Released Nov 2, 2022 $5.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Past Within

By Rusty Lake

Co-op Puzzle Online Co-Op Multiplayer Escape Room Horror Mystery Point & Click AdventurePsychological HorrorIndieLocal Co-Op

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Reviews 14,748 Very Positive

Players yesterday 51 at the busiest moment

Owners 1M–2M estimated

The Past Within is a game tagged Co-op, Puzzle and Online Co-Op by Rusty Lake, released Nov 2, 2022. It has 14,748 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include In Two The Paint, Tick Tock: A Tale for Two and We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip.

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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In Two The Paint 83% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two 81% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip 77% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
Escape Simulator 75% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
Depengate 74% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
Escape from Kyoto House 72% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
TALES UNFOLD 72% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
We Were Here Forever 72% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
Connected Together 71% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op
Out of the Shadows 71% match · Co-op, Puzzle, Online Co-Op

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Everything Steam lists for The Past Within · record updated 5 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1515210

Release dateNov 2, 2022

Last change number39388660

Last record update5 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Rusty Lake
Publisher: Rusty Lake
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Rusty Lake
Technologies: Unity detected
Website: rustylake.com

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Steam Deck: Verified

Multi-playerCo-opCross-platform multiplayerOnline co-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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Build	Branch	Updated
20446906	public	Oct 18, 2025
10828363	press	Mar 22, 2023
10828363	external-qa	Mar 22, 2023

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
1515211	—	Windows	551.6 MB	286.5 MB	8880232336434994809
1515212	—	macOS	348.7 MB	295.6 MB	8779609426458026461

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	20446906	Oct 18, 2025	Open
press press builds	10828363	Mar 22, 2023	Open
external-qa External QA	10828363	Mar 22, 2023	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Past Within

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
The Past Within.exe		Windows
ThePastWithin.app		macOS

Space per player976.6 KB

Filesup to 15

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	RustyLake/The Past Within/Serialization/SaveFiles	*.json	All

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The Past Within

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