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Rusty Lake Paradise

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

Rusty Lake · Released Jan 11, 2018

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 7,744
Recent reviews
Very Positive
88% of 70 in 30 days
Players
89
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Jan 14, 2018
Minimum PC
Direct X 9.0c compatible
0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

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 7,744 reviews are positive · 88% of 70 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.

Players over time

▲ +20% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 119 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202689
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Nov 4, 202677
Nov 3, 202684
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Nov 1, 2026113
Oct 31, 2026105
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Oct 24, 202657
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Oct 21, 202660
Oct 20, 202648
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Oct 17, 202665
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Oct 15, 202647
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Oct 13, 202656
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Oct 11, 202678
Oct 10, 202664
Oct 9, 202661
Oct 8, 202673
Oct 7, 202670
Oct 6, 202666
Oct 5, 202677
Oct 4, 202687
Oct 3, 202673
Oct 2, 202671
Oct 1, 202661
Sep 30, 202666
Sep 29, 202648
Sep 28, 202651
Sep 27, 202684
Sep 26, 202664
Sep 25, 202651
Sep 24, 202669
Sep 23, 2026119
Sep 23, 202639
Sep 22, 202654
Sep 21, 202653

How many players finish Rusty Lake Paradise?

16% of Steam players have unlocked «Paradise Will Rise Again!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Rusty Lake Paradise system requirements

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

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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

Does Rusty Lake Paradise have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Rusty Lake Paradise run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish.

Does Rusty Lake Paradise 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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