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Rusty Lake Hotel cover art

Rusty Lake Hotel

Rusty Lake · 2016-01-29

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 29, 2016 (Mac), Dec 14, 2015 (Android), Dec 14, 2015 (iOS), Jan 29, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

83
playing now
96%
positive of 11k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (109 ratings)
2.2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 4.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

83 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Rusty Lake Hotel is a 2015 point-and-click puzzle video game developed by Dutch Studio Rusty Lake in which players attempt to solve surreal puzzles in a hotel filled with guests. It was released on December 14, 2015 on Android and on January 29, 2016 on Steam.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 83 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 708 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~89/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 264k–633k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,545 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.29-35%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.29-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.67 at Steam (2019-11-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 25 of 46 observed days · $0.62 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22122120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

471242026-08-06 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 61 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 102 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 97 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 78 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 103 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 73 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 129 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 103 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 158 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 170 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 394 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 120 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 225 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 296 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 108 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 113 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 279 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 117 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 90 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 180 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 119 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 83 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$1.99$0.672016-01-302026-08-302016-01-30 — best price $1.992016-07-04 — best price $1.992017-01-02 — best price $1.992017-07-05 — best price $1.992017-12-21 — best price $0.992018-05-10 — best price $1.392018-10-30 — best price $1.492019-02-11 — best price $1.992019-07-05 — best price $0.992019-11-01 — best price $1.992019-12-11 — best price $0.992020-02-08 — best price $1.992020-07-09 — best price $1.992020-12-16 — best price $0.992021-04-26 — best price $1.332021-09-13 — best price $1.992021-12-01 — best price $1.992022-05-02 — best price $1.992022-11-07 — best price $1.992023-01-26 — best price $1.992023-06-09 — best price $1.992023-09-25 — best price $1.992024-01-23 — best price $1.992024-05-08 — best price $1.192024-10-28 — best price $0.992025-01-03 — best price $1.992025-03-20 — best price $1.992025-09-01 — best price $1.992025-11-03 — best price $1.992026-01-03 — best price $1.992026-03-14 — best price $1.992026-05-14 — best price $1.992026-08-01 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8972026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-04 — 8 pageviews2026-06-07 — 31 pageviews2026-06-10 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 14 pageviews2026-06-16 — 15 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-22 — 25 pageviews2026-06-25 — 44 pageviews2026-06-28 — 53 pageviews2026-07-01 — 53 pageviews2026-07-04 — 38 pageviews2026-07-07 — 29 pageviews2026-07-10 — 17 pageviews2026-07-13 — 19 pageviews2026-07-16 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 20 pageviews2026-07-22 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 25 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-07-31 — 12 pageviews2026-08-03 — 16 pageviews2026-08-06 — 18 pageviews2026-08-09 — 28 pageviews2026-08-12 — 21 pageviews2026-08-15 — 89 pageviews2026-08-18 — 61 pageviews2026-08-21 — 57 pageviews2026-08-24 — 31 pageviews2026-08-27 — 38 pageviews2026-08-28 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
71.4%
earned "Mushrooms"
58.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

19 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,49453%23

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DDarkIndieHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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