Cube Escape: Paradox

Surreal point-and-click escape-room mystery with increasingly difficult puzzles

Rusty Lake · Released Sep 20, 2018

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 12K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 115 in 30 days
Playing now: 131; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Cube Escape: Paradox?

A single-player point-and-click puzzle adventure set in an ominous room. As detective Dale Vandermeer, you examine objects and solve puzzles to escape and recover lost memories. It has two chapters with multiple endings; the first is free, while the second is paid.

For you if...

+you enjoy challenging point-and-click puzzles and escape rooms
+you like eerie, claustrophobic settings and psychological horror
+you prefer surreal mysteries with cryptic storytelling

Not for you if...

−you dislike obscure puzzles that may require a guide
−you want a fully free story without paid chapters
−you prefer clear explanations over surreal, cryptic storytelling

What players say

97% of 12,241 reviews are positive · 97% of 115 in the last 30 days

Players praise the eerie atmosphere, distinctive art, and challenging escape-room puzzles. The most common complaint is that later puzzles can feel obtuse or tedious and push players toward guides; some also dislike that the free first chapter ends on a cliffhanger and continuing requires the paid second chapter.

Screenshots and trailer

Cube Escape: Paradox 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
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 120 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 28
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
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.