
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
Note: The Past Within is a co-op-only game. Both players need to own a copy of the game and a way to communicate with each other. Play with a friend or find a partner on our official Discord, which is linked in the sidebar!
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.
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.
Genres
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil +11 more
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 69 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Themes across 69 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
SIMPLE STORY about reviving. BUT working together to solve puzzles just isn't that interesting. It's just a kind of repetitive . AND I think "mr rabit magic show" and "rusty lake hotel" do a better job in this aspect; their puzzles connecting more closely with plotline and are more interesting.
PROS - Brilliant co-op puzzle design. - Creative past-and-future gameplay concept. - Requires genuine communication and teamwork. - Clever puzzles with satisfying solutions. - Great atmosphere, soundtrack, and storytelling. - Replaying with swapped roles offers a fresh perspective. CONS - Quite short. - Best experienced with a dedicated co-op partner. - Limited replay value after both playthroughs. VERDICT The Past Within is a fantastic co-op puzzle game that proves communication can be the most important mechanic in a game. While a single playthrough is relatively short, its clever dual-timeline design and the opportunity to replay from the opposite perspective make it a memorable experience that's well worth playing with a friend. 8/10
Una de las mejores experiencias cooperativas que he jugado. Lo jugué con mi pareja y descubrimos que el verdadero rompecabezas no eran los acertijos, sino nuestra dislexia y la incapacidad para distinguir los colores. La historia es corta pero muy entretenida, lo único "malo" fue el final y que no haya tanta variación entre abeja y mariposa, aún así es lindo y nos reímos muchísimo... <3
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Rusty Lake nous propose un très bon petit jeu de leur cru en coop. Très intelligemment foutu. Bon à savoir : - Il faut que les deux joueurs aient chacun le jeu (peu importe où et comment) - Les joueurs se donnent des infos clés (codes, symboles etc.) pour avancer chacun de leur côté mais en soit leurs jeux ne sont pas liés. Ils ne sont pas dans une même game en ligne. J'ai adoré cette courte expérience. Trop courte même, j'en aurais bien fait davantage. C'était très chouette, avec quelques sursauts et le cringe classique de la franchise. Une espèce de [i]The Room[/i] ou de [i]Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes[/i] en plus simple et plus chill (pas besoin de manuel, pas de timer stressant) dans la teinte Rusty Lake.
I enjoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyed it so much
Довольно интересная головоломка, было интересно играть с другом гидроцефалом, который не смог объяснить где находятся тайники, несмотря на то, что у него они были обведены ♥♥♥♥♥. Очень понравилось.
I loved it, it wasn't too difficult to where you and your partner get stuck. The story was very interesting and pulls you in, the creepy yet lovely art style really makes it. I enjoyed being able to work together with my partner, 10/10 !!! We are excited to play the bee playthrough next (We started with the butterfly)!
good game to play with your friend, its have a simple and quick puzzles.
The Past Within the future, the future within the past,. use this knowledge to Escape this Cube and get to Rusty Lake., The Past Within is a two player cooperative experience with someone in the past and someone in the future, each player will get the chance to experience the glorious THIRD DIMENSION (Being able to look at all sides of a cube on a table), which is very reminiscent of The Room series. The puzzles within this game aren't very hard, mostly relying on your communication skills with your puzzle partner, but they are very fun to solve, the story is also nice too.
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Momentum
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Engagement
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