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The Past Within

Original title: The Past Within - November 2, 2022
The Past Within
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Director:Maarten Looise
Studio:Rusty Lake
Stars:Bob Rafferty, Maarten Looise
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Award
Game
Dutch Game Award - Best Game Design
Nominee
2023
Award
Game
Dutch Game Award - Best Innovation
Nominee
2023
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Rusty Lake
PublisherIGDB
Rusty Lake
Studio
Rusty Lake
GenresIGDB
Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point-and-click
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS
Release DateIGDB
November 2, 2022
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
68
Game Engine
Unity
StoryIGDB

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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Crew & Contributors 4
Victor Butzelaar
Victor Butzelaar
Audio & Music • Composer
Maarten Looise
Maarten Looise
Direction • Game Director
Robin Ras
Robin Ras
Direction • Game Director
Bob Rafferty
Bob Rafferty
Performance • Voice Actor

Time to Beat

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Awards2
Award
Game
Dutch Game Award - Best Game Design
Wikidata
Nominee
2023
Award
Game
Dutch Game Award - Best Innovation
Wikidata
Nominee
2023
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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 01.08.2026
Time to Beat
Main Story2h
Main + Extras2h
Completionist4h

Data from IGDB

Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
✔✔✔
Italian
—✔✔
French
—✔✔
Spanish (Spain)
—✔✔
German
—✔✔
Dutch
—✔✔
Czech
—✔✔
Danish
—✔✔
Japanese
—✔✔
Korean
—✔✔
Russian
—✔✔
Swedish
—✔✔
Chinese (Simplified)
—✔✔
Turkish
—✔✔
Chinese (Traditional)
—✔✔
Vietnamese
—✔✔
Portuguese (Portugal)
—✔✔
Polish
—✔✔
Portuguese (Brazil)
—✔✔
Spanish - Spain
—✔✔
Portuguese - Brazil
—✔✔
Simplified Chinese
—✔✔
Traditional Chinese
—✔✔
Portuguese - Portugal
—✔✔
Spanish - Latin America
—✔✔
Romanian
—✔✔
Finnish
—✔✔
Ukrainian
—✔✔

Sources: Steam, IGDB + Steam, store.steampowered.com

Content Rating
Blood
Violence
PEGI 12
ESRB T
GRAC 12+
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 8+
CPU:2.4GHz Dual Core
RAM:1 GB RAM
GPU:12 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Storage:1 GB available space
DirectX:Version 10
Available On
App Store
itch.io
itch.io
Nintendo eShop
Google Play
Official Website
Steam$5.99US
GOG
GOG$3.95US
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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 01.08.2026