Frank Zappa once said: "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." You might say the same thing about point-and-click adventure games. I'm delighted that they still make games likes these. Yesterday Origins manages to find a neat balance between old-school point-and-click adventuring and a fresh approach to gameplay and story telling. The story follows the titular John Yesterday, as seen in the original Yesterday game. Having become immortal after a horrific transmutation ritual five…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Being a huge fan of Pendulo Studios' games I'm kinda disappointed... this edition seemed to be lacking the humour the past few games had. That tongue on cheek vibe seems to have passed being replaced instead by some jokes here and there. I missed having the spacebar be the hotspot shortcut, but most of all the lack of any sort of hint system was a real let down. I know that relationships and characters get complex the more the story lasts, but I couldn't get truly invested in John and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game back to back with its prequel Yesterday and I was not expecting that I would be so invested in the story. I also played Blacksad, which makes 3 games from Pendulo Studios that I absolutely loved. Play these games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent point and click game even if sometimes the puzzles felt counter intuitive. Maybe it's an issue on my part but the controls on a controller were awful and unresponsive, couldn't figure out how to make all of the interface work properly. I had to switch to keyboard & mouse and didn't have any problems from there on. Story's interesting, it does follow two different timelines and they do a good job with intertwining them and revealing more and more information about John, Pauline,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good story. Decent graphics and voice acting. Loved all the strong ladies. I did have to force quit a couple times due to game freezing. There were also a couple time I had to quit (the normal way) due to bugs. Not all the "puzzles" make sense but most of it did. A few times I had to look it up. The order of things can really stick you. And not all the interaction points show up when they should. (more bugs) I suggest buying it on sale, as it is short and as I said, can be buggy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[2/10] Controls & Training & Help [2/10] Menu & Settings [3/10] Sound & Music [5/10] Graphics [5/10] Game Design [5/10] Game Story [2/10] Game Content [5/10] Completion time (level/game)? [2/10] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, Quick, and enjoyable. Several twists and turns in the story, but rather predictable if you have played any of these adventure type games. Some puzzles are very difficult to solve, requiring you to find EVERY piece of information before you can proceed, even if you already know what you need to do. Controls are a bit weird, I was using a controller like they recommended, and found it was fighting me most of the time. 7/10 overall
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yesterday Origins is a lovely sequel to Yesterday. The visuals are beautiful, even on low settings. The puzzles are not particularly brain-racking, but the feature of having to supply a logical reason before performing certain actions is a refreshing deviation from the classic point-and-click adventure game formula. In any case, it encourages thoughtful exploration instead of relying on the age-old tactic of trying out random inventory objects on different locations of the screen when stuck.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, this game features an engaging story, some beautifully drawn backgrounds, and an intriguing interaction and puzzle interface. Definitely play the first game in the series before this one, because this builds and expands upon the story as half-sequel, half-prequel. As an experience, though, I think this is an overlooked gem well worth the price of admission.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yesterday Origins is a point and click adventure like Day of the Tentacle and the like. Not as funny tho. You play as an immortal guy who tries to unravel the mystery about his past, together with your girlfriend. The story is not bad, entertaining with a lot of switches to your past, where you see how you became what you are now. The game is pretty hard, because of the lack of tooltips or a game journal. Finding the right spots to interact with often ends in a pixelhunt. So, it's more like a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →live the moment
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story are neat than previous episode but bugs are much more too. I think this game is good enough to buy when it discounted below 50%.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very enjoyable game. detailed engrossing story. beautiful graphics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's really good. Nothing more to say. I don't even know how I didn't know this game existed earlier. I played Yesterday a few years ago and thought it was awesome but apparently I never paid attention to even know this sequel had come out. It's really good. I can't repeat that enough. Basically the story is really awesome and interesting. And the puzzles are simple enough that you can complete the game without much trouble. I did have to look up one little thing to get through the game, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly... it's just too clunky? And the plot didn't really pay off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game. Fun and cheerful and yet dark and disturbing. Fantastic work, soundtrack is great as well. I really hope there's a sequel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a hell lot of fun solving that mystery. Presentations improved a lot compared to its predecessor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, the graphics is beautiful, the story looks interesting, and it could be a definitive thumbs up (so far, based on what I have seen from the game). BUT it is so badly developed that my not-so-good system is eaten by the game engine, and after a more or less playable and enjoyable act in the dungeon all I get is a damned slideshow. Don't expect much from an outdated system for a modern game, you could say, but all I can see is just a waste of resources, unlike what I see in Fidelio Incident,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game, easily one of the top of Pendulo's studio (and longer than usual!). Tone is way darker than Runaway/Next Big Thing, but it's good and fits the settings. I think they really nailed the 2D/3D integration with those dynamics close up. Would love to see a follow up. Obviously, play the first Yesterday game because this one is directly a sequel (and prequel, like a pre-sequel?) to the first one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was an amazing game. The storyline was fantastic. The ending was perfect. The after credits scene was so cute it made me tear up. 10/10. Would buy again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a lot better than I expected it to be. It was a little buggy in places and I regret rushing through certain areas because I missed timed hotspots. The story is really interesting. The game play is really good for anyone, but especially casual gamers. Not very difficult, but entertaining.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. Very point'n'click if you're into that king of fetish.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this game! The story is interesting, and most of the characters are compelling. The gameplay is point & click, but with nice graphics and more flexibility than most.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is utter ♥♥♥♥. Incompetent developers couldn't even make proper controls for mouse controls. How the hell do you combine stuff when it tells you [?] and you click it but it goes back to your inventory.. FFS One of the worst games I've ever seen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An entirely unnecessary sequel. It ends up creating more questions instead of answering any. There are to many characters in this game. This means that some of the newer characters to not have enough time to be properly fleshed out, and they end up just being ridiculous characatures. There are still lots bugs in this game. You are better off just playing the original, and ignoring this one.
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