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Rusty Lake Paradise

Rusty Lake · 2018-01-11

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 11, 2018 (iOS), Jan 11, 2018 (Android), Jan 11, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 11, 2018 (Mac)

Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.

Rusty Lake Paradise is a 2018 Adventure and Indie game priced at $3.99, with 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive sentiment (95% of 7619 reviews).

66
playing now
95%
positive of 7.7k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (68 ratings)
3.4h
to beat · completionist 6h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

66 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Cube Escape and Rusty Lake are a series of surrealistic escape room or point and click puzzle video games developed by Dutch indie game developers Rusty Lake. Cube Escape games largely focus on the life and death of Laura Vanderboom, who serves as the protagonist for the first two entries, Seasons and The Lake. Other games in the series feature different protagonists, such as Vincent Van Gogh, a parrot named Harvey, and a detective, Dale Vandermeer, who is investigating Laura's death.

Trailer

Rusty Lake Paradise trailer thumbnail

Rusty Lake Paradise Official Trailer

≈349,133 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 66 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,145 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~143/week).
  • · Review velocity up 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 29,019 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 192k–461k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,691 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2026-01-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 56 of 90 observed days · $3.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44444420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

301412026-09-15 13:00 — 230 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 55 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 108 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 226 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 82 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 62 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 160 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 85 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 69 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 177 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 87 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 55 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 160 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 204 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 54 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 220 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 245 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 41 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 125 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 301 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 45 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 99 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 153 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 66 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
29617Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 203 · peak 1,124Apr 2018 — avg 34 · peak 116Jul 2018 — avg 40 · peak 168Oct 2018 — avg 36 · peak 86Jan 2019 — avg 48 · peak 233Apr 2019 — avg 17 · peak 53Jul 2019 — avg 39 · peak 119Oct 2019 — avg 17 · peak 38Jan 2020 — avg 42 · peak 103Apr 2020 — avg 37 · peak 107Jul 2020 — avg 44 · peak 108Oct 2020 — avg 38 · peak 143Jan 2021 — avg 46 · peak 183Apr 2021 — avg 32 · peak 185Jul 2021 — avg 54 · peak 136Oct 2021 — avg 26 · peak 82Jan 2022 — avg 54 · peak 117Apr 2022 — avg 45 · peak 178Jul 2022 — avg 55 · peak 133Oct 2022 — avg 33 · peak 73Jan 2023 — avg 70 · peak 178Apr 2023 — avg 62 · peak 306Jul 2023 — avg 75 · peak 197Oct 2023 — avg 112 · peak 311Jan 2024 — avg 84 · peak 233Apr 2024 — avg 177 · peak 1,247Jul 2024 — avg 93 · peak 242Oct 2024 — avg 61 · peak 258Jan 2025 — avg 80 · peak 184Apr 2025 — avg 52 · peak 151Jul 2025 — avg 95 · peak 243Oct 2025 — avg 96 · peak 348Jan 2026 — avg 283 · peak 1,337Apr 2026 — avg 203 · peak 1,333Jul 2026 — avg 128 · peak 359Aug 2026 — avg 223 · peak 875
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$3.99$0.792018-01-122026-10-152018-01-12 — best price $3.392018-08-30 — best price $2.792018-11-27 — best price $3.992019-05-23 — best price $3.992019-09-02 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $1.352020-01-20 — best price $3.992020-05-04 — best price $3.992020-11-02 — best price $3.992021-01-26 — best price $1.992021-07-19 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992022-04-19 — best price $3.992022-10-18 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-04-18 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-11-21 — best price $2.672024-02-28 — best price $3.992024-06-27 — best price $2.232024-11-26 — best price $1.992025-02-05 — best price $3.992025-05-07 — best price $3.992025-09-29 — best price $2.232025-11-14 — best price $3.992026-01-11 — best price $0.792026-03-14 — best price $3.992026-05-14 — best price $3.992026-08-01 — best price $3.992026-09-01 — best price $2.652026-09-09 — best price $2.652026-09-17 — best price $2.652026-09-25 — best price $2.652026-10-03 — best price $2.652026-10-11 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

290482026-05-30 — 79 pageviews2026-06-03 — 82 pageviews2026-06-07 — 101 pageviews2026-06-11 — 59 pageviews2026-06-15 — 71 pageviews2026-06-19 — 55 pageviews2026-06-23 — 78 pageviews2026-06-27 — 96 pageviews2026-07-01 — 64 pageviews2026-07-05 — 68 pageviews2026-07-09 — 56 pageviews2026-07-13 — 83 pageviews2026-07-17 — 72 pageviews2026-07-21 — 64 pageviews2026-07-25 — 65 pageviews2026-07-29 — 67 pageviews2026-08-02 — 95 pageviews2026-08-06 — 67 pageviews2026-08-10 — 86 pageviews2026-08-14 — 243 pageviews2026-08-18 — 268 pageviews2026-08-22 — 190 pageviews2026-08-26 — 187 pageviews2026-08-30 — 155 pageviews2026-09-03 — 128 pageviews2026-09-07 — 128 pageviews2026-09-11 — 80 pageviews2026-09-15 — 89 pageviews2026-09-19 — 85 pageviews2026-09-23 — 99 pageviews2026-09-27 — 103 pageviews2026-10-01 — 88 pageviews2026-10-05 — 81 pageviews2026-10-08 — 81 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
90.8%
earned "Welcome to Paradise"
40.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,60741%50

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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