Rusty Lake Paradise

Point-and-click puzzles on an island struck by ten plagues

Rusty Lake · Released Jan 11, 2018

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 7,631
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 115 in 30 days
Playing now: 119; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Rusty Lake Paradise?

A single-player point-and-click adventure set on Paradise Island, where Jakob returns after his mother's unexplained death. You solve puzzles tied to the ten plagues, search for her hidden memories, and take part in family rituals to stop the plagues.

For you if...

+you enjoy eerie mysteries involving strange family rituals
+you like puzzles that call for lateral thinking

Not for you if...

−you prefer puzzles with clear, conventional solutions
−you want a lighthearted story without disturbing imagery

What players say

95% of 7,631 reviews are positive · 93% of 115 in the last 30 days

Players praise the eerie atmosphere, artwork, music, and inventive puzzles. The most common complaints are unintuitive puzzles, particularly near the end, and tedious clicking between locations.

Screenshots and trailer

Rusty Lake Paradise system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish.