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Cube Escape: Paradox
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This game has good puzzles, but the race to kill the shadow in the forest at the end of chapter 1 is impossible for me. I went on to play chapter 2 to the end but could not get through the final gate in that forest because the statues had not been placed in the gate to unlock in…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Definately one of my favorite games in the franchise :3”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Played the whole game and here is what I have to say: (TL;DR play it. It's worth it) --Story-- The story is pretty simple after all, but it is still good. The mystery is hidden and instead of narration, you get to solve it by yourself. I want to keep this semi short and free of…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Cube Escape: Paradox Ch.2 is 44% OFF in the Rusty Lake Summer Sale
The Steam Summer Sale begins with a hot wave of discounts at Rusty Lake!No time for summer holidays, you must help Detective Dale escape the mysterious room he finds himself trapped in Cube Escape: Pa
Cube Escape: Paradox Ch.2 is 66% OFF in our Rusty Lake Anniversary Sale 🎊
Happy 11 years of Rusty Lake! 🥳 And what better way to celebrate than with 66% OFF on all our premium titles, and some updates on our upcoming title, Servant of the Lake!Of course, the sale includes C
Cube Escape: Paradox Ch.2 is 40% OFF in the Steam Spring Sale! 🔍
It's time for the much-awaited Steam Spring Sale, which means all our premium games are now 40% OFF 🙌Enjoy an escape room experience investigating a mysterious woman with Dale Vandermeer in Cube Escap
Cube Escape: Paradox Ch.2 is 44% OFF in the Rusty Lake Winter Sale! 🎁
This winter holiday, we invite you to the surreal universe of Rusty Lake, filled with festive discounts of up to 44% OFF on all our premium games, including Chapter 2 of our free-to-play Cube Escape:
Cube Escape: Paradox Ch.2 is 55% OFF during Steam Scream 4 Fest!
Spend some surreal quality time inside the thoughts and memories of Detective Dale in the 2nd chapter of Cube Escape Paradox, now 55% OFF during Steam Scream Fest - alongside all our other premium Rus
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Free to Play · Psychological Horror · Point & Click · Mystery · Singleplayer · Escape Room · Indie · Horror · Multiplayer · Adventure · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.rustylake.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7,8, 10 or later Processor: 1.8 Ghz Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 120 MB available space