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Samsara Room

Rusty Lake · 2020-04-29

SteamGOG

AdventureFree To PlayIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 29, 2020 (Android), Apr 29, 2020 (Mac), Apr 29, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 29, 2020 (iOS)

You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Samsara Room is an Adventure, Free To Play, Indie game released in 2020, free-to-play, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 10230 reviews).

23
playing now
97%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (63 ratings)
1.9h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 1.9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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

Samsara Room trailer thumbnail

Samsara Room - Official Trailer

≈344,106 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 635 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~79/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 29,024 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Current store prices

GOG$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 48 of 48 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.6k1.6k20202026Week of 2020-04-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,573 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,107 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

100182026-09-15 12:00 — 83 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 26 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 38 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 87 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 34 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 30 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 38 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 38 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 22 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 65 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 37 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 30 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 63 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 71 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 35 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 61 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 69 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 35 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 100 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 44 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 33 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 65 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31317May 2020Aug 2026May 2020 — avg 313 · peak 1,153Jul 2020 — avg 57 · peak 108Sep 2020 — avg 36 · peak 73Nov 2020 — avg 38 · peak 81Jan 2021 — avg 47 · peak 139Mar 2021 — avg 36 · peak 83May 2021 — avg 47 · peak 120Jul 2021 — avg 36 · peak 70Sep 2021 — avg 33 · peak 64Nov 2021 — avg 30 · peak 64Jan 2022 — avg 35 · peak 82Mar 2022 — avg 36 · peak 74May 2022 — avg 30 · peak 68Jul 2022 — avg 24 · peak 49Sep 2022 — avg 17 · peak 43Nov 2022 — avg 35 · peak 90Jan 2023 — avg 31 · peak 62Mar 2023 — avg 22 · peak 53May 2023 — avg 35 · peak 73Jul 2023 — avg 40 · peak 81Sep 2023 — avg 36 · peak 94Nov 2023 — avg 47 · peak 112Jan 2024 — avg 52 · peak 113Mar 2024 — avg 46 · peak 97May 2024 — avg 41 · peak 105Jul 2024 — avg 46 · peak 98Sep 2024 — avg 39 · peak 91Nov 2024 — avg 39 · peak 84Jan 2025 — avg 51 · peak 123Mar 2025 — avg 41 · peak 97May 2025 — avg 97 · peak 364Jul 2025 — avg 45 · peak 95Sep 2025 — avg 36 · peak 84Nov 2025 — avg 40 · peak 99Jan 2026 — avg 44 · peak 103Mar 2026 — avg 47 · peak 116May 2026 — avg 53 · peak 148Jul 2026 — avg 51 · peak 112Aug 2026 — avg 73 · peak 190
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$0.00$0.002020-04-292026-10-152020-04-29 — best price $0.002026-08-29 — best price $0.002026-08-31 — best price $0.002026-09-02 — best price $0.002026-09-04 — best price $0.002026-09-06 — best price $0.002026-09-08 — best price $0.002026-09-10 — best price $0.002026-09-12 — best price $0.002026-09-14 — best price $0.002026-09-16 — best price $0.002026-09-18 — best price $0.002026-09-20 — best price $0.002026-09-22 — best price $0.002026-09-24 — best price $0.002026-09-26 — best price $0.002026-09-28 — best price $0.002026-09-30 — best price $0.002026-10-02 — best price $0.002026-10-04 — best price $0.002026-10-06 — best price $0.002026-10-08 — best price $0.002026-10-10 — best price $0.002026-10-12 — best price $0.002026-10-14 — best price $0.002026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

313482026-05-31 — 97 pageviews2026-06-04 — 48 pageviews2026-06-08 — 101 pageviews2026-06-12 — 58 pageviews2026-06-16 — 60 pageviews2026-06-20 — 48 pageviews2026-06-24 — 78 pageviews2026-06-28 — 76 pageviews2026-07-02 — 78 pageviews2026-07-06 — 78 pageviews2026-07-10 — 65 pageviews2026-07-14 — 79 pageviews2026-07-18 — 73 pageviews2026-07-22 — 72 pageviews2026-07-26 — 73 pageviews2026-07-30 — 70 pageviews2026-08-03 — 83 pageviews2026-08-07 — 79 pageviews2026-08-11 — 83 pageviews2026-08-15 — 313 pageviews2026-08-19 — 251 pageviews2026-08-23 — 202 pageviews2026-08-27 — 217 pageviews2026-08-31 — 105 pageviews2026-09-04 — 129 pageviews2026-09-08 — 95 pageviews2026-09-12 — 111 pageviews2026-09-16 — 108 pageviews2026-09-20 — 98 pageviews2026-09-24 — 84 pageviews2026-09-28 — 83 pageviews2026-10-02 — 89 pageviews2026-10-06 — 79 pageviews2026-10-10 — 70 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

8
achievements tracked
76.5%
earned "A fish"
63.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,56256%8

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

2DIndieShortHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureStory 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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