
games like
The Past Within
The Past Within leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Point-and-click - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
12 games like The Past Within
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Shadows follow scripted weakness patterns, never adapt
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Scripted surreal events, never adaptive.
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Some item locations are initially hidden but deterministic
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Some hidden items require exploration but solutions are invariant
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Solutions hidden until reasoned out
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - A few timed sequences add minor uncertainty but nothing critical
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - pointing and clicking only
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Typing search terms only.
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Loop characters follow scripts that update only on information triggers
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Truth Bullets and hidden evidence shape trial uncertainty
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Puzzle answers are hidden until reasoned out, then fixed
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Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: optimization (8 vs 6) - Escape-room puzzles and route flowchart are fully solvable
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- Released
- 2022
- Developer
- Rusty Lake
- Platforms
- Android, PC, iOS, Mac, Switch
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB users
- 70/100