Rusty Lake: Roots

Rusty Lake: Roots

Released Oct 2016

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

97% positive · 9,238 reviews
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Evaluation

Rusty Lake: Roots launched on October 20, 2016 as a self-contained premium point-and-click adventure — the second entry in the Rusty Lake series. The store description presents it as a complete, standalone experience with a defined 33+ level structure, its own soundtrack, and achievements. There is no indication of any post-launch DLC, expansions, or updates planned specifically for this title. Developer news posts for this game's store page are primarily seasonal discount announcements and cross-promotions for other Rusty Lake titles (such as Underground Blossom, The Past Within, and the upcoming Servant of the Lake). None of these posts communicate any new content coming to Rusty Lake: Roots itself. The Rusty Lake studio remains active and regularly releases new games in the series, but Roots itself has received no post-launch content additions and no further content has ever been announced for it. The game launched as a finished product and has remained complete since its release date.
Evidence
Store description presents Rusty Lake: Roots as a complete standalone adventure with 33+ levels, its own soundtrack, and achievements — no mention of post-launch content or updates.
description · Oct 20, 2016 source content shipped
high
Announcement of Underground Blossom as the next Rusty Lake game, used alongside a Roots discount. Confirms the studio's ongoing output as a series of separate titles rather than updates to existing games.
news post · Apr 25, 2023 source content shipped
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Rusty Lake
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

James Vanderboom's life drastically changes when he plants a special seed in the garden of the house he has inherited. Expand your bloodline by unlocking portraits in the tree of life.

Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by Rusty Lake, the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Key features:

  • Pick-up-and-play: easy to start but hard to put down

  • Unique storyline: experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree

  • More than 33 levels: the biggest Rusty Lake game so far is filled with puzzles

  • Full of suspense and atmosphere: switching from calm to very dark moments

  • Immersive soundtrack: each level has its own theme song and variations

  • Achievements: the tree has more secrets to unravel

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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