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Rusty Lake: Roots

Point-and-click puzzle adventure tracing a family's dark history

Rusty Lake · Released Oct 20, 2016

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 8,993
Recent reviews
Very Positive
97% of 80 in 30 days
Players
90
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 30, 2026
Minimum PC
Direct X 9.0c compatible
1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Rusty Lake: Roots?

This single-player point-and-click adventure follows James Vanderboom's family after he plants a strange seed at his inherited home. Inspect scenes and solve puzzles across more than 33 levels to unlock portraits on a family tree.

For you if...

  • +you like mysteries told through connected family chapters
  • +you enjoy dark humor alongside unsettling horror imagery

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer lighter stories without horror or occult themes
  • −you dislike searching scenes for objects and clues

What players say

97% of 8,993 reviews are positive · 97% of 80 in the last 30 days

Players praise the family story, eerie art and music, and puzzles they find challenging but manageable. Others say some solutions feel illogical or require too much random clicking. One player reports bugs that block progress in later levels.

Players over time

▼ -7% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 118 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202690
Nov 6, 202663
Nov 5, 202664
Nov 4, 202661
Nov 3, 202657
Nov 2, 202672
Nov 1, 2026102
Oct 31, 202673
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Oct 29, 202686
Oct 28, 202671
Oct 27, 202672
Oct 26, 202658
Oct 25, 202676
Oct 24, 202647
Oct 23, 202629
Oct 22, 202639
Oct 21, 202649
Oct 20, 202645
Oct 19, 202646
Oct 18, 202659
Oct 17, 202648
Oct 16, 202664
Oct 15, 202653
Oct 14, 202659
Oct 13, 202659
Oct 12, 202663
Oct 11, 202668
Oct 10, 202688
Oct 9, 202677
Oct 8, 202676
Oct 7, 202662
Oct 6, 202681
Oct 5, 202680
Oct 4, 202686
Oct 3, 202682
Oct 2, 202664
Oct 1, 202669
Sep 30, 202657
Sep 29, 202664
Sep 28, 202659
Sep 27, 202653
Sep 26, 202676
Sep 25, 202673
Sep 24, 202671
Sep 23, 2026118
Sep 23, 202661
Sep 22, 202655
Sep 21, 202668

How many players finish Rusty Lake: Roots?

62% of Steam players have unlocked «Rebirth», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Rusty Lake: Roots system requirements

Minimum: Direct X 9.0c compatible, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7,8, 10
Processor
1.8 Ghz Processor
Graphics
Direct X 9.0c compatible video card
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Rusty Lake: Roots have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Rusty Lake: Roots run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
16
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Dutch, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish.

Does Rusty Lake: Roots use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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