The Past Within

4.8
37K reviews
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Content rating
Teen
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About this game

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

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
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.
Updated on
Jul 6, 2023

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Ratings and reviews

4.8
35K reviews
Elisha N
March 3, 2024
This was such a fun game, I love all the problem solving! It was fairly easy to figure out all the puzzles, but it was still a fun challenge. Me and my friend played the bee storyline with me in the future and them in the past. It took about 3 hours, and we'll definitely be playing the butterfly story and switching who's in the past and future next time!
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Newt Bloom
August 25, 2023
I loved playing this game, and occasionally I reinstall it to play again. It does have is bugs and glitches, and some puzzles can be confusing, and many times I did need to use a walkthrough. But I feel that the few issues are made up for in story and visuals. It's a visually appealing game, with a simple enough style to follow, but not too simple that it loses any intrigue. The story is fun to discover and understand, connecting pieces and trying to figure out what's really going on.
65 people found this review helpful
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John Liu (PatchMeUp)
November 17, 2022
First time playing rusty lake game and it was fun. I do agree with other user when playing it for the 2nd time it felt like cheating and less fun because you knew what to look for. I did hope it would be longer but it was kind of short, hopefully an update would add more content or next chapter would be longer and playing reverse role would have different puzzles.
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What's new

Thank you for playing The Past Within, we fixed some bugs in this new version!