The White Door

I've been playing through the rusty lake games in order to attempt to put together the story. After so many games of hard puzzles, this felt like a nice break. Still challenging at parts, but the entire vibe was much calmer, while still having the rusty lake style. It works as a stand alone, as well as part of the whole story, with little nods to other events throughout that are enough to notice, but not enough to detract from the experience. Truly a great little game.

Way too short for a $3.50 game. I know there's a bonus basement level, but the main story is still way too short and ends extremely abruptly. For over $3 I expected to get a nice amount of gameplay and instead it took me about 2 hours to get through. The a full gameplay is engrossing and unique. The split screen experience is really cool and makes the world feel bigger. It was entertaining, challenging, and fun, but it just didn't last very long.

A very rare miss from Rusty lake. Like many fans, I've played through all their games and love the continuation of mini story arcs. The issue I had with this was just the complete lack of challenge. I've enjoyed "walking" games like Firewatch but this didn't capture me in the same way. The storyline is too bizarre to work with the jarring of mini puzzles that aren't puzzling. Sorry guys, I know you put a lot of hard work in to this, and the dual screen concept is great, but it needs a challenge!

I am a big rusty lake fun but this game wasn't my favorite. I like the new layout, the story and the graphics very much. I love how it relates to the previous games. BUT I thought the riddles were extremely easy, it was basically just like following an interactive story and not actually solving anything. It's not that I regret paying for it, but I hope that I will love the next one more. Much respect for the team! ❤

Big fan of the rusty lake series. Great puzzles, immense fun and an engaging, brilliant storyline. White Door falls way, way short. Novel idea but it's essentially a rather dull 'point and click' story rather than a game. Maybe the team just set the bar high (or maybe I had really high expectations!) with the other games but this one just falls short for me and won't be replayed. I'm genuinely gutted to be leaving a review like this.

Addition to previous (hope it's still visible to creators). I'm in 2 minds. As a stand alone escape game it'd be rather boring. But being a fan I like the narrative and the ambience. This game is dependant on the series, hard to appreciate on its own, it's for fans only. Unlike the older ones, this one is not a “wow!” game, it's about meditation, drifting by than facing challenges. I've gone thru some levels even twice. Can't say I love it. But certainly trapped, it doesn't let me go.

As a newcomer to the series I must admit I really enjoyed this game. Even though I'm sure I missed some references, the story is quite self explanatory (although tending to surrealism occasionally). Unfolded in several days, the first ones work as an introduction to the mechanics and characters, while the rest shed more and more light on what has happened to our main character. The difficulty of the puzzles progressively increases but it never feels too hard, making overall a great experience.

I love Rusty Lake. I do feel this is a weaker title from them, but I still really enjoyed it. (Hence still 5 stars) Less dark than usual and the puzzles felt much easier than previous titles.(disclaimer: I have not unlocked all achievements yet. So I could be missing some challenging puzzles) While I feel it is a step backwards in difficulty and mood, it definitely is a step forward in narrative and story telling. I hope their next title finds a better balance. I'd be willing to pay much more.

Not as good as other Rusty Lake games. Although there were some interesting aspects (being allowed to interact with the text that was displaying on the screen), I found the controls to be somewhat clunky. And the storyline was not as good as other Rusty Lake games. It was annoying when you would be asked to drive something off the screen and you did and there was a huge paws for it to actually register that it was off the screen for you could move forward in the game. I would still buy it.

Another wonderful, beautiful, and fulfilling game from the awesome folks at Rusty Lake. I really liked the split-screen experience. It made the game feel more like a narrative driven tech demo, but it felt good and I always appreciate developers trying something new. My only gripe is that some of the sliding or dragging segments didn't work very well, and it's a little ambiguous how you're supposed to interact with some puzzles. But still a wonderful game!

For a Rusty Lake game it's fairly simple, and a bit of an odd choice to charge for. It feels like a mild starter to the surrealist stew that is the Cube Escape universe, not like it's aimed at those who're already neck deep in it. The puzzles aren't too intuitive, so there are challenges, but in the limited space of each area the "click everything" approach is bound to get results.

I expected a puzzle game with some psychedelic story behind it . But what i got was a simple interactive story told in a beautiful way full of deep themes accompanied with some simple puzzles (and often recycled from their previous titles). Still, this experience is worthwhile and very much deserves its price. I do, however, expected more than a two hour game.

I have had so much fun playing the rusty lake games. This one was awful. The "puzzles" weren't even puzzles. There was nothing challenging to figure out. I finished the whole game in a little over two houra and it was all just storyline filler. There was no "game" to it. Horribly disappointed. Have played all previous games and got all achievements and was anxiously awaiting this release. I like the split screen idea, but you could have done so much better.

I definitely agree with some of the other reviews in that the puzzles are not as challenging as those in other Rusty Lake games. However, the story is interesting (despite being somewhat repetitive) and keeps you thinking after you finish the game. Getting the stars in each level adds to the fun and exposes more of the story as well. Would recommend to other Rusty Lake fans!

Having played all the other Rusty Lake games I found this one a bit underwhelming. The others were fantastic. This is the first one of theirs I've paid for so was expecting much better. The minimalistic line drawings used for the majority of the game felt like lazyness throughout, and most of the puzzles were super easy. There's large parts that don't feel like a game at all but an animated story you have to prod to proceed.

I am a fan of Rusty Lake games, was really looking forward to the new one. It has a , smart and dark feeling of a "classic rusty lake" series, but the new style was bit repetitive, puzzles simple and too minimalistic. Smart, though lacking some challenges during the main game, although achievements are quite tricky. The game is entertaining, great story and the connections to the other games. Loved the alternative ending.

It's different from typical rusty lake escape games. Follows a story and aside from puzzles you have to make the character follow the narrative of the story. I liked it because it made it more interactive than dialogue and not something I've seen before The puzzles weren't that difficult and more like just memory challenges than solving a problem. It was also short. Finished in a few plays over 4 days.

I've been waiting for this game to come out for awhile now and its definitely worth the wait! Everything about it is perfect and wouldn't be disappointed if you've ever played any of the rusty lake, cube escape games. Its definitely different from how they usually make the games which is great! To me it's really more about the story and and less of the actual puzzle solving. I loved the story that came to this and I loved looking for the stars in each chapter!

Too short, lacked mystery. Rusty Lake is usually brillant for posing perplexing puzzles in a totally odd environment. Though I appreciated the narrative approach, I really wanted a reason to stay with it and uncover more mystery with context. Good try, but more substance and content would have been great. And a bit too much walking around to get through a level checking numbers and names, etc. Like a chore, rather than a funky quest.

Another great game by this publisher. It ties into the rusty lake lore and I absolutely love that. And I don't know if I just play too many of these games but I finished in a single sitting. Still a fantastic game! A note to the devs. The dragging mechanic, like when sliding things off screen, is incredibly knacky and you have to get just right otherwise nothing happens. It can really hurt the immersion

Artistically done! I really enjoyed playing it. I think the puzzles are a little too simple as compared to the previous Cube Escape games but I understood that The White Door wanted to emphasize storytelling. I got a bit lost in some controls but the experience is still awesome. I wonder what will happen if I chose fries for dinner twice in a row 😹

Game was ok, but seemed lacking when compared to other Rusty Lakes games. I wouldn't recommend it for the price paid. The story was a bit interesting and there were creative links to other games in series but it felt shallow or incomplete. Most of the actions are just tedious directions instead of really compelling puzzles through the story. I don't think the value of cost versus time/content/challenge is worth it in this instance. Save the money and skip this one.

This is an interesting addition to the Rusty Lake universe, with yet more colour cast onto some familiar themes and characters. For a first time player I don't know if I would have patiently played through each day, but trusting the creators I played on. The puzzles are very simple but tie in to the story in a satisfying way, and it's nice to interact with the animations in order for the tale to progress.

Incredible. Being a huge fan of the Rusty Lake games I was concerned I wouldn't like it after reading the reviews. But I took the plunge and do not regret it! I liken it to paying for an awesome, interactive movie. Game play isn't long, puzzles are not as difficult as previous games, but this is necessary to not detract from the storyline. The experience is fully immersive, loved it. More please!