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.
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About This Game
The Past Within is a adventure/indie game built around multiplayer and co-op, developed by Rusty Lake and released in 2022. With an estimated 1.5 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 16.2k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 94.8/100 — a exceptional reception overall. Players commonly describe it as Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer and Escape Room.
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User Reviews
94.8
Overall Score / 100
9.5/10
Steam (16226 rev)
DLCs (1)
The Past Within Soundtrack
$1.99
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Game Information
Release Date
November 2, 2022
Developer
Rusty Lake
Publisher
Rusty Lake
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Price
$5.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.5M
(1.2M - 1.8M) VRI ScoreLearning
73.4
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Multi-player
Co-op
Online Co-op
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Co-op
Puzzle
Online Co-Op
Multiplayer
Escape Room
Horror
Mystery
Point & Click
Adventure
Indie
Psychological Horror
Local Co-Op
Story Rich
Atmospheric
Asynchronous Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer
Thriller
2D
3D
Surreal
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Swedish
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Vietnamese
Portuguese - Portugal
Spanish - Latin America
Romanian
Finnish
Ukrainian
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
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
Minimum:
- OS: macOS 10.13+
- Processor: 2.4GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Iris Graphics 540
- Storage: 1 GB available space