85BANG SCORE
The Past Within
banger · narrative · 2022
A lot of game for the money: about 1.9h, $5.99 (~$3.15/hr), 95% positive.
Better value than 87% of narrative games
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.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $5.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$3.15/hr over the 1.9h main story, $1.58/hr if you 100% it (3.8h).
Advertised
1.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
3.8h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$3.15/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$5.99
Reviews
95%
16,562 reviews
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2022
What drives the score
Value$3.15/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews95% positive
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DeveloperRusty Lake
PublisherRusty Lake
Genrenarrative
Achievements24
Trailer & screenshots
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