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Rusty Lake Paradise
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“As someone who's a fan of these types of games, I will say that I definitely enjoyed this one. The music was excellent and the gameplay and story were both wonderful, though I will say that some of the puzzles were a…”
“I do recommend this game because it IS a quality game with good puzzles, artwork, and storyline. But to be honest I'm personally not really enjoying this one the way I have many other Rusty Lake games like Hotel,…”
25 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“As a Rusty Lake enjoyer, this was absolutely without a doubt the worst entry in the franchise (at least that I've played so far) which I didn't think was possible after the white door but here we are. I hated how…”
14 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“As someone who's a fan of these types of games, I will say that I definitely enjoyed this one. The music was excellent and the gameplay and story were both wonderful, though I will say that some of the puzzles were a…”
“Rusty lake you never disappoint. I can understand how the puzzles can be difficult if this is around your first game from the series. If it is, you'll end up in a gameplay guide, and that can break the experience for…”
“I do recommend this game because it IS a quality game with good puzzles, artwork, and storyline. But to be honest I'm personally not really enjoying this one the way I have many other Rusty Lake games like Hotel,…”
7 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“I replay it once a few years, I like it”
“This game oozes an addictive type of eeriness that keeps you coming back. Such a fun and refreshing game to play when you're tired of FPS shooters or wtv the hell you play. Highly recommend, and yes the puzzles can be…”
“it's a fun puzzle game >3< i like the vibe and as someone who's not good at puzzles i didn't really struggle (at times lol) ill totally give other rusty lakes a try:3”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this.
“Rusty lake you never disappoint. I can understand how the puzzles can be difficult if this is around your first game from the series. If it is, you'll end up in a gameplay guide, and that can break the experience for…”
“This game oozes an addictive type of eeriness that keeps you coming back. Such a fun and refreshing game to play when you're tired of FPS shooters or wtv the hell you play. Highly recommend, and yes the puzzles can be…”
“it's a fun puzzle game >3< i like the vibe and as someone who's not good at puzzles i didn't really struggle (at times lol) ill totally give other rusty lakes a try:3”
12 of the 67 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“As a Rusty Lake enjoyer, this was absolutely without a doubt the worst entry in the franchise (at least that I've played so far) which I didn't think was possible after the white door but here we are. I hated how…”
“This was an amazing experience in testing a human being's patience and ability to stay calm under stress. The puzzles were fantastic at being so mindnumbingly infuriating that my vocal cords were hurt by the sheer…”
“As someone who's a fan of these types of games, I will say that I definitely enjoyed this one. The music was excellent and the gameplay and story were both wonderful, though I will say that some of the puzzles were a…”
5 of the 67 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 67 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Saw it on sale and got curious. Rusty Lake Paradise is a genuinely eerie little gem. The spooky atmosphere hooked me immediately and kept me glued. It's the kind of creepy that feels cozy rather than scary, if that…”
“Rusty lake you never disappoint. I can understand how the puzzles can be difficult if this is around your first game from the series. If it is, you'll end up in a gameplay guide, and that can break the experience for…”
“This entire series is just great. This one started off pretty easy but then i did get stumped a few times at on the last chapters. 10/10”
4 of the 67 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“As a Rusty Lake enjoyer, this was absolutely without a doubt the worst entry in the franchise (at least that I've played so far) which I didn't think was possible after the white door but here we are. I hated how…”
“another good rusty lake to know about the events in roots/hotel but god why is every game not having their achiviements not awarding propely? (also be careful as this game has a lot of unsettling scenes, to me chapter 8…”
“Love the game, I literally grew up with this. But, I recently bought the games here, and I got all the Paradise achievements but they wont show up on Steam :( SOme people have the same problem since 2023 and they wont…”
3 of the 67 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Saw it on sale and got curious. Rusty Lake Paradise is a genuinely eerie little gem. The spooky atmosphere hooked me immediately and kept me glued. It's the kind of creepy that feels cozy rather than scary, if that…”
Counted across 67 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The water is calm, but the shores remember everything.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“unsettling game which is cool, some puzzles were straight up annoying, deadahh to get all the achievements i just pulled up an yt vid. but the game is fine, as its an indie point n click game, i would buy the other rusty lakes games just for the lore”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“This game is, as every Rusty Lake title, good. It's relatively short, ~2-3 hours to finish and ~4-5 to 100%, and, personally, i think this is the easiest Rusty Lake game i've played up until now (compared to CE: Collection, Hotel and Roots). The atmosphere is weird and a bit…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Rusty Lake: Paradise 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 R
Rusty Lake: Paradise is 40% OFF in the Steam Spring Sale!
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Steam Daily Deal: Rusty Lake Paradise is 80% OFF!
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Point & Click · Indie · Adventure · Psychological Horror · Horror · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Mystery · 2D · Story Rich · Escape Room (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 50 |
| 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 Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 100 MB available space