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Rusty Lake: Roots

Horror

Point-and-click

Puzzle

Adventure

Indie

James Vanderboom's life drastically changes when he plants a special seed in the garden of the house he has inherited. Expand your bloodline by unlocking portraits in the tree of life.

3.9

External Ratings

87 ratings
Release Date:

20 Oct, 2016

Last Updated:

19 Jun, 2026

About this game

James Vanderboom's life drastically changes when he plants a special seed in the garden of the house he has inherited. Expand your bloodline by unlocking portraits in the tree of life.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, iOS

release date

Release Date:

20 Oct, 2016

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Horror

genre

Genres:

Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Side view

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Rusty Lake: Roots

IGDB Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

87

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

87

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Rusty Lake

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Rusty Lake

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