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Rusty Lake: Roots cover art

Rusty Lake: Roots

Rusty Lake · 2016-10-20

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Rusty Lake: Roots is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 9176 reviews).

166
playing now
97%
positive of 9.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

166 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Rusty Lake: Roots trailer thumbnail

Rusty Lake: Roots Official Trailer

≈358,563 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 166 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 4% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 232k–556k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,261 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99

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 80 of 87 observed days · $2.00 above the 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

292442026-09-14 21:00 — 80 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 116 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 240 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 81 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 127 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 184 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 93 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 84 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 160 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 98 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 62 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 122 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 136 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 45 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 214 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 216 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 62 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 142 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 252 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 79 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 176 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 186 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 60 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 166 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
26317Oct 2016Aug 2026Oct 2016 — avg 123 · peak 295Feb 2017 — avg 17 · peak 34Jun 2017 — avg 38 · peak 122Oct 2017 — avg 25 · peak 101Feb 2018 — avg 48 · peak 108Jun 2018 — avg 34 · peak 96Oct 2018 — avg 44 · peak 103Feb 2019 — avg 30 · peak 67Jun 2019 — avg 26 · peak 74Oct 2019 — avg 21 · peak 52Feb 2020 — avg 61 · peak 171Jun 2020 — avg 46 · peak 106Oct 2020 — avg 49 · peak 201Feb 2021 — avg 64 · peak 146Jun 2021 — avg 50 · peak 152Oct 2021 — avg 34 · peak 87Feb 2022 — avg 52 · peak 123Jun 2022 — avg 46 · peak 117Oct 2022 — avg 40 · peak 90Feb 2023 — avg 51 · peak 105Jun 2023 — avg 50 · peak 113Oct 2023 — avg 108 · peak 315Feb 2024 — avg 66 · peak 147Jun 2024 — avg 66 · peak 194Oct 2024 — avg 53 · peak 164Feb 2025 — avg 61 · peak 127Jun 2025 — avg 94 · peak 268Oct 2025 — avg 83 · peak 242Feb 2026 — avg 122 · peak 460Jun 2026 — avg 96 · peak 252Aug 2026 — avg 263 · peak 966
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$3.99$0.992016-10-212026-10-142016-10-21 — 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 $1.992026-09-02 — best price $0.992026-09-10 — best price $2.992026-09-18 — best price $0.992026-09-26 — best price $0.992026-10-04 — best price $0.992026-10-12 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5342026-08-17 — 23 pageviews2026-08-19 — 35 pageviews2026-08-21 — 33 pageviews2026-08-23 — 28 pageviews2026-08-25 — 53 pageviews2026-08-27 — 38 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-08-31 — 26 pageviews2026-09-02 — 24 pageviews2026-09-04 — 15 pageviews2026-09-06 — 19 pageviews2026-09-08 — 7 pageviews2026-09-10 — 15 pageviews2026-09-12 — 14 pageviews2026-09-14 — 11 pageviews2026-09-16 — 12 pageviews2026-09-18 — 7 pageviews2026-09-20 — 9 pageviews2026-09-22 — 12 pageviews2026-09-24 — 4 pageviews2026-09-26 — 15 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-09-30 — 20 pageviews2026-10-02 — 26 pageviews2026-10-04 — 19 pageviews2026-10-06 — 14 pageviews2026-10-08 — 30 pageviews2026-10-09 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DDarkIndieHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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