Servant of the Lake stands out as one of the best Puzzle titles in recent memory.
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Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (99% positive from 7.3K reviews)
Limited professional critic coverage
Servant of the Lake is a point-and-click adventure puzzle video game developed and published by Dutch studio Rusty Lake. It was announced on May 1, 2025, as part of celebrating 10 years of Rusty Lake franchise, together with The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show. Announcement trailer was published on August 21, 2025, and a playable demo version of the game was published on Steam on October 13, 2025. The game was released on August 13, 2026, for Windows, iOS and Android, and serves as a prequel to Rusty Lake: Roots.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 3d ago
I LOVE Rusty Lake games! All of the new puzzles were very fun! My husband and I had a blast solving them together. 10/10 (especially the lore drop and the twist) I'm going to have to go replay the other games now lol I look forward to more, keep up the great work!
IMO the weakest game in the series. Most puzzles are either boring sliding-puzzle ♥♥♥♥ or annoying backtracking where you run through half the game again just to find some symbols. And the ending... yeah, no. It doesn't really satisfy anything and instead makes you ask: "Then what the ♥♥♥♥ was the point of all the previous stuff if this is how you solve the problem?" Meh. Still, for the price, it's fine for 2 evenings.
Another fantastic trip into the weird and unsettling world of Rusty Lake. Servant of the Lake has everything I love about the series: strange characters, atmospheric locations, clever puzzles, and that constant feeling that something is very wrong beneath the surface. The Vanderboom estate is a perfect setting for this kind of story, and uncovering its secrets kept me hooked from start to finish. The puzzles are satisfying without feeling completely random, and the dark alchemical themes add a lot to the mystery. As always with Rusty Lake, the game manages to be beautiful, and strangely charming at the same time. If you’re a fan of point-and-click adventures or the Rusty Lake universe, this is an easy recommendation. Another wonderfully disturbing mystery from Rusty Lake!
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