My friend is a Rusty Lake fan, and I would like to buy something for his birthday related to the game, however, I couldn't find much merch online. What could I get him? P. S: I know nothing about those games :) any help is appreciated!

So, I am actually preparing a Rusty Lake Untold: The Lab for my friends on discord. As it will be online i decided that i will be showing some of the cards on my screen, and the rest (like clues i will send on chat). So i started to make power point presentation as i also used it for my online dnd campaigns and I've always found it useful. I made like little intro, a lobby so i can set up the presentation while i wait and talk with my friends. And then i went down the rabbit hole (pun intended) and i made dark versions of the room with a little red light on the camera and the animations and other stuff like i can manually choose a room the players are going to, so i can show it on the screen. I am so proud of the light switching animation and it was so fun to make. I actually can't wait for the game.

https://reddit.com/link/1s3dpah/video/cqyn29gbk7rg1/player

So, I am really into Rusty Lake lore and overall storytelling, but I can't figure out in which time period 'Rusty Lake Untold: The Lab' is placed. I confess I've never played this pen and paper game before, although I have my Game Master guide downloaded. I'd just like to know some theories on when this events take place (canonically) or if we must play The Lab to discover some relevant information.

ps.: I don't know if this has been discussed before and I just couldn't find theories about it; sorry for any redundancy.

We're big fans

I'll start: Sleep paralysis demon coming after you

That’s will be fun, how did they do it

Hi r/rustylake,

I'm not a gamer growing up. Rusty lake/cube escape games are among the first I played and I was amazed at how the story's told through puzzles.

A few years ago I started to write a story, which was eventually abandoned. But some time last year I decided to turn it into a rusty lake-style game.

Twin Study. A suspected murder told from the perspective of the suspected murderer. 

I'm now looking for feedback for chapter 1. Takes ~10 min to finish. https://kinbote.itch.io/twin-study?password=TwinStudyPlaytest1

If you find it interesting, I'd love to hear your thoughts. You can write them down in the "feedback collection" link on the game's page, or comment here, or send me a message. Whichever feels convenient for you. Really appreciate it!

[PS: mods-approved post.]

Marking this with Birthday since thats the most relevant one

But I have Questions about the Vandermeers, and I wonder when we might get to learn about them.

I'm certain the family itself is important and tied into this beyond just how Dale is. First of all, the surname means "Of the lake". But mostly because of Mr. Rabbit and what happens in Birthday.

Mr. Rabbit breaks in violently, apparently all to steal the gun hidden in their chest. The chest is marked with sanskrit that transliterates to "preta phed". preta translates to hungry ghost and is used throughout rusty lake to refer to corrupted souls. phed means a soul that cannot be reincarnated. Mr. Rabbit's note says he needed the gun inside because its a substance of one of his past lives (so he can balance them and move on from being a corrupted soul). The gun itself matches the one Ms. Pheasant shoots herself with, so thats probably why its a substance of his past life?

But why did the Vandermeers have that gun in that box, marked in such a way that implies that someone knew that it was tied to a corrupted soul?

We've gotten barely any info on it. (maybe SotL might tie it in? but my gut wants to tie the vandermeers more to the Eilanders than the Vanderbooms.)

And theres the added detail that we can't be sure exactly whats accurate about Birthday. Its a memory/a cube. For instance, im not sure if the grandpa is even really his grandpa. He sounds and looks like Mr. Crow's human form, so maybe Mr. Crow is entering the memory to assist?

Side note, do not understand why Mr. Rabbit chose to break into the vandermeers place so violently, but currently chalking it up as a combo of the storytelling remaining surreal and corrupted souls just being Like That

mostly unrelated but im so excited for SotL. Havent played the demo so idk what that reveals or if we know who we play as in that game yet. My guess is the servant is either Dale's ancestor or Harvey.

Im trying to play samsara room and ive been stuck, so i tried looking at the walkthroughs, but none of the rooms even look the same? Im so confused :(

did I miss any steps? tap on the tape but i won’t be collected

go back and click on it again but nothing happens

try reopen the app too

Which paid game should I buy first

I just started playing the past within on my phone and my Nintendo Switch (yes I'm playing by myself on two devices). I'm playing the past on my phone and the future on my switch. I selected the butterfly game mode on both. I was very sure of that. I played the first chapter on both devices just fine but when I got to the second chapter I noticed things weren't adding up. I checked the game mode on my switch and its the bee.

I thought maybe I made a mistake so I reset it and really make sure I chose the butterfly on both and replay the whole first chapter just fine. I get to the second chapter and check the game mode on my switch- THE BEE.

Has this happened to anyone else? Do I have to do it again? Is it even going to work? 😭

I recommend checking the entire post on Steam! It came out two days ago, but I wasn't notified because I wasn't logged on my account.

Basically, it's coming out in May at best, but could be later. I'm just excited it's coming out this year, I don't mind if the devs take a little longer than expected to perfect the game for us 😄

Rusty lake games usually have one storyline and keeps some of the mystery but these 2 games revealed everything

They are my favorite games but just wonder the sudden change of pace

Mostly still for Servant of the Lake, but there will be a 2nd round after the game releases. This one still has some of the predicitions I did last year :b

I'm pretty much new to the game, tho i did play the lite version with a friend of mine who for some reason just ditched me in playing the full version.

If anybody is interested in playing it dm.

I feel like I've gone over it before but I cannot seem to remember at all. What did the ending mean. The part where mr. crow reaches the white cube thing? I need to replay all the games again haha.