The Past Within

The Past Within

Rusty Lake · 4.8 ★ · £2.99

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Description

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: Mac, PC and 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.

Developer

Rusty Lake

Developer ID: 979777164

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What's New

Version 1.4 · 6 May 2024

The Past Within - Update To celebrate our 9-year anniversary as Rusty Lake, we’ve added a connection between Underground Blossom and The Past Within in the form of a secret mini-game. Check out our platforms to see how to establish a connection between The Past and The Future and unlock this secret mini-game in The Past Within. Patch Notes 1.4 - New secret: A secret mini-game that can be accessed through information found in the latest Underground Blossom update! - Small bug fixes Thank you for your support!

Ratings & Reviews

App Store

4.8

1,149 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.9

47,290 ratings

500,000+ downloads

5★
96%
4★
2%
3★
1%
2★
0%
1★
1%

Recent Reviews

Mukil R

Google Play

Me and my girlfriend enjoyed this game its so good

15 Apr 2026

Anca E.

Google Play

Superb. Un joc frumos de jucat cu o persoană dragă într-o zi de weekend.

12 Apr 2026

Tony Serbanescu

Google Play

one of the best puzzle co-ops, we want more please devs!

11 Apr 2026

Mohammed Eldresi

Google Play

Amazing

9 Apr 2026

Jidnyasa Nashikkar

Google Play

ts too misleading gng..... I thought the bee and butterfly were different.... ts made me sad.. tuff game tho ❤ Love y'all Rusty Lake .. ❤

8 Apr 2026

Anatolius9

App Store

Great game for 2 people

We need more

24 Jan 2026

PsychGo

App Store

A pocket surprise

My fiancée randomly suggested this as she’s played previous titles - it was a fun experience and very well put together puzzles. It was a lot of fun.

14 Jan 2026

HeavyBrowser

App Store

Great game idea. We need more coop games like this on iOS.

Really fun puzzle game that requires two players to work together and describe what they are experiencing so enable the puzzles to be solved. More like this please.

19 Sept 2025

SenorSwaz16

App Store

One of the best games ever

I have never enjoyed a game that’s caused me so much stress but as soon as it was over I said it was the best game ever. I throughout enjoyed playing this game with my girlfriend and will definitely be playing the other games in the future.

20 Jul 2025

kp2511

App Store

Amazing game really fun

Brilliant game just not long enough

31 May 2025

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