The odd one out of all nineteen. The Past Within is played by two people at once, on two different builds, run simultaneously.
Where it sits in the series
It is the only co-op entry in the series and the only one that reached Nintendo Switch. Both facts follow from the same design: a game built for two screens is a different product from the single-room puzzles the rest of the catalogue ships. Its Metacritic score is 68 — third of the four entries Metacritic covers, above Rusty Lake Hotel's 65 and below Roots at 75.
What is confirmed
| Released | 2022 |
| Line | Standalone — entry 16 of the nineteen |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch |
| Metacritic | 68 — one of only four entries Metacritic scores |
Everything this table does not list is in the unconfirmed notes on this page rather than filled in from a guess. The four-source basis for the catalogue is set out on all 19 games.
Play order
In release order this is number 16 of nineteen. It follows Samsara Room and is followed by Underground Blossom.
The two lines interleave by year, so a flat release list is not the same as reading the Cube Escape games first. The sorted version is on Rusty Lake games in order.
Related
- Rusty Lake games in order — the full play order, and where to start
- All 19 Rusty Lake games — the complete catalogue with years and protagonists
- The Rusty Lake timeline — story order versus release order
- Which one is best — the four entries Metacritic scores
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Not confirmed
We could not verify the following against a source we trust, so it is left out rather than guessed at.
- Exact release date. The year is confirmed against two sources; the day is not.
- Playtime. Rusty Lake has never published a figure for this entry and no aggregator lists one.
- Current price and free/paid status. Being collected per entry from the store listings.
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