Servant of the Lake is a point-and-click adventure prequel to Rusty Lake: Roots, released on Steam on August 13, 2026, for PC, with support for Windows, macOS, and Steam Deck. The game is set in the Vanderboom mansion decades before the 2016 title, with players as a servant solving puzzles over three days and nights.
Rusty Lake released Servant of the Lake on Steam on August 13, 2026, after setting that date in June. The game is a prequel to Rusty Lake: Roots, set several decades earlier in the Vanderboom mansion during the era of the alchemist brothers Aldous and William. Players take the role of a servant who completes household chores and solves puzzles over three days and nights, gradually uncovering family secrets and aiding the brothers' alchemical work.
The release followed a hands-on demo and developer interview at BitSummit PUNCH 2026 in May. Co-founder Robin Ras said the game would take 4 to 6 hours and introduced new puzzle mechanics and a notebook feature. The final release notes an average main story length of 4 to 5 hours. The game uses the studio's signature hand-drawn art and surreal humor, with click-and-drag interactions for collecting items, opening doors, and operating dials.
The June announcement had listed the game for PC via Steam and itch.io, iOS, and Android, but the August release story only confirms the Steam version with Windows, macOS, and Steam Deck support. The regular price is $7.99 with a 25% launch discount, and a free demo is available. To mark the release, all of Rusty Lake's existing paid titles are 50% off.
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Point-and-click adventure Servant of the Lake launched on PC, iOS, and Android on August 13, 2026. The PC version holds a Metascore of 86 from nine reviews. Critics praised the puzzle design and the continuation of the Rusty Lake series' eerie atmosphere, with several recommending it for play after dark.
Rusty Lake released its new point-and-click adventure game, Servant of the Lake, on Steam on August 13. The game is set several decades before the studio's 2016 title Rusty Lake: Roots, placing players in the notorious Vanderboom mansion during the era of the alchemist brothers Aldous and William. Players take on the role of a servant tasked with completing household chores and solving puzzles over three days and nights, gradually uncovering the family's secrets and aiding the brothers' alchemical ambitions. The gameplay involves clicking and dragging to collect items, open doors, and operate dials, with puzzles that initially offer little guidance but become more manageable as patterns emerge. The game features the studio's signature hand-drawn art and eerie, surreal humor. Servant of the Lake is available for PC on Steam, with support for Windows, macOS, and Steam Deck. The regular price is $7.99, with a 25% launch discount, and a free demo is available. The main story takes an average of 4 to 5 hours to complete. To mark the release, all of Rusty Lake's existing paid titles are 50% off.
Rusty Lake announced that its puzzle adventure game Servant of the Lake will launch on August 13 for PC via Steam and itch.io, iOS, and Android. Players take on the role of a servant in the Vanderboom mansion, solving puzzles to complete chores and assist the family's alchemical experiments. A demo is available on Steam.
At BitSummit PUNCH 2026, Rusty Lake showed a playable demo of 'Servant of the Lake', a prequel to 'Rusty Lake: Roots'. Co-founder Robin Ras said the game will take 4 to 6 hours and includes new puzzle mechanics and a notebook feature. It is due on Steam in August 2026.