There needs to be more co-op games like The Past Within. As my friend and I crowd around our respective Steam Decks on opposite sides of the country, we’re poking at mysterious boxes and obscure messages hidden behind paintings. We’re totally engrossed, gibbering at each other down the phone, asking about objects and items that might be related to solving the next bit of the puzzle. Before long, we’re swapping notes about codes and what buttons to press in what order, decrypting the mystery that’s unfurling across time.
