The WhatsNext verdict
Rusty Lake Hotel is a memorable, beautifully strange puzzle game built around atmosphere and visual identity. Play it if you enjoy short point-and-click mysteries with grotesque humor and can tolerate the occasional unfair-feeling puzzle.
What it does best
A surreal macabre mood that lingers
A look you recognize instantly
Point-and-click mystery fused with grotesque dark humor
Macabre puzzle rooms with satisfying solutions
What might put you off
Some puzzles feel arbitrary or walkthrough-dependent
Very short and light on plot for newcomers
The setup
What you are walking into
Welcome our guests to the Rusty Lake Hotel and make sure they will have a pleasant stay. There will be 5 dinners this week. Make sure every dinner is worth dying for. Rusty Lake Hotel is a mysterious point and click game developed by the creators of the intriguing Cube Escape series.
Where it lives
Genre
Vibe
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