Adventure · January 11, 2018
Rusty Lake Paradise (2018)
Jakob, the oldest son of the Eilander family, is returning to Paradise Island after his mother passed away. Since her mysterious death, the island seems cursed by the ten plagues. Find the mother's hidden memories and partake in strange family rituals to stop the plagues. Rusty Lake Paradise is the third premium point-and-click adventure from Rusty Lake, the creators of the Cube Escape series, Rusty Lake Hotel, and Rusty Lake: Roots. Key features: Pick-up-and-play: easy to start but hard to put down Unique storyline: the first adventure game based around the ten plagues of Egypt An unforgettable puzzle experience: each plague brings its own atmosphere, suspense and a variety of Rusty Lake brain teasers Atmospheric graphics: the pastel background paintings are handmade by Dutch painter Johan Scherft Immersive soundtrack: each plague has its own theme song and variations Achievements: the island has more secrets to unravel
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Peer Adventure titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Puzzle · 144
- Point & Click · 119
- Indie · 94
- Adventure · 76
- Psychological Horror · 70
- Horror · 60
- Atmospheric · 56
- Singleplayer · 49
- Mystery · 44
- 2D · 43
- Story Rich · 40
- Escape Room · 32
- Surreal · 26
- Hand-drawn · 25
- Dark · 17
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 5.8k Steam reviews | Top 40% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 95% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 29% |
| Concurrent peak | 111 players | Top 19% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 5 h average | Top 58% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Simplified Chinese
- Danish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Dutch
- Polish
Full audio (2)
- English
- Turkish
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Press Quotes
“It feels like a world that’s sort of like ours, but somewhere down the line took a left turn towards freaky. I really dig it.” Kotaku “The long-running saga of Rusty Lake continues in Rusty Lake: Paradise, and I’m pleased to report this is one of its finest outings.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Rusty Lake Paradise review: Bizarre and brilliant” 4/5 – PCWorld
Reception Metrics
Steam community
95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 5.8k reviews
5.6k positive · 292 negative
Curator recommendations
6.0k
Peak concurrent players
111
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
5h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
50
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 11, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rusty Lake |
| Base price | $2.23 -44% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · http://www.rustylake.com/contact/ |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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