Adventure · November 2, 2022

The Past Within (2022)

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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. 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.

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91 Adventure titles launched in 2022 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume15.2k Steam reviewsTop 16% in Adventure
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 29%
Engagement hours2 h averageTop 86% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Co-op · 301
  • Puzzle · 261
  • Online Co-Op · 182
  • Multiplayer · 145
  • Escape Room · 130
  • Horror · 121
  • Mystery · 112
  • Point & Click · 82
  • Adventure · 75
  • Indie · 60
  • Psychological Horror · 56
  • Local Co-Op · 46
  • Story Rich · 40
  • Atmospheric · 36
  • Local Multiplayer · 35

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Ukrainian

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Press Quotes

“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

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

2h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

24

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 15.2k reviews

14.4k positive · 758 negative

Curator recommendations

13.9k

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 2, 2022
DeveloperRusty Lake
Base price$3.35 -44%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

  • Buy The Past Within