The Past Within Demo - Feedback

[Rusty Lake]

Did you get a chance to play The Past Within Demo? We’d love to know more about your experience - the good & the bad 👀

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/

We are excited to read your feedback here! But also feel free using #TPWdemo on Twitter or the 💭-tpw-demo-feedback channel on our Discord[www.discord.gg], tagging your Player A/B to have a chance to win a promo code for the full version of The Past Within on release 🤩

[straynut321]

Very nicely made demo, worth the expectation, the guide for the puzzle of both players is fairly straightforward to understand, however, the problem will also be quite obvious, the difficulty of the puzzles is hard to please everyone due to oral communication. Therefore, I hope the plot or the storyline will compensate for that.
Overall, I enjoy the demo and looking forward to the full version.

[alvarofreitas]

Me and my wife were expecting the demo VERY anxiously, and it did NOT disappoint.

We didn't feel it was neither too easy nor too hard; just right.

Looking forward to the full release and spending double bucks on it

[hepzighyll]

I must be doing something wrong! You're told to submit your name into a box contraption - has to be 4 letters - but no matter what name you put in, it isn't accepted & you can't do anything else!! So very unimpressed so far!! No clues as to why the four letter name isn't accepted or what to do about it. No help or anything. So far, think it's rubbish.

[大专黑皮188体育生]

Originally posted by hepzighyll:

I must be doing something wrong! You're told to submit your name into a box contraption - has to be 4 letters - but no matter what name you put in, it isn't accepted & you can't do anything else!! So very unimpressed so far!! No clues as to why the four letter name isn't accepted or what to do about it. No help or anything. So far, think it's rubbish.

Maybe U should check the letter。。。。

[Virginiehgs]

Me and my sister just finished the demo! We're very happy about it, frustrated because we wanted it to be longer of course! It was quite easy but I guess you wanted to keep it simple at the beginning! No shrimps or sacrifices of any sorts. We'll definitively be waiting for that!

Also kuddos to my sister who found the mask! Don't know if it was an easter egg but that was a nice touch!

[莫得办法]

two people？

[PeachVsEggplant]

Tbh, I obsessively played every other game in this series. I hunted until I reached 100% on everything for every game. I love how things crossed over, I loved the story, I loved the puzzles. I've been VERY EXCITED for this new one to come out. But...

I don't play games multiplayer, I don't have friends like that. My husband is older and not a gamer, and I am a mom in my 30s so I don't have people to play stuff with. I enjoy games for being able to take a break from my life and engross myself in rich worlds and stories and solving puzzles... and I feel like all of the Rusty Lake games led up to this, for me to not be able to play it.

I clung to some type of hope that there would be an option to play single or multiplayer, but there isn't. It's purely multiplayer and now I can not play or finish the next part of the story and that SUCKS. I'm so disappointed and bummed about it, I've been eagerly awaiting this game since it was announced.

Ugh. So that's my feelings on the demo :(

[Lynzee]

Originally posted by PeachVsEggplant:

Tbh, I obsessively played every other game in this series. I hunted until I reached 100% on everything for every game. I love how things crossed over, I loved the story, I loved the puzzles. I've been VERY EXCITED for this new one to come out. But...

I don't play games multiplayer, I don't have friends like that. My husband is older and not a gamer, and I am a mom in my 30s so I don't have people to play stuff with. I enjoy games for being able to take a break from my life and engross myself in rich worlds and stories and solving puzzles... and I feel like all of the Rusty Lake games led up to this, for me to not be able to play it.

I clung to some type of hope that there would be an option to play single or multiplayer, but there isn't. It's purely multiplayer and now I can not play or finish the next part of the story and that SUCKS. I'm so disappointed and bummed about it, I've been eagerly awaiting this game since it was announced.

Ugh. So that's my feelings on the demo :(

In the exact same boat.

[Ruffiano Patsu]

Originally posted by PeachVsEggplant:

Tbh, I obsessively played every other game in this series. I hunted until I reached 100% on everything for every game. I love how things crossed over, I loved the story, I loved the puzzles. I've been VERY EXCITED for this new one to come out. But...

I don't play games multiplayer, I don't have friends like that. My husband is older and not a gamer, and I am a mom in my 30s so I don't have people to play stuff with. I enjoy games for being able to take a break from my life and engross myself in rich worlds and stories and solving puzzles... and I feel like all of the Rusty Lake games led up to this, for me to not be able to play it.

I clung to some type of hope that there would be an option to play single or multiplayer, but there isn't. It's purely multiplayer and now I can not play or finish the next part of the story and that SUCKS. I'm so disappointed and bummed about it, I've been eagerly awaiting this game since it was announced.

Ugh. So that's my feelings on the demo :(

seems like it would be easy enough to pick up another copy on cell phone or another device and just play with yourself. The Rusty Lake games aren't very expensive. Heck, you might even be able to just run the game twice and tab between them.

[Vela550]

Originally posted by hepzighyll:

I must be doing something wrong! You're told to submit your name into a box contraption - has to be 4 letters - but no matter what name you put in, it isn't accepted & you can't do anything else!! So very unimpressed so far!! No clues as to why the four letter name isn't accepted or what to do about it. No help or anything. So far, think it's rubbish.

have you tried playing player b?

[Vela550]

Originally posted by Virginiehgs:

Me and my sister just finished the demo! We're very happy about it, frustrated because we wanted it to be longer of course! It was quite easy but I guess you wanted to keep it simple at the beginning! No shrimps or sacrifices of any sorts. We'll definitively be waiting for that!

Also kuddos to my sister who found the mask! Don't know if it was an easter egg but that was a nice touch!

ohh a mask? ...you just made me replay the game 5 times, but i didn't get it

[Merry Christmas]

The demo was enjoyable! Thank you for that sampler!

I do have one change/accessibility request for your consideration:
In Player B, there is a sound reminiscent of ringing for those who suffer from tinnitus. My partner had to mute the game to be able to play. When we switched sides, I found the sound quite distracting as well. I hope it could be removed in the full game or at least be given the option to remove that particular sound (or any similar ringing sounds) without affecting the gameplay or puzzles. Thank you!

[Rusty Lake]

Thank you all so much for playing the demo so far! We just made a little update with one extra secret to find :)

Next to this, the demo is now also available on mobile (feel free to try cross-platform play)
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/the-past-within-lite/id6443761523
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.RustyLake.ThePastWithinLite

[chipperMDW]

Will the demo remain available for all time, even after the game is released?

[craftsman83]

looking for a co-player for the demo and the game (when it launches).Anyone interested contact me through my steam profile.I dont have a discord account