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Rusty Lake Paradise

Rusty Lake · 2018-01-11

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

194
playing now
95%
positive of 7.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
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)
$3.99
steam price (US)

194 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 194 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 10% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 189k–454k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,559 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.65-34%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.65-34%

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 27 of 49 observed days · $1.86 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

768312026-08-07 00:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 139 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 139 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 177 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 186 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 191 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 153 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 134 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 114 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 34 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 208 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 179 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 72 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 343 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 675 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 146 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 484 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 596 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 122 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 303 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 525 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 123 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 208 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 420 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 148 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 194 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.99$0.792018-01-122026-08-302018-01-12 — best price $3.392018-06-21 — best price $1.992018-10-30 — best price $2.992019-01-03 — best price $3.992019-05-23 — best price $3.992019-07-12 — best price $3.992019-11-01 — best price $3.992019-12-01 — best price $1.992020-01-20 — best price $3.992020-03-30 — best price $3.992020-07-09 — best price $3.992020-11-27 — best price $2.672021-01-26 — best price $1.992021-06-24 — best price $1.992021-10-25 — best price $2.392021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-04-19 — best price $3.992022-07-07 — best price $3.992022-11-22 — best price $2.672023-01-26 — best price $3.992023-04-18 — best price $3.992023-06-30 — best price $2.232023-09-25 — best price $3.992023-11-28 — best price $3.992024-02-28 — best price $3.992024-05-08 — best price $1.352024-10-16 — best price $1.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-02-05 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-08-15 — best price $2.392025-10-09 — best price $2.392025-11-14 — best price $3.992026-01-03 — best price $3.992026-02-20 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $3.992026-05-14 — best price $3.992026-07-17 — best price $3.992026-08-28 — best price $2.652026-08-30 — best price $2.65
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

313482026-05-30 — 79 pageviews2026-06-02 — 84 pageviews2026-06-05 — 81 pageviews2026-06-08 — 101 pageviews2026-06-11 — 59 pageviews2026-06-14 — 58 pageviews2026-06-17 — 48 pageviews2026-06-20 — 48 pageviews2026-06-23 — 78 pageviews2026-06-26 — 65 pageviews2026-06-29 — 65 pageviews2026-07-02 — 78 pageviews2026-07-05 — 68 pageviews2026-07-08 — 81 pageviews2026-07-11 — 71 pageviews2026-07-14 — 79 pageviews2026-07-17 — 72 pageviews2026-07-20 — 71 pageviews2026-07-23 — 63 pageviews2026-07-26 — 73 pageviews2026-07-29 — 67 pageviews2026-08-01 — 63 pageviews2026-08-04 — 79 pageviews2026-08-07 — 79 pageviews2026-08-10 — 86 pageviews2026-08-13 — 247 pageviews2026-08-16 — 290 pageviews2026-08-19 — 251 pageviews2026-08-22 — 190 pageviews2026-08-25 — 199 pageviews2026-08-27 — 217 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

502026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

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.

Player tags

2DDarkIndieHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureHand-drawnStory Rich

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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