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The Past Within

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.

Recent Reviews:

Overwhelmingly Positive (123) - 95% of the 123 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

All Reviews:

Very Positive (12,390) - 94% of the 12,390 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Nov 2, 2022

Developer:

Rusty Lake

Publisher:

Rusty Lake

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Features

Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Steam Achievements

Languages:

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Portuguese - Portugal	✔		✔
Spanish - Latin America	✔		✔
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Finnish	✔		✔
Ukrainian	✔		✔

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Title: The Past Within
Genre: Adventure, Indie

Developer: Rusty Lake

Publisher: Rusty Lake

Franchise: Rusty Lake

Release Date: Nov 2, 2022

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Reviews

“A fascinating co-op experience - certainly quite unlike anything I've played before”
EuroGamer - Matt Wales & Victoria Kennedy

“The Rusty Lake team's first co-op game has immediately jumped into my GOTYs”
GamesRadar - Sam Loveridge

“Rusty Lake's The Past Within Makes Co-op Puzzle Solving Spooky & Fun”
CBR - E.L. MESZAROS

About This Game

Note: The Past Within is a co-op only game. Both players need to own a copy of the game, as well as a way to communicate with each other. Play together with a friend or find a partner on our official !

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.

Features

A co-op experience
Play together with a friend, one in The Past, the other in The Future. Work together to solve the puzzles and help Rose set her father’s plan in motion!
Two worlds - Two perspectives
Both players will experience their environments in two different dimensions: 2D as well as in 3D - a first-time experience in the Rusty Lake universe!
Cross-platform play
As long as you can communicate with each other, you and your partner of choice can each play The Past Within on your preferred platform: PC, Mac, iOS, Android and (very soon) Nintendo Switch!
Playtime & Replayability
The game contains 2 chapters and has an average play-time of 2 hours. For the full experience, we recommend replaying the game from the other perspective. Plus you can use our replayability feature for a fresh start with new solutions to all puzzles.

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 8+
Processor: 2.4GHz Dual Core
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 1 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: macOS 10.13+
Processor: 2.4GHz Dual Core
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Iris Graphics 540
Storage: 1 GB available space

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