Back to 21

Back to 21 follows Momo, who is given a second chance to return to age 21 on the brink of death. This is the year Momo first joins AlphaCorp, one of the world’s top tech companies, and gains the success, stability and prestige they were told to want, while sensing that something is missing. Over 49 days, your choices shape Momo’s career, relationships and sense of self.

Choices and relationships

You talk with characters who hold different worldviews, and can reflect, connect or question through dialogue. Choosing whom to befriend matters: your experience is partly shaped by the people you grow close to.

Passion paths

Alongside Momo’s day job at AlphaCorp, you can explore one or more of five alternative passion paths. Each offers a different gameplay experience: you build skills, take on challenges specific to each path and look for clues to Momo’s passions in their physical state, including mood and energy, and in their inner dialogue and diary. Any path can lead to success. Once you gain enough proficiency in a craft, you can open a shop related to it.

Time, money and energy

You balance time, money and energy while pursuing passions that are risky and initially unprofitable. Momo returns to age 21 with the same negative beliefs they held then. Some beliefs affect mood while pursuing passion paths and therefore the rate at which energy drops; others affect how much money you can earn from those paths. Strong limiting beliefs make it very hard to earn a living from them.

Fantasy in everyday life

The game mixes everyday life with surreal elements, including a Mystical Arts passion path, magical herbal potions and a portal to a timeless dimension.