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2016PC, Steam Deck verified97 % positive3.99 €

A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.

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  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lore and world history
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rusty Lake: Roots special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Strangeland

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2021PEGI 12PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified93 % positive12.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Rusty Lake: Roots: dread and tension, puzzles to figure out as well as a dark atmosphere.

A dark point-and-click adventure set in a macabre, surreal carnival that mirrors the protagonist's psyche. Tricky puzzles and an oppressive yet hopeful story drive the experience.

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Underground Blossom

Emotional impact

A surreal Rusty Lake point-and-click puzzler where you solve tasks at metro stations to relive key moments from Laura Vanderboom's life. Quirky puzzles and a melancholic mood define this short, narrative-driven journey.

The White Door

Lore and world history

A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

Sally Face

Emotional impact

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

Servant of the Lake

Lore and world history

A new point-and-click puzzle adventure in the Rusty Lake series, expected to deliver the franchise's dark, surreal atmosphere and intricately layered puzzles. As it is a new release, this rating relies mostly on the series' established style.

Happy Game

Dread and tension

A surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure from Amanita Design in which you wander through a little boy's nightmare. Its disturbing hand-drawn imagery sharply contrasts with the cheerful title.

Pony Island

Dread and tension

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

Sanitarium

Lore and world history

A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

Year Walk

Lore and world history

A short, eerie puzzle adventure rooted in Swedish folklore. You wander a chilling wintry world with a paper-cutout look, solving cryptic puzzles and meeting creatures from legend. Its dense atmosphere and hidden secrets make it stand out.

Cube Escape: Paradox

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short, eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure set in the Rusty Lake universe: as Detective Dale Vandermeer you solve puzzles across two intertwined realities and slowly piece together a strange mystery.

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