The Past Within

We released a critical patch today, October 16th, to address a security vulnerability in Unity-created applications, as announced by Unity Technologies. This update is now available for The Past Within.

We strongly encourage all players on Steam to apply this update as soon as possible to ensure the security of their game. Our game and player data were never compromised. The patch ensures that all Unity-based titles — including ours — remain safe and secure going forward.

Patch Notes

** The Past Within **

• patched out security vulnerability

Your saves, progress, and achievements are completely unaffected.

If you are experiencing any other issues please reach out to us on our (https://discord.gg/y6PZRWkqm6), or send us an email: support rustylake com.

Let's keep making memories,

Rusty Lake

Alongside the new Underground Blossom update, we sneaked in a hidden The Past Within update - both updates are live now and available for free!

But to access the secret in The Past Within, you’ll need some additional information, so make sure to thoroughly explore The Lab - Research Facility metro station in Underground Blossom…

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291850/Underground_Blossom/

Both games will connect in a very special way!

If you don't own both games yet, we are running a big sale on all platforms, even hosting our very own Anniversary Sale page on Steam!

Stay tuned for more announcements through our week-long anniversary celebration! And have fun on your... runs 🦜

To celebrate our 9-year anniversary as Rusty Lake, we’ve added a connection between Underground Blossom and The Past Within in the form of a secret mini-game. Check out our social platforms to see how to establish a connection between The Past and The Future and unlock this secret mini-game in The Past Within.

Patch Notes 7.8.0.0

• New secret: A secret mini-game that can be accessed through information found in the latest Underground Blossom update!

• Small bug fixes

Thank you for your support!

Spring is officially here and with it, we bring you new patch notes in our 5th update for The Past Within and some small news to go with it all!

First of all, we’d like to thank everyone who joined our official Rusty Lake Discord! We’re now at over 200k users and we’re just blown away by how many people we see playing The Past Within in our Voice Cube channels, sharing theories, fan arts, Rusty Lake memes and more!

And just another big thank you to everyone who tried our co-op experience! If you haven’t yet and are curious to play it with a friend or someone from our aforementioned Discord, now is the perfect time to do so! The Past Within, together with the rest of our Rusty Lake catalogue of games, is 40% off as part of the Steam Spring Sale. The sale lasts until March 23rd!

And now back to the patch notes for The Past Within!

Patch Notes 7.6.0.1

• Fixed several save game related crashes

• Fixed Steam Achievements not unlocking properly

• Fixed a crash with Arabic device languages

• Fixed localization issue in main menu

• Fixed localization issue in credits

• Added TikTok icon

• Added Ukrainian and Finnish language support

We hope you’ll enjoy Update no.5! Have a great week and a fantastic spring!

• Thanks for your support! Feel free to reach out if you want to help us translating the game to more languages.

Below you can find the patch notes for the 4th update for The Past Within. Do you own a Steamdeck? The Past Within is now officially verified for Steamdeck ✅

If you haven’t already, please consider nominating The Past Within for the Steam Awards: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1515210/view/3521280936466171045

Have a great weekend!

Patch Notes 7.4.0.0

• Fixed several crashes after the blood pump puzzle in Chapter 2 - The Past

• Fixed missing white gem after loading save file

• Fixed duplicate coffee after loading save file

• Steamdeck shows button prompt in Chapter screen

This is our third update for The Past Within! Thank you all for playing the game over the past two weeks. It means a lot to us to read so many positive reviews. Please check out more on our next live stream and patch notes below.

We've heard rumours again about the MemoryCube_recording_03152 being broadcast today at 17:00 CET on our Youtube channel and Steam page. Are you ready to start searching for the 4th scroll?

In case you do run into any issues, please reach out to us on our Discord help channel. It's the best place to receive help and the quickest way for us to get started on a fix!

Patch Notes 7.3.0.0

• Fixed soup related save game issues in Chapter 1 The Past

• Fixed paintings not being clickable in Chapter 1 The Past

• Fixed setting time not progressing the game in Chapter 1 The Past

• Fixed crash after blood pump in Chapter 2 The Past