Eerie, surreal atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game felt like living a dream you half remember ... strange, quiet, and a bit haunting.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Rusty Lake2020Point & Click · Puzzle · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, free, surreal Rusty Lake escape-room puzzler with strong atmosphere and creative puzzles. Skip it if you hate obscure moon-logic puzzles.
Great for
Fans of surreal escape-room puzzles and newcomers wanting a free entry into Rusty Lake
Main risk
Cryptic, illogical puzzles that push you to a walkthrough, and very short runtime
What players love
Creative, clever puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I really loved the creativity behind the puzzles and generally felt very rewarded when I solved them.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Short, satisfying length
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A short, weird, and very enjoyable puzzle game you can finish in one sitting (1–2 hours).”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Free and great intro to Rusty Lake
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I think this is a great entry point to the works of the Rusty Lake studio. It’s free, short in length, and the puzzles aren’t too difficult.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Fitting soundtrack and art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The hand-drawn art and soundtrack fit the dreamlike setting perfectly”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Secret ending and lore ties
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“2 fantastic endings that connect the game very interestingly to the other Rusty Lake games”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Obscure, illogical puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The puzzles are illogical. For example, you have to click on a cat and then knock on the door twice to get matches.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Confusing, meaningless story
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“shi way too confusing i have no idea what's going on the whole game...”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Boring and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“One of the most boring, repetitive and illogical games I ever played.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Can get soft-locked, bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“You shouldn't need to reset your game and completely start over if you miss a clue.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Achievements not registering
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“There is a bug where the game does not register achievements.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Secrets require outside info (ARG/social media)
Mentioned in ~1 in 59 negative reviews
“requiring external information is a cardinal sin. Expecting us to somehow just know to comb through the dev's social media for clues is absurd.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified120 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1 or better
Processor2 GHz Intel i5 or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage120 MB available space
OSWindows 7 SP1 or better
Processor2 GHz Intel i5 or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage120 MB available space
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