# Rusty Lake: Roots — user reviews

> 562 indexed App Store user reviews of Rusty Lake by Rusty Lake, rated 4.80/5 from 1,108 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rusty-lake-roots/id1142016085/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rusty-lake-roots/id1142016085.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,016 · 4★ 35 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 22

## What do users think of Rusty Lake?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Interesting and engaging storyline
- 🎨 Unique and visually appealing art style
- 💡 Intriguing and mysterious atmosphere
- 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
- 🕹️ Smooth and intuitive gameplay
- 🕰️ Good value for the length of the game

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Some puzzles lack sufficient clues
- 🕰️ Shorter than expected for a paid game
- 🌐 Lack of language options beyond English

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inability to move pigeons in the 'War Hero' level
- Painting level not progressing even with completed puzzle
- Settings menu causing app to crash

**Most requested features**

- More language support
- Ability to save progress and resume later
- Difficulty settings for puzzles

## Newest reviews (19 of 562)

### 3/5 — Deals with mature themes and suicide

*2026-07-29, version 1.2*

I love rusty lake I have played all the games since they started coming out. Rusty lake roots deals with a lot of disturbing mature themes that I don’t think are suitable for 13+ I feel like it should be rated 17+ if you have a young teen I would suggest any other rusty lake game except for the white door as it also deals with suicide and miscarriages. Thanks for listening

### 2/5 — Buggy

*2026-04-12*

Se vc termina uma fase e fecha o app, quando volta tem que repetir a fase pq ele não marca como terminado. Tremendamente chato.

### 4/5 — Idioma não funciona

*2025-11-18*

Como q joga se o idioma nunca fica no português? Só dá erro, uó isso, por favor, arrumem, o jogo é ótimo, mas Pagar e não ter o mínimo, é de lascar!

### 4/5 — Все не так однозначно

*2025-11-08*

Самый последний уровень где банки - вообще не понятно даже с подсказкой. Как 1 превращается в 5. Пересмотрела несколько раз , так и не поняла зачем решать головоломку если ответ не совпадает с реальностью. А в целом игра интересная.

### 5/5 — Best Rusty Lake game imo

*2025-10-15, version 1.2*

I have played all of the rusty lake games (aside from the second half of paradox) and this is by far my favourite. So good and defo worth paying for it!

### 5/5 — Awesome game and amazing storyline!!

*2025-10-11, version 1.2*

I absolutely love playing all the games. It’s the first time I actually have ever spent money on buying an app. Any time I see a new game, free or not I play the game. It’s amazing lore, graphics, background, and unique story. It’s mysterious and horrifying intriguing. Keep up the good work guys! If you like puzzles and mystery and thrillers, you’ll love this game✨💙

### 5/5 — So well thought out and entertaining

*2025-09-30, version 1.2*

I have become a diehard fan of rusty lake over the past two weeks. I have played almost every game they have made (I’m about to start paradise) and so far this has been my favorite. It was actually difficult to step away from this game. I was almost late to church because I just wanted to keep playing. The story is so interesting and you never know where it’s going to end up going. I need a 10 page paper analyzing the meaning behind all of the lore in this game at this point. The mini games are challenging but entertaining at the same time. I only needed help on two of the puzzles but I’m sure I could have figured them out even without a walk through. However, expect to go through withdrawal after you finish this game, it is actually depressing to realize you’ve run out of content. I am so excited for what the developers do in the future and I am so sad that I’m about to have finished their entire catalogue. If I could give a million stars for this game I would. Genuinely the best game I’ve played on the App Store!

### 5/5 — Уже по кругу начала играть

*2025-09-07*

Лучшая игра . Прошла все . Невозможно остановиться .

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2025-08-09, version 1.2*

This game is so engrossing, I’ve been hooked and going back through all of them in order. Well done, devs, I hope these continue!

### 4/5 — やりごたえありました！

*2025-06-30*

何度か攻略サイトにお世話になりましたが、コインコンプは自力でなんとか…‼︎
携帯ゲームで初めてメモとりました、悔しい。笑
皆さん言われてるように、終盤の天秤のところは分かりづらかったです。ロック解除後に出てきたヒントが先に欲しかった…！
１０周年ということで、有料版もやってみようと思い購入させていただきましたが、とても楽しかったです！
これからも不気味で面白い作品期待しています。

### 5/5 — 神曲入坑

*2025-06-16, version 1.2*

音乐很赞 故事性很强

### 5/5 — Inside nipple we went

*2025-06-15, version 1.2*

Dude this was crazy we went into an old guys nips and took out his heart 10 out of 10 I like this

### 5/5 — вы очень крутые

*2025-06-05*

игры просто супер, затягивает очень сильно, прорисовка и загадки вообще восхитительные , игра в расти лейк очень давно и могу сказать точно , что их игры это мои фавориты , очень атмосферные 
ВСЕМ СОВЕТУЮ !❤️
ни разу не пожалел, что купила платную версию !

### 5/5 — Loved it

*2025-06-04, version 1.2*

Creepy, different and challenging, absolutely love it . Must play the others . Worth every penny

### 4/5 — Rusty Lake Roots is a veeeeeeeeery good game

*2025-06-02, version 1.2*

So I hope I don’t hit the integer limit, cause I have lots to say. This is very good. It’s old now, so I don’t expect anyone to see this, but I bought it a long time ago and it was worth my money. In fact, all your games are worth my money, and are driving me insane as we speak as I peace together the lore.
Anyways, the game. I love the art style, I love the soundtrack, I love the spooky moments, I love the sad moments, and the macabre or otherwise uniquely rusty lake moments.
There is one thing. I wish I could revisit portraits. Technically you can for some, but hey whatever. Turns out I was okay, I didn’t yap too much, that’s good, like this game :))

### 5/5 — Lake

*2025-05-19, version 1.2*

I bought it because I liked the free ruler and this part is just the bible, super important for passing

### 5/5 — Hii

*2025-05-18, version 1.2*

J’ai commencé à m’intéresser aux jeux Rusty Lake depuis pas longtemps et, sans mentir, j’ai été choquée par la qualité des jeux mais, surtout, par l’imagination et la créativité qui sont présentes dans chaque histoires. Malgré le fait que beaucoup de personnes dans mon entourage me disent que je suis ‘bizarre’ à jouer à des jeux comme ça, je ne les écoute pas et je continue d’y jouer. Merci, au nom de tous les fans de Rusty Lake dans ce monde, pour ce que vous faites, continuez comme ça <3 (Bon anniversaire de 10 ans!)

### 4/5 — Super jeu !

*2025-05-13*

J’aime beaucoup ce jeu, le concept est vraiment original ! Le seul problème c’est qu’à chaque fois, je suis obligée de recommencer la dernière pièce que j’avais terminée quand je reviens sur l’application. Je ne sais pas si je fais mal quelque chose mais le système de sauvegarde n’est pas très pratique

### 5/5 — Perfecto

*2025-05-07, version 1.2*

Una maravillosa total de juego, vale completamente la pena cada centavo invertido

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — FIX THE BUG PLZ!!

*2025-05-27, version 1.2*

Episode 3 the Uncle, after inputting the hands pattern from the window, the closet won't open! Now the game is totally stuck and cannot proceed any further. 
I've found Youtube comments about this bug on your official channel EIGHT yrs ago. Yet this bug is still not fixed today. It's ridiculous.

### 1/5 — Can’t pass the baby making level

*2024-04-15, version 1.2*

Have emailed the developers with no update or response

### 1/5 — HATA VERİYOR

*2024-03-19, version 1.2*

Oyun çok güzel fakat yavrular bölümünde bug var. EN KISA ZAMANDA DÜZELTİLSİN lütfen OYUNA DEVAM EDEMİYORUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

### 1/5 — incredibly dumb

*2022-08-17, version 1.2*

most puzzled need a walkthrough and make no logical sense

### 1/5 — 12+ ?!

*2022-04-26, version 1.2*

I’ve played a lot of the rusty lake games. Morbid yes.
Sometimes my wife or daughter help if I think it’s ok for a 12 year old girl.
So she did a bit and then “jar of semen”?’
Are you freaking kidding me?!
Go ahead and say “it’s not that bad” then let me watch you explain that scene to a young girl while being a decent parent.
I can’t believe that you don’t have one girl on your team that didn’t raise an eyebrow to that.

### 1/5 — The ending ruined the series for me

*2021-10-15, version 1.2*

Cryptic trash. Lame, tedious conclusion. Narrative is both obvious and underdeveloped. Unfortunate because I enjoyed moments of this game, only to be let down in the end. Worst betrayal since the final season of Game of Thrones. 1 star to balance the overrated and undeserved 4.8.

### 1/5 — Sprachänderung nicht möglich

*2021-05-14, version 1.2*

….trotz Internetverbindung:/

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2021-05-01, version 1.2*

The easiest and of all their games, making it plain boring. This is their worst game but it cost $4. Don’t waste your money. Disappointed

### 1/5 — Слишком легко

*2021-02-25, version 1.2*

Разочарование. После остальных игр rusty lake эта — слишком легкая. Абсолютно неинтересно.

### 1/5 — Excelente, sin soporte iPhone X

*2021-02-10, version 1.2*

Excelente como todos los de Rusty Lake, lástima que no aprovechen la pantalla del iPhone X.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 好玩

*2026-08-14, version 1.2*

太好玩了 真的好玩 一定要玩呀

### 5/5 — Such a good game!

*2026-05-20, version 1.2*

Love how many levels there were, as well as the storyline. The two games that really stuck out to me were the lying game and voodoo! So creepy!

### 5/5 — Meu favorito até o momento!

*2026-04-26*

Jogo bem longo, complicado (do jeito que eu gosto) e tudo vai se conectando e fazendo sentido de uma forma linda, da vontade de jogar mais e mais

### 5/5 — Best game ever!!!!!

*2026-04-25*

A lot of puzzles, but not that really hard ones, and a lot of story. Literally the best one of the series and absolutely will play again

### 5/5 — Alle samt!

*2026-04-24*

Ich wusste garnicht unter welches Spiel ich das setzen soll! 
Ich liebe alle eure Spiele und hoffe so sehr, dass noch viele weitere geplant sind! 
Man fühlt sich in eine absolut andere Welt versetzt, zu der man nach dem ersten Spiel schon dazu gehört! 

Vielen Dank! Und hoffentlich auf viele weitere!

### 5/5 — Лафки, лафки, лафки ❤️💙🩷

*2026-02-21*

Просто супер! Игра затягивает с первых минут, не оторваться. Очень интересные задания, классное оформление, очень-очень интересно 🔥 Спасииибо 💟

### 5/5 — BEST GAMES EVER

*2026-02-02, version 1.2*

Great storyline. Weird art. I love! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-01-17, version 1.2*

I have been playing the entire Cube Escape series and this is the 10th game I have beat. I loved the family tree and having to do all the little frames and yes I did the secret and I had to get a video to help me because it was so hard amazing game.

### 5/5 — 1

*2025-11-21, version 1.2*

i genuinely don’t understand how this particular game is so unpopular ); rusty lake roots is actually my favorite amongst all the games in the series, and i think i’ve completed it like 4 times lmao
rusty lake ily so much🙏🙏🙏

### 5/5 — Must-play game

*2025-11-03, version 1.2*

Best series so far! Interesting storyline and amazing art work

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