Mobile game · 2022

The Past Within

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.

Estimated daily players

~33,0000.0%

Range 1.9K–340K

Estimated total players

~660,0000.0%

Range 190K–2.3M

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Nov 2, 2022Android iOSPEGI TESRB 18GRAC 12

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Puzzle Horror Mystery Thriller

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What the estimate rests on

Google Play 42%
Steam 29%
App Store 22%
Reddit 7.7%

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play The Past Within, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~33,000

0.0%

Range 1.9K – 340K

Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.

Estimated total players

~660,000

0.0%

Range 190K – 2.3M

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Estimated total players over time

2 readings · last 2 days

Estimated daily players over time

from live counts

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for The Past Within per calendar month, newest first
Month	Estimated total players	Change
August 2026	~540,000	—

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Store signals

How many people have rated, reviewed or installed The Past Within where it is sold.

Google Play ratings

45,465

Average rating: 4.8
Installs: 100K+

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

App Store ratings

7,184

0.0%

Average rating: 4.9

Steam players in game

136

Reviews: 16,710

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Community signals

How many people gather around The Past Within outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Reddit members

32,287

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Twitch viewers

Live channels: 0

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Not tracked for The Past Within: Discord, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Storyline

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.

Trailers

Launch Trailer

Trailer

Announcement Trailer

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play The Past Within?

We estimate that about 660,000 people have played The Past Within — plausibly between 190K and 2.3M. Around 33,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 1.9K and 340K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is The Past Within still active?

Yes. The Past Within is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the The Past Within player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.