Rusty Lake

We are Rusty Lake:

Creators of the praised Cube Escape series and the premium point-and-click adventures Rusty Lake Hotel and award-winning Rusty Lake: Roots.

Dear visitor,

Welcome to Rusty Lake, a surreal place where anything can happen. We offer you the most mysterious game series you'll ever play.

Why not try out our praised Cube Escape series first? Let the cubes guide you the eerie and atmospheric point-and-click adventures with an "escape room" feeling. Currently we have ten Cube Escape games taking place in the Rusty Lake universe. Cube Escape: Paradox is our latest installment which is combined with a short film! Download them for ten on iOS, Android or play on Desktop.

Next to our Cube Escape series we created three premium adventure games with unique story lines taking place in Rusty Lake as well. Serve deadly dinners to five animal-headed guests in Rusty Lake Hotel, expand the bloodline of the Vanderbooms in our award-winning adventure Rusty Lake: Roots or stop the ten plagues on a small island in Rusty Lake Paradise.

On the right, you can find a list of all our games sorted by release date.

On our game portal you can play our free games but also find other adventure, room escape and puzzle games. We selected games with a fascinating story, ambiance or unique game-play made by more forward-looking developers.

Check out our blog, social media or newsletter for new updates and content.

We wish you a pleasant stay in Rusty Lake!

Read more about the studio
  • AwardIndie Prize, Best Narrative Award ‘16
  • AwardTop 10 Google Play Indie Games Contest ‘17
  • AwardPremiere Paradox - A Rusty Lake Film @ LIFF '18
  • Award"Most Inventive" App nomination Google Play Awards ‘18
  • AwardFinalist Google Play Indie Games Contest ‘20

The White Door – New Release Date

The White Door – New Release Date

Dear fans,

unfortunately due personal circumstances we have to postpone the release date of The White Door to January 9. The past weeks we were unable to work as we are used too, leaving no other option to take a bit more time.

We strongly believe delaying the game will be better for our wellbeing but also the quality of the game, as we would normally crunch the last 4 weeks to the release date (and the weeks after). Not releasing any game this year makes us sad, but knowing what awesome projects we have in the pipeline, we are sure we will not let you down next year.

Thanks for your support!

Ps. If you want to pre-order, please check here.

48 responses to “The White Door – New Release Date”

  1. bluepearl says:

    omg ! (/_・…)
    but the expectations are rising!

  2. leukocrow says:

    that’s not the matter
    I can wait, I can handle it

  3. GAVIN WIGG says:

    Hope everything is okay now. Thanks for the update!

  4. Manu says:

    You can’t do this to me 🙁

  5. Monkey says:

    That’s my birthday! What a wonderful present! I’m sad for the delay, but I’m happy to wait if it means you don’t push yourselves. Thank you for all your hard work!

  6. Kristine says:

    Your collective overall health, physically and mentally, is far more important. Us fans can wait!

  7. Mr.Wang says:

    It’ s okay.As long as you continue to work,and keep releaseing new works.We all will wait for you.

  8. Brandy says:

    I really enjoy the Cube Escape series and I believe the new one, The White Door, is well worth waiting for! Take your time, and I hope you all are doing well!

  9. kafuka says:

    waiting for new game.

  10. Eduardo says:

    Nothing is more important than health and wellbeing. If you are healthy, both physicaly and mentaly, you can achieve anything you want. Take care and keep up the good work!! Best wishes from Brazil.

  11. Patience says:

    Self care is absolutely essential, take all the time you need. Thank you for your unsettling yet intriguing work so far!

  12. Eugenio says:

    Just consider that I do not know for how much time I’ll be able to maintain the hype with my children…

  13. Lee says:

    Take your time and take care of yourselves — your results are always worth the wait!

  14. Ammon says:

    Sad to hear about this because I have been waiting for the release since the announcement of the White Door. But we will wait if the delay could bring a more completed work for the Rusty Lake. Thank you for always being providing us with excellent works. Wait for you.

  15. Cordelia says:

    Welp, I’ll just update my calendar reminder, then. I’m glad you’re taking time that you clearly need.

  16. CCheukKa says:

    No problem!
    I am still as excited as always for a new Rusty Lake game, no matter how long I’ll have to wait.
    Love your games ❤️❤️

  17. marta says:

    I am sorry for you, if you are delayed for personal reasons, it must not be a simple situation. good luck to all.M

  18. f says:

    I can’t wait!
    I counted days…
    Its so bothering, can you understand our situation?
    I don’t think so!

  19. Sidse Neumers says:

    Noooo ? i look in Play store every single day, for it

  20. Kitty says:

    No need to worry, a lot of us understand the stress of deadlines XD
    Take all the time your team needs to recover.
    More time means more improvement for projects, so I know that once it comes out it’ll be great.
    Good luck and take care!

  21. Rizeli says:

    Dont worry, I will wait for your next game! Dont push any games out earlier just because you want to release it on the date you said you would release. Take your time and release another great game I can sincerly enjoy!

  22. Richard Topham says:

    I enjoy every game you make. So waiting a little longer isn’t gonna hurt.

  23. Corrie Buerger says:

    Take care of yourselves first, it’ll be worth the wait. I admire and respect those genius minds of yours and I can’t even imagine everything each of you put into this game! Do what you gotta do, your fans will still be here regardless. I appreciate you guys.

  24. Ryan B says:

    Don’t ever feel bad for taking care of yourselves. Your games are amazing, and you’re a small team. I don’t think any of us will mind waiting until 2020 to play it, and I hope you all get some well deserved rest and relaxation <3

  25. May says:

    Can’t wait. Rusty lake is my favorite game series, I have played roots 5 times already and I can’t get enough of it!

  26. Israel says:

    You’re killing me!! I can only replay every game so many times. I need my fix!

  27. Elaine says:

    No worries. I hope things get better for all of the team. Thank you for the notice and will wait for your next update. ?

  28. Matt says:

    Hope everything is okay! I’m so anxious for the game, but happy to wait as I know you all will make it great!

  29. Louis Stuart says:

    Hi Harvey,
    Have you got any plans to redistribute the first nine Cube Escape games on Steam? The Adobe Flash plugin will be unsupported soon, so we may have trouble playing these games online.

  30. Hong says:

    Lustylake knows how to make fans fussy..?
    Janu…a…ry……..9th…Whit….e…door…(putting on calendar)?
    Always missing you lustylake!

  31. Derek says:

    Major bummer dudes.

  32. Monkey says:

    Please know that all the complaints here are meant to be expressions of love for your wonderful games! (And if they’re not, those people can go suck an egg.) We know that you work very hard to bring us quality products, so we don’t want you to get burnt out. Take your time, your fans can and will wait. 🙂

  33. Bruno says:

    I just completed Chapter 1, Cube Paradox, the 10th in the series it appears but somehow ended up starting with this one as my first. I must say it’s amazing work that truly corresponds to my style of game and I instantly bought chapter 2 as well as downloaded all the cubes and extra paid apps of the genre. I’m now going back to the very first game before I complete chapter 2, just in case it affects a greater story line that I’m unaware of, but I’ll be thrilled even if there’s no link between them if they keep me this intrigued. All that said, I can certainly wait a bit as I appreciate the other titles. Best Wishes to the team!

  34. talko says:

    i love all your games and the short movie! i will wait as long as it takes! thank you all for your hard work! honestly this is my favorite game!

  35. Rai says:

    ?????? but what matters is for everyone to feel their best. Regardless I’m supporting all of your future endeavors.

  36. J says:

    Noooooo….
    I waited too much!

  37. Steph says:

    Your games are so amazing that us true fans dont mind waiting a tad bit longer for a new release. Good luck these next few months and hope all is well! Signing off as an anxious die hard rusty lake fan! You guys rock!!!!

  38. jessijulia says:

    Sending love to the team from two huge fans, thanks for making amazing things! starting the new year off with the white door is sure to make 2020 a great year 🙂

    -JLx2

  39. UnintentionallyLeftBlank says:

    Sad for the delay…But we can wait. PATIENTLY. Take your time and stay well.

  40. Lindsay says:

    I am a huge fan but I will say I’m a little disappointed about the delay of this game. January can not come soon enough. The anticipation is real?

  41. Jerry Smith says:

    shut up and take my money

  42. Bert says:

    Oh man this is KILLING me! But this isn’t about me—it is about doing what YOU need to do to be physically and mentally rested. Know that there are many of us devoted fans who love your work and will wait as long as necessary for a fantastic game! However, you truly are killing me, Smalls! All my best!

  43. Ric says:

    I don’t want to see my favorite series getting crunched, so it’s a good thing to see you guys taking care of their members well-being.

  44. Israel says:

    I can only play EVERY other Rusty Lake game so many time!

  45. Risu says:

    Thank you for not crunching! I will wait patiently & excitedly!

  46. Trie says:

    Take care of yourselves! We’ll be here when you’re ready to release. Looking forward to another stellar product from your studio.

Leave a Reply to J Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER