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Cube Escape: Paradox

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.

Released Sep 20, 2018 Developer Rusty Lake Platforms Windows · Mac PuzzleFree to PlayPsychological HorrorPoint & ClickMystery
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

97.3%positive10,554 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Definately one of my favorite games in the franchise :3”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

258playing at last check
25824-hour peak
1,828all-time peak
0 500 1k 2019 2021 2023 2025 735 avg · Sep 2018

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.

28achievements
8.4%median completion
4.4%rarest: Paradise
74.7% of players 58.3% of players 53.8% of players 51.7% of players 50.9% of players 49.2% of players 17.2% of players 16.8% of players 16.8% of players 16.6% of players 15.7% of players 15.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.5% of players 8.4% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 74.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.7%Wooden Cube — Extra Achievement - Chapter 1
58.3%Iron Cube — Extra Achievement - Chapter 1
53.8%Escape The Mind — Extra Achievement - Chapter 1
Rarest badges of honor
4.4%Paradise — Secret achievement - Chapter 2
4.7%The right place — Secret achievement - Chapter 2
4.8%Dale's Journey Continues — Extra Achievement - Chapter 2

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
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

Apr 21, 2026
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

Mar 19, 2026
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

Dec 18, 2025
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:

Oct 27, 2025
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsPuzzle · Free to Play · Psychological Horror · Point & Click · Mystery · Singleplayer · Escape Room · Indie · Horror · Multiplayer · Adventure · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish *
Achievements28
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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