The Past Within 12+

A co-op adventure

Rusty Lake B.V.

Designed for iPad

    • £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.

What’s New

Version 1.3

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 1.3

- 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 and Reviews

4.8 out of 5
908 Ratings

908 Ratings

Dizdozzy ,

My mum is now a gamer

I’ve been a big fan of Rusty Lake for years now so I was so excited for this game to come out. I didn’t know it was going to be a two player thing but it works super well. I got my mum to play it with me and as I’m now at university and no longer living with her for most of the year, it was a wonderful long-distance activity for us to do together. She got so excited anytime a little hidden panel was revealed or a soul showed up. She’s never really played games before (certainly not one like this) but she’s said it’s opened her eyes to a whole new world and she’s wants me to “tell the Rusty Lake people that they’ve turned my mum into a gamer” so… thanks for that!

But seriously, you can tell how much effort went into this game and from a long time fan and now a new fan, we both give it 5 stars. Well done, team!

Callum Brown ,

Brilliant

I played this with my wife and we both loved it! I’ve seen a few people complaining about the price. I think for the time and effort the team out into such a game, £2.50 is more than fair. Yes you will likely be done in 2-3 hours, but if I went to the cinema, I would pay a lot more than £2.50 for the same amount of time. If you go to an arcade nowadays it’s usually £1 for approximately 2 minutes of gameplay!
Anyway I thought it was an excellent game, really interesting concept and kept simple by the fact the two devices don’t need to be connected. This in itself clearly required a lot of thought to pull it off. Well done!

Developer Response ,

Awesome to hear you both enjoyed it so much! Thanks a lot for playing :)

en☆ygmaa ,

super fun and really impressive!!!!

i am a big fan of all the rusty lake games, me and mum always play them together and now with this co-op game we can both play at the same time instead of one of us watching and helping the other. so far we have only completed bee mode, but we are super excited to start butterfly mode!!!! the co-op features are implemented really well too and i am so glad it doesnt rely on an internet connection, super impressive! the 3d sections of the game are super cool too and its so great to see the game mechanics becoming more advanced over time!!!!!!

the TLDR is that this game is definitely worth the money and i cant wait for underground blossom to release ❤️

Developer Response ,

Thanks a lot! It's wonderful to hear that you and your mom are big fans our games and that you're enjoying our first co-op experience together! It great to hear that you appreciate the advancements in the game mechanics, including the 3D sections. We hope that you will enjoy the full release of Underground Blossom, we expect that the game will be released on September the 27th.

App Privacy

The developer, Rusty Lake B.V., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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