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Servant of the Lake

Begin your new job as a servant at the mysterious Vanderboom estate. Solve puzzles, serve the family and uncover their dark alchemical secrets in Servant of the Lake, a new upcoming single-player point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series.

Release date
August 13, 2026
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Developer
Rusty Lake
Publisher
Rusty Lake
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About Servant of the Lake

Welcome to the Vanderboom house, home to the infamous Vanderboom family! Visitors are arriving soon, and you are meant to start your housekeeping duties immediately! Solve the puzzles needed to fulfil your daily tasks, look after the household, welcome the visitor and ensure their comfort while helping the family achieve their alchemical ambitions! Servant of the Lake is the new premium point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series from the creators of the Cube Escape series, The Past Within and Underground Blossom.

Features:Going back to our Roots - Servant of the Lake is a classic single-player Rusty Lake point-and-click adventure set in the infamous Vanderboom house during the era of Aldous and William Vanderboom. Solve surreal puzzles – Expect to go from simple tasks such as straightening the family portraits and doing the laundry to assisting in complex experiments and cleaning up the aftermath. Unravel a dark narrative – Live through events set decades before Rusty Lake: Roots!

As the servant of the Vanderboom estate, you can explore each room of The House while making sure the family is looked after. Do you think you can survive the weekend? Immersive soundtrack - Haunting melodies composed and performed by Victor Butzelaar to keep you company while puzzling your way through your daily, usual and unusual tasks.

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★ 9.8/10Steam · 8,113 ratings
SteamLast checked November 5, 2026

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Recommended
As a big Rusty Lake fan I think this game released earlier this year is just as good as always. The story takes place at…
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Thank you again, Rusty Lake, for your evergrowing lore. This isn't your normal puzzle game, this is much more. The new game mechanic of being…
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Love the art style, puzzles are really nice and the story was intriguing
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I think I've had enough of Rusty Lake. Servant of the Lake is at times enticing, but the story is so mechanical, the gameplay so…
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Rusty Lake games are so kooky and intriguing. The puzzles are so thought provoking. The stories are eye raising. There is always something morbid you…
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A masterful entry to the line-up of games from Rusty Lake. “Servant of the lake” is a very narrative driven entry which I personally enjoy…
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If you like eerie, unsettling games and puzzles/escape rooms, play any of their games. They won't disappoint!
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always a fan of escape room games and this series keeps me coming back as well as watching video breakdowns by Flawed Peacock on youtube…

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A masterful entry to the line-up of games from Rusty Lake. “Servant of the lake” is a very narrative driven entry which I personally enjoy…
Recommended
The dancing of Puzzle and Short Story. I love that company's games. Chill and mysterious at the same time. After Rusty Lake series, I like…
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Game Genre Puzzle Adventure Story ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Difficulty ★★☆☆☆ Graphic ★★★☆☆ Music ★★★★☆
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Definitely glad I stumbled across this game franchise!!! I enjoyed this game fully.
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Loved it, not the most interesting story, but Rusty Lake can do no wrong
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It's just not "it" - and I'm very sorry about it. I'm fan of Rusty Lake since Samsara and I love the mysterious atmosphere, the…

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