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The Past Within

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIndie

Steam
Released

Nov 2, 2022

1,455 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • Switch
  • Mac
  • iOS
  • Android
Ratings

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Jul 6, 20231,209 days ago
    • Switch
  2. Nov 2, 20221,455 days ago
    • PC
    • Mac
    • iOS
    • Android

About

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 285 players
Main story
2 h
Main + extras
2.5 h
Completionist
4 h

Reviews

Critic scores from OpenCritic ↗
OpenCritic69/10078% recommend · Fair9 critic reviewsSteam95%Very Positive · 15,549 reviews
IGDB players70/10036 ratings

Game info

Released
2022 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
  • Online co-op 2

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBTBlood, Violence
  • PEGI12No content descriptors
  • GRAC12+Violence

Languages

19 languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English and 13 more
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
Chinese (Simplified)简体中文–
Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文–
Czechčeština–
DanishDansk–
DutchNederlands–
EnglishEnglish (US)–
FrenchFrançais–
GermanDeutsch–
ItalianItaliano–
Japanese日本語–
Korean한국어–
PolishPolski–
Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil)–
Portuguese (Portugal)Português (Portugal)–
RussianРусский–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)–
SwedishSvenska–
TurkishTürkçe–
VietnameseTiếng Việt–

Themes & tags

Story & names

The past and future cannot be explored alone! Team up with a friend and piece together the mysteries surrounding Albert Vanderboom. Communicate what you see around you to help one another solve various puzzles and explore the worlds from different perspectives! The Past Within is the first co-op only point-and-click adventure set in the mysterious world of Rusty Lake.

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Also known as

  • The Past Within.exeWindows Executable

Release dates by region

5 releases in 1 region

worldwide

The Rusty Lake series

All 19 games
  1. Cube Escape: Birthday2016
  2. Cube Escape: Theatre2016
  3. Rusty Lake: Roots2016
  4. Cube Escape: The Cave2017
  5. Rusty Lake Paradise2018
  6. Cube Escape: Paradox2018
  7. The White Door2020
  8. Samsara Room2020 · Remake
  9. This gameThe Past Within2022
  10. Underground Blossom2023
  11. The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show2025
  12. Servant of the Lake2026

Showing 8–19 of 19 main games, in release order.

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.