Rusty Lake Paradise

I am going to change my review of Paradise after 2 years from 1 to 5 stars and I will explain to you why. Unfortunately, there's a word limit here so I must be very simple. This game is best played on a large screen, and its for more advanced puzzle players. I thoroughly enjoyed solving it now that I had a lot of experience with harder games. I also got it for steam on my Pc and played it with 2 very advanced players as a challenge. 2 years ago it was impossible 4 me to solve and non immersive

This gives you a large dose of information about RL's story. However, addressing the gameplay, there's many puzzles which have no underlying logic. Also, some are more tedious than challenging and the arrows were annoying. I was expecting smth tougher, but by no means I feel like I've wasted my time nor my money. I would and I will play again.

This is one of my favourite games from the rusty Lake series :D I think what would be cool is a hint option, considering a lot of these puzzles can get a bit confusing. But other than that, I really enjoyed this a lot. The puzzles, though a bit difficult at times, are challenging and I really appreciate that :D it gives you a lot of insight into the rusty Lake plot/lore as well! (I especially like the hinted connection to rusty Lake Hotel), overall one of my favourite games!!! :D

I played all rusty lake games except this one and two others. I just finished the third plague in the game and unfortunately I find this is the most boring and repetitive version of the series. Puzzles are not engaging, often meaningless and has no logic to it. Free games were much more interesting. Soundtrack is the only part that keeps up with the quality of the series.

Previous Rusty Lake games have been fantastic. Not sure if there is a bad interaction with my phone, but the control on this one is terrible. Cannot get easy obvious things to trigger, even in the intro. It seems like they increased the specificity of the trigger significantly, which is making it much more difficult to progress. I tried for a while, but I give up. It took about 15 tries to get the latches on the first box in the boat to open. Would appreciate a refund.

All these Rusty Lake games are excellent. This one required a bit more scrolling around between screens than the others which is not my favourite way to play but it is still excellent. Challenging puzzles had me thinking hard and taking notes. I would have liked some way to know how many Achievements to look out for while i was still in the game. I finished with only half of them completed but didn't really see a way to figure out where i missed what. Still 5 stars.

I downloaded a random cube escape game when searching for a "point and click" game, and instantly fell in love with the series. As someone who went to school for creative writing and art, I love the weird story and the art style. Playing through the series has helped my anxiety at night when I can't sleep. Now I've played all the free and premium ones (and I NEVER purchase games or take the time to review apps). Can't wait to see what you come out with next!

I enjoyed this one quite a bit, but it did touch a little too much on my squick factors with some stuff (the outhouse, for instance). I'm used to there being a degree of that in these games, but it felt a little excessive in this one. Other than that, it was an interesting way to tell the story and left me wanting to continue to the next chapter after I completed each one!

Graphics are artful and intriguing. Story can be a bit confusing at times, but the mystery is worth it. Gameplay is fun, demanding and rewarding. Music and SFX are appropriate, but at times annoying. (Both are opt-out.) Kudos to RL for creating a world. You may grow weary of it, or enveloped in it. Beware.

Edit to add, many months later: this is a game I return to over and over. Unique, challenging, beautifully macabre. Well worth buying. Good puzzles, some a bit too difficult (so it was good to have the walkthroughs). The storyline was not as compelling as Roots. But enjoying making my way through all of them.

I ended up binging all the Rusty Lake games. If them all, this is my least favorite, but it's still really good. What I didn't like was how spread out it was. For most Rusty Lake games, the puzzles are compressed into a single space, like a room. But this has a whole map to move through, and the puzzles require a lot of back and forth. Other than that, I liked it. The puzzles varied from easy to difficult and added yet another layer to the Rusty Lake lore.

I love the style and the puzzles are very imaginative. The graphic design paired with the intriguing story line throughout all the games certainly makes you want to keep playing. I appricate the darker elements of these puzzles games too, so original. I've now played all and I'm hoping they develop some more but in the mean time I'm going back to discover achievements I've missed, another great aspect of the game play. Maybe the next games could consider multipul choice/alternate endings?

Although the creepy atmosphere was as good as the other games, I found the puzzles were a lot more tedious, possibly because of the going back and forth aspect in a setting that soon gets old. Would have been great to have an option to jump immediately to the area you need to get to. Some puzzles were more of a chore to complete even when you have the solution (such as matching the flies to the eyes of your sister -makes a bit more sense in context!) Still love Rusty Lake though!

An intriguing game with an incomprehensible narrative that's fun to play. The strange characters are whimsical and add to the enjoyment, and while the puzzles are challenging, they are all solvable. It can take a while to figure out what they require of you. Overall, a solid recommend, on par with others in the Rusty Lakes canon.

I liked the game,but I give 4 stars of 5 only because I got tired of walking here and there along the path,from one building to another,to get clues. Especially the level with constellations. Had to walk the path tens of times to remember them....the rest is great as always. Puzzles are of different levels,some easy,some hard.

Not much to add to what others have said - all games by RL are awesome. Just adding my vote for hints: the walkthrough is great but it gives the solution, whereas I would appreciate the opportunity to figure it out myself. I recall one RL free game where you had the option to watch an add to get a hint (not a solution!) - I wish this we're added to the paid versions as well. Keep up the great work, RL team!

Absolutely amazing!! I've played every single Rusty Lake and Cube Escape games from this developer. The puzzles are challenging (I had to look up a walk through a few times, but that's just me) but it's well worth it for the story and world this team has built with these games. My only real complaint is that I finished them all, so now I have to wait for more. ;)

Been a fan of this series of games for a while now. It took me a long time, but I finally finished Rusty Lake Paradise! Its honestly a great game with a good story (which is full of mystery) and challenging puzzles. I greatly enjoyed the art style of the game as well as the creepy tone throughout. If your not sure this game would be your cup of tea, I recommend playing some of the other (free) Rusty Lake Games so that yoy can get a sample of the challenges and puzzles this game presents.

This is my #2 favorite Rusty Lake game (#1 is Roots). The story is well written and presented. You again get to know this creepy family and their history. My biggest complaint is how much you have to go back and forth through the winding pathways. It's a lot of clicking that takes away from the game play. If the layout were different, it'd easily be 5 stars.

I am obsessed with the Cube/Rusty Lake games but I believe I hit a glitch at Plague 10. I've reset it multiple times and even followed the walk through to see if I was missing a step. The drum puzzle when first started will not show the black stamp of the statues. I did the correct order of the drum per the walk through and the bone will not fall from the string. I'm about to give up because I've done all other puzzles allowed up until this point and it seems I'm stuck. Such a shame.

Compared to Rusty Lake Hotel, this one is a bit more approachable. The puzzles are more numerous and more intuitive. Like before, it's addictive AF. The artwork is minimalist but gorgeous, and the gameplay is highly engaging, despite the "map" being relatively small. It's really quite masterful.

I've purchased all of the rusty lake games on steam, I've loved them all. Great puzzles, challenging, creepy and unusual. I played them from start to finish all at once. Roots and the cube collection are my favorites but I enjoyed hotel as well. This game however severely lacks, easily the weakest due to repetition. One annoying and boring puzzle you have to complete 5 times on EVERY SINGLE PLAGUE. Plague 9 was the worst 😫. But still a huge fan of the developers, just not this game

Gameplay worked well and artwork was exceptional, as usual, but I didn't find the story to be as captivating as Roots or Hotel. The fair amount of repeat-after-me song puzzles got tiresome, and each level seemed more of the same. I finished the game but wouldn't see myself replaying, as I would have with the others.

Loved it. Love the story, the puzzles, the graphics. But I went through the game within a day, only 10 levels. So idk. Either wish it was longer, or wish it was $2 or lower. But I love this company. Yall have awesome games.

Great game. Some of the puzzles were kind of tedious or too amiguous. I had to look up walkthrus a few times. However, overall the game was engaging and most of the puzzles just require some thought and exploration. I don't regret buying it.

Brilliant story, graphics and vibe as always, but the gameplay was a bit tedious (lots of navigation up and down paths that got a bit boring) and the puzzles seemed quite simple compared to others in the series. Still awesome, but just not quite at the usual standard of the other games.

I've played all of the Rusty Lake games and enjoyed them, however this one is the most disappointing. Very straightforward most of the time and puzzles range from inane to outlandish (in a bad way this time). Only a minority of the puzzles is in the sweet spot of challenging and intriquing.