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Rusty Lake: Roots
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Clever puzzle design” (39 of 97 reviews) and “Generational family mystery unfolds” (38); the most common complaint is “Some puzzles need guide” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“This game is as fun as it is weird, and it is very strange. it, along with their other games, give off a The Shining, Twin peaks kind of vibe (im pretty sure its heavily inspired by the latter) which i LOVE. if your…”
“- Worth it for Rusty lake fan (especially during sale of coursexD) - The thing worth mentioning for this one is game doesn't "end" when you get to the final stage. once you think you finish all stages. There will be…”
38 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“Each generation inherits something no one meant to leave behind.”
11 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“bought this game along with the other Rusty Lake games, thoroughly enjoyed it. beautiful art style, with a deep dark story, took around 4 hours to complete with all the achievements- some are very easy to miss and…”
“Continuation of Rusty Lake Hotel. This time it is longer and more story-driven. Same cool puzzles and eerie atmosphere. Totally recommended!”
9 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“- Worth it for Rusty lake fan (especially during sale of coursexD) - The thing worth mentioning for this one is game doesn't "end" when you get to the final stage. once you think you finish all stages. There will be…”
“Lovely little game made by a small game producer. Goes to show what someone can do when they have a vision, patience and artistic talent even without a giant studio behind them. The game is dark, fun and challenging in…”
“Puzzles were actually pretty challenging. I like that some of them got me stumped for a while. Love games that challenge me, puzzles are always amazing. One of my favorites from this series.”
8 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“bought this game along with the other Rusty Lake games, thoroughly enjoyed it. beautiful art style, with a deep dark story, took around 4 hours to complete with all the achievements- some are very easy to miss and…”
“I hadn't played any of the Roots games before, so I gave this one a shot. It was fun for the 6ish hours (overall) that it took me to complete...once I figured out how to play. Interesting puzzles. Some puzzles did get…”
“Continuation of Rusty Lake Hotel. This time it is longer and more story-driven. Same cool puzzles and eerie atmosphere. Totally recommended!”
7 of the 97 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I hadn't played any of the Roots games before, so I gave this one a shot. It was fun for the 6ish hours (overall) that it took me to complete...once I figured out how to play. Interesting puzzles. Some puzzles did get…”
“Very good story Interesting concept I really love the lore of this game I also love how theres no hints for stuff (Like “asking for help” or smth) The dev is just “watch the walkthrough lol” Yes, im very stupid”
“I really enjoyed this lille puzzle mystery – 8 hours total to complete, at a non-rushed pace. The puzzles ramped up in difficulty along the way, and by the last 4 puzzles, I admit I had to cheat and look a couple of…”
7 of the 97 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“this is one ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up family man”
“this game is absolute peak but also made me wanna shoot myself.”
5 of the 97 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Out of all of the rusty lake premium games, this one is my absolute favorite. The way the story and levels are structured in this one like a family tree with branches you can explore in a non-linear fashion. The puzzle…”
“This game is vague, mysterious and creepy, with an entire plot being told without words, and i like it. Most puzzles are fun and their logics are interesting, there's only a handful that i'd say are good, but boring,…”
“I slowly started to find this game infuriating. I have always enjoyed and point and click and I've played a rusty lake before but I found the mechanics lacking. Where I'd solved a puzzle nothing would happen and I'd…”
4 of the 97 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I love these games, but the alchemy part was buggy and annoying, had to cheese it really. Overall this game was pretty buggy, compared to the other ones.”
“This game is vague, mysterious and creepy, with an entire plot being told without words, and i like it. Most puzzles are fun and their logics are interesting, there's only a handful that i'd say are good, but boring,…”
“hey guys, i totally love rusty lake games, I've already played cube paradox and samara's room, but there is one problem that keeps happening with me, i can't get any achievements idk why :( i played those games for like…”
3 of the 97 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 97 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Akin to the point and click horror flash games of new grounds and armor games, this game recreates the nostalgia of having to click random stuff to find what you're looking for. lol PROS + Really eerie artstyle and the game's highlight. Made me stay because of how weird and…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“being 81 and liking this type game, I would highly recommend it for people enjoying quiet, gentle puzzles with an interesting story line!!”
— a player, Steam review · 83 hrs played“I love all rusty lake games, each and every spectacle keeps you entertained and has wonderfully riddles puzzles.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 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 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Point & Click · Indie · Adventure · Psychological Horror · Horror · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Hidden Object · 2D · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Dutch, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | http://www.rustylake.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7,8, 10 Processor: 1.8 Ghz Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space