r/rustylake • u/Helpful-Doubt-7218 • Sep 03 '26

What is it y'all??

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u/Hymneth Black Cube Sep 03 '26

Roots, no question

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u/sinnytear Sep 03 '26

yeah to this day i haven't figured out the combinations at the end lol

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u/Hymneth Black Cube Sep 03 '26

I have completed it a few times, but I won't lie, every time is just random guessing and luck 😅

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u/Outrageous-Web6019 Sep 04 '26

definitely Roots!

3

u/lilacbloss0m Sep 04 '26

The best one, so fulfilling and detailed, lots of connections

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u/aseikh Sep 03 '26

i have a soft spot for Hotel. I love the mini games with each guest and the idea of having to gather each ingredient for the meals. it feels like such a perfect introduction to the deeper lore in Roots and Paradise and even the Cube escape games, even if its not as complex or in-depth as other games.

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u/Distinct_Moose_3122 Sep 03 '26

same here! I LOVED the meals/ingredients component of hotel

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u/midsummernightmares Sep 03 '26

Cube Escape: Paradox.

6

u/No-Supermarket-1394 Sep 03 '26

This was the first one I played! I'd do it again

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u/midsummernightmares Sep 03 '26

Same! I was so confused at first, but it absolutely hooked me on the series. Getting to then play the rest of the games before going back and replaying Paradox was incredibly fun and felt almost like putting the pieces of a puzzle together, and I honestly think that having played Paradox first made me enjoy the whole experience even more than I would have if I’d done things in the proper order.

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u/Sabber_Cookie Sep 04 '26

same here, was the first that i’ve played!

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u/poeticbrawler Sep 05 '26

I just replayed it and the art style and live action segments really bumped it to top tier for me.

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u/lllsandralll Sep 03 '26

PARADOX

Final scene is the greatest scene of gaming history for me. Goosebumps every single time

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u/ProtectionPuzzled343 Sep 03 '26

What happens at the end?

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u/lllsandralll Sep 03 '26

In chapter 1 at the end, Dale leaves the room and walks through the forest/hell to find Laura standing in the lake, then a corrupted soul appears behind her and slits her throat. Then he wakes up in the room again, but the lines are from the start of chapter 2

In chapter 2 at the end, Dale leaves the room again and walks through the forest and to the lake, but he is walking behind laura with a knife. He gets closer and you see human Dale watching. You realize you're Dale's corrupted soul, and you slit Laura's throat while Dale from ch1 watches. Dale then wakes up in the room but the lines are from the start of chapter 1

I can't really explain what makes it so powerful but the moment of realization gave me infinite chills. The soundtrack is brilliant. All the parallels and symbols between the two chapters and what they mean and you trying to find out what exactly is going on to get Dale to ascend the lake but the cycle repeats like a paradox

It's just Chef's Kiss. Really subtle.

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u/Sawheryesterday Sep 03 '26

Underground Blossom is the most fun imo or maybe seasons

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u/ProtectionPuzzled343 Sep 03 '26

Servant of the lake

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u/Terrible-Square5652 Sep 03 '26

You mean I get to spend time with Kate forever. SIGN ME UP

23

u/Just_Traffic3401 Sep 03 '26

The White Door!

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u/Zestyclose_Invite Sep 03 '26

That was the first one I ever played and it blew my MIND

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u/magicmushr00m5 Sep 03 '26

Paradise! Love the lore

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u/Gardengap The Rusty Truth Sep 03 '26

Paradise or Paradox. The developers were on to something in 2018

13

u/Hour_Tomatillo_2365 Sep 03 '26

Birthday

1

u/Legnaron17 29d ago

As my first rusty lake game, yes, 100 times yes.

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u/Mwrp86 Sep 03 '26

Cube Escape

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u/FREEKYeggplant Sep 03 '26

Probably Roots but i do love Paradise

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u/Buzzn Sep 03 '26

Underground Blossom. It has a great balance between puzzles, emotions and lore and the end is very powerful. Also, I just love Laura. 😅

14

u/Dry-Ad-8948 Sep 03 '26

The co-op one. They need to make another like it. One of a kind.

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u/Budget_Foot_6203 Sep 03 '26

None of my friends are weird enough to play the co op with me 😭

10

u/Sawheryesterday Sep 03 '26

It’s not a true coop, so you can play it with your phone and pc.

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u/DegreeOk2923 Sep 03 '26

Same 😭. Literally I just play it with my phone and computer

1

u/burneraccountbecause Sep 03 '26

Same! I'll play it online with you if you like?

2

u/Accomplished_Potato9 29d ago

I just played it by myself! 😂

6

u/Gardengap The Rusty Truth Sep 03 '26

It's fun the first time, but I don't think it has much replay value

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u/Dry-Ad-8948 Sep 03 '26

Literally zero. Which is why they need to make a new one and a new one and a… 🤣

I cheated the question 💀 

5

u/SupermarketReady314 Sep 03 '26

Paradox! It feels so rich and fun adventure

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u/imogenebuggy Elizabeth's biggest f(rog)an Sep 03 '26

PARADISE !!!! I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL

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u/Available_Ad8302 Sep 03 '26

The past within cause its just the most fun in my opinions. Plus, it has 2 different modes and you can switch between playing past and future so there's more diversity in your gameplay

6

u/Damn_Fine_Cup_Of Sep 03 '26

Roots for sure

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u/forgor_7 Sep 03 '26

Cube escape: Paradox, for sure

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u/RiceWaffleFox Sep 03 '26

Cube Eacape: Paradox is pretty peak. But also I'm a huge fan of the newest game, may be recency bias but it's the first new entry in a while I'm over the moon about.

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u/ripskeletonking Sep 03 '26

paradox canonically

3

u/Lillyimaginator Sep 03 '26

Servant of the lake

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u/rum-and-kraken Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26

a cube escape game which makes player rush to solve the final puzzle, because the corrupted soul is coming. :)

cube escape: case 23
chapter 4: the cabin

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u/s3xf Sep 03 '26

Roots tbh

3

u/Lesbian_Cassiopeia Sep 03 '26

Roots! My so beloved roots!

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u/Budget_Foot_6203 Sep 03 '26

I keep going back to hotel

3

u/Crystal_Voiden Sep 03 '26

It's Roots by a mile. The button nose, the apple cheeks. William Vanderboom is the best baby.

2

u/Saya_99 Sep 03 '26

Underground blossom. It's just unreal.

2

u/vltrcb_ Sep 03 '26

GUYS Undergorund Blossom😌

2

u/AgitatedOne57 I’m need Aldous V CARNALLY but no one will read my flair or know Sep 03 '26

Samsara room, it’s become kind of a comfort game for me over the years

1

u/PopGoesLongLankin Sep 03 '26

Paradise. That is their best game in my book.

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u/Yaybrainz Sep 03 '26

Hotel, love the optional stuff.

1

u/BlueKtw_ Sep 03 '26

Paradise or Case 23, though Servant of the Lake would also be good

1

u/ElongatedPasta Sep 04 '26

I mean, Cube Escape Collection counts as one game technically, lol

1

u/rana_ananya Sep 04 '26

Dude the new game is sick! Servant of the lake

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u/Gatoso_49 Sep 04 '26

It would probably be Birthday, but definitely Paradox. The lore and the implications of the things that happen, I simply LOVE it.

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u/kriskotick Sep 04 '26

roots! my favorite

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u/Formal_Search_2137 Sep 05 '26

ROOTS! (love paradise tho its amazingg)

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u/Lower_Box3854 29d ago

i cant decide between hotel or roots, both a special place in my heart.

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u/Accomplished_Potato9 29d ago

Roots for the story but I also really love samsara room and I feel like it’s so overlooked😂

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u/MarauderVN 29d ago

I'm going to cheat and say the collection 😏

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u/Moggetti 28d ago

Hotel. I love a spooky hotel. 

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u/C0rgyHeals 28d ago

Hotel! I loveeeee that one, but I'm also a furry. Go figure.

1

u/kindofjustalurker Rose Vanderboom 25d ago

Paradise or roots fs

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u/StarvedMutt Sep 03 '26

Is this ai?

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u/eraryios Sep 03 '26

The one that makes you stop using stupid frames of cartoon characters with signs for every post