Where It All Began cover

Where It All Began

Ongoing v.S1 Ch.4 Fix 1 Steam
Developer
Oceanlab
Release Date
16 July, 2025
Engine
Ren'Py
Censorship
Uncensored
Size
6.50 GB
Version
S1 Ch.4 Fix 1 Steam

Genres

Game Description

Where It All Began invites you into a rich, immersive world as an interactive visual novel that marks the beginning of an expansive universe. It’s a journey of reconnection, healing, and triumph over past traumas, all while navigating the rise of a criminal empire. At its core, the game explores essential themes like mental health, ambition, and the power of love. The narrative shines through its meticulous worldbuilding, deep interpersonal connections, and an unforgettable cast of characters. In Where It All Began, you’ll face the challenges of forgiveness, rekindle lost relationships, and find yourself entangled in a high-stakes world of romance, loyalty, and underworld intrigue. Every choice you make weaves a story of self-discovery, passion, and transformation.​ NTR can be turned OFF at the beginning of the game.
Extract to desired location.
Click on "Whereitallbegan.exe" to start playing.

No patch notes available.

  • Dual Core Pentium or equivalent Processor.
  • Intel HD 2000 or equivalent Graphics.
  • 6.50 GB of free disk space (Recommended to have twice as much free disk space).

Walkthrough and Guide

Walkthrough: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough v0.5: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Uncut Edition Mod: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Uncut Taboo Edition Mod: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Uncut Edition Mod Installation:

Choose which edition to download, unzip the file and merge the content of the unzipped folder ("game") with the "game" subfolder of your Where it All Began season 1 folder.
To uninstall the mod, remove the "gui", "Benutzerdefiniert", "Season1" and "images" folders.

Features (both "Uncut" and "Uncut Taboo" editions):

There were no complete scenes left on the cutting floor, but some isolated renders were reintroduced throughout all four chapters to date (some were still bundled with the game files but not used in the script, others have been restored, and a few have also been Photoshopped to address rendering issues).

The introduction cinematic (ending with the game title) has been restored. Some renders used in the game were "cleaned" as they featured a "leaf" emblem leading to bonus renders but that feature has not yet been implemented by Ocean.

The key focus of the Uncut Edition for WiAB though was (as it was for the latest revision of SG Uncut Edition) to rewrite the whole game dialog to have it flow more naturally while preserving all aspects of the story and character dynamics. It now just "feels right". That's the intent, at least...

The main menu has been given the same overall look'n'feel than the one for SG. All chapters also feature end titles with a simple text display showing « End of chapter xx », again to bring the game and SG to the same level of finish.

Steam achievements are preserved.

Note: there were no changes incorporated into the replay gallery as it hasn't been updated by Ocean for either Chapter 3 or Chapter 4 releases, and a full revamp is due when the next chapter releases.

Walkthrough Mod: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough Mod Uncut: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough Mod Ch3 Full: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough Mod Uncut Taboo: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough Mod Old version v0.6 Before rework: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough Mod Old version v0.6 Before rework+Patch : FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Walkthrough Mod Installation PC/MAC:

Replace/Merge with the "game" folder.

Walkthrough Mod Features:

Walkthrough shows points and hints in the choices. (Pic 1 & 2)
Increase or decrease Text Size and Text Box Opacity. (Pic 3)

Old version v0.6 Before Rework Gallery Unlocker: FILEKNOT - ANONZIP

Old version v0.6 Before Rework Gallery Unlocker Installation:

Place all three files into Where it all Began/game folder to install