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Rusty Lake: Roots

Rusty Lake · 2016-10-20

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 20, 2016 (Android), Oct 20, 2016 (Mac), Oct 20, 2016 (iOS), Oct 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

197
playing now
97%
positive of 9.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
IGDB user rating (90 ratings)
4.5h
to beat · completionist 5.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

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

Rusty Lake: Roots is a point-and-click adventure puzzle video game developed and published by Dutch studio Rusty Lake. It was published on October 20, 2016 on Steam and released for Windows, iOS, Android and macOS. The game is the second one in its series, and is centred around the origins of the Vanderboom family and each of its members, living near the Rusty Lake over several generations in 19th-20th centuries.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 197 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 746 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~93/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 228k–546k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,106 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-67%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.99-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at GOG (2019-11-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 38 of 47 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21321320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

898392026-08-06 23:00 — 40 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 140 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 145 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 149 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 140 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 140 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 139 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 55 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 139 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 180 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 86 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 91 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 190 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 198 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 290 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 123 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 663 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 898 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 241 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 383 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 696 players2026-08-22 21:00 — 235 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 274 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 501 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 181 players2026-08-28 04:00 — 219 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 392 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 197 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$3.99$0.992016-10-212026-08-302016-10-21 — best price $2.992017-02-02 — best price $2.992017-09-21 — best price $2.992018-01-11 — best price $1.492018-06-21 — best price $1.492018-11-15 — best price $2.242019-04-08 — best price $2.992019-07-12 — best price $2.992019-11-12 — best price $2.992020-01-02 — best price $2.992020-03-30 — best price $2.992020-10-17 — best price $2.992021-01-04 — best price $2.992021-06-24 — best price $1.492021-11-01 — best price $2.992022-03-12 — best price $2.992022-07-07 — best price $2.992022-11-29 — best price $2.992023-04-18 — best price $2.992023-07-04 — best price $2.992023-11-16 — best price $1.492024-02-20 — best price $1.492024-05-16 — best price $2.992024-11-04 — best price $3.992025-01-24 — best price $1.492025-04-30 — best price $1.352025-09-11 — best price $2.992025-11-06 — best price $1.792026-01-05 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $1.022026-06-01 — best price $0.992026-08-10 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1202026-08-29 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 5 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

16
achievements tracked
86.7%
earned "Plant a Tree"
62%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,98840%16

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

Player tags

2DDarkIndieHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

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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