Until Then Explained: The Filipino Details You Missed

Until Then explained for everyone who isn't Filipino: the real Philippines hiding in the first two chapters. Mark's dad's "Xmas homecoming" email, the jeepney stop, an LRT station copied almost 1:1, the Facebook feed, fish balls in the rain and #WalangPasok. No spoilers: nothing past Chapter 2. Chapters 00:00 Still no update on our homecoming 00:27 What Until Then is 01:25 The commute 02:11 The phone 02:55 School 03:34 After school 04:38 Home 05:32 Listen 05:57 Why it works 06:29 Play it Game: Until Then by Polychroma Games, published by Maximum Entertainment (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox) Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/15... Gameplay footage: Zhain Gaming's no-commentary playthrough,    • UNTIL THEN Gameplay Walkthrough FULL GAME ...   , plus the official announce and accolades trailers, used with commentary. Sources 1. Until Then, Steam store page and reviews (Oct 2026). https://store.steampowered.com/app/15... 2. "Until Then" (video game), Wikipedia (development, setting, accolades). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Until_Then 3. IGN, Jess Reyes, "Until Then wants to become a portal to Filipino culture for everyone" (May 2024). https://www.ign.com/articles/until-th... 4. PhilSTAR L!fe, "Until Then" Philippine-inspired video game (Feb 2024). https://philstarlife.com/geeky/917153... 5. Rappler Talk Tech with Polychroma Games (Aug 2024).    • Rappler Talk Tech: ‘Until Then’ developers...   6. GameSpot, "How Until Then Showcases The Beauty Of Filipino Culture." https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how... 7. Mars Mister, "How Accurate is Manila in 'Until Then'?" (LRT-2 Katipunan match).    • How Accurate is Manila in "Until Then"?   8. Godot Game Awards 2024 (GameIndustry.ph). https://www.gameindustry.ph/article/g... 9. IGG Philippines Indie Community Awards 2025 winners. https://themagicrain.com/2025/03/all-... 10. 36th GLAAD Media Awards nominees. https://glaad.org/mediaawards/36/nomi... 11. Digital 2025 Philippines, time on social media (Interaksyon). https://interaksyon.philstar.com/tren... 12. PSA 2020 Census, religious affiliation (BusinessWorld). https://www.bworldonline.com/?p=506351 13. RA 10533, K to 12: Senior High added from 2016 (Inquirer). https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=146869 14. PAGASA, tropical cyclone information (about 20 a year). https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/climat... 15. DepEd Order 22 s. 2024, class suspension rules by storm signal (Philstar). https://philstar.com/metro/2024/12/27... 16. #WalangPasok adopted by DepEd, 2012 (GMA News). https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/hasht... 17. Fish balls, "tusok-tusok" (Manila Bulletin). https://mb.com.ph/2018/06/21/making-t... 18. PSA Survey on Overseas Filipinos 2024: 2.19 million OFWs (GMA). https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoy... 19. UNICEF estimate of children with a parent abroad (GMA, 2012). https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoy... 20. Jeepney history (Global Voices). https://globalvoices.org/2014/04/20/p... Notes: the in-game email is cropped to avoid story spoilers. "Our reading" lines are our interpretation, not the developers'. Music: "Beautiful Dream", "Just Keep Walking", "Night Sky Hip Hop", "Tears of Joy", "Smile" from Mixkit (Mixkit Stock Music Free License). Voice: AI narration (ElevenLabs) reading our own script. Bakunawa Files: the real Filipino stories hiding inside your favorite games. New case every weekend, sources always included. #UntilThen #FilipinoGame #Manila #OFW