54BANG SCORE
The Past Within
worth it · narrative · 2022
Solid value for the price: about 1.9h, $5.99 (~$3.15/hr), 95% positive.
Better value than 44% 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
Becomes a BANGER at $1.98
67% off today's $5.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$3.15/hr over the 1.9h main story, $1.58/hr if you 100% it (3.8h).
12% of players see the credits.
Finish rate
11.5%
how far players get (achievements)
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
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate11.5%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperRusty Lake
PublisherRusty Lake
Genrenarrative
Achievements24
Trailer & screenshots
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