- Celebrate the Launch of Servant of the Lake with 50% off on The Past Within! ⬛ - 15 August 2026
Servant of the Lake is Out Now! 🎊Our new game is now available on Steam! Thank you so much for your support over the years, without you this wouldn't have been possible. We hope you'll consider signing the contract and working at the Vanderbooms. Discounts! To Celebrate our new release we are currently running a 50% OFF discount on all of our premium games on both Steam and mobile, until August 17th! Blood runs thicker than water They say you can't choose your family, but you can choose to experience the entire Vanderboom saga with the special Vanderboom Bloodline Bundle!🩸 Uncover all the stories told at the Vanderboom Estate so far, this bundle contains both Servant of the Lake and Rusty Lake: Roots for a special discount! P.S. If you've already played the game, please consider leaving a review, this will help us a lot and we love reading them! Thank you for your support 🙏
- The Past Within is 44% OFF in the Rusty Lake Summer Sale! - 25 June 2026
The Rusty Lake Summer Sale begins with a hot wave of discounts at The Lake! ☀️🚣Spend the Summer together with friends, family or a new friend you made on our Discord server playing together The Past Within - now 44% OFF in the Steam Summer Sale! ⬛🌞*Our Steam Summer Sale event ends July 9thPs. Servant of the Lake launches on August 13th, 2026, so make sure to ✨ Wishlist ✨ now, to be the first to get the latest updates, devlogs and announcements!
- The Past Within is part of The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 🧩 - 2 June 2026
Join us in celebrating awesome puzzle games in The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! 🥳Grab for yourself or a friend The Past Within, or Cube Escape Collection (or both) for 50% OFF! ✨And feel free to try our latest demo for ✨ Servant of the Lake and make sure to Wishlist to stay up to date with the latest development news! 🐴🧹 Thank you Astra Games and Draknek & Friends for organising this fantastic event! 🖤 🧩 cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com
- The Past Within is 66% OFF in our Rusty Lake Anniversary Steam Sale 🎊 - 21 April 2026
Happy 11 years of Rusty Lake! 🥳 And what better way to celebrate than with 66% OFF on all our premium titles, and some updates on our upcoming title, Servant of the Lake!Of course, the sale includes The Past Within, which you can now get for yourself and a friend to play together for 66% off!Together with our very own anniversary Steam Sale Page, we’re really excited to show off more exclusive footage from the full Servant of the Lake game together with the new launch date of August 2026 in our new Servant of the Lake Official Narrative Trailer!Along with this, we’re stoked to announce an updated, fully ported to Unity demo featuring a brand-new UI/UX design for the Main Menu, new sound effects and background music, and a new secret for you to find with the help of our latest anniversary cake post on our socials! 👀 The update is now available on Steam 👇 where you can also ✨ Wishlist…
- The Past Within is ⬛ 40% OFF 🟨 in the Steam Spring Sale! 🌸 - 19 March 2026
The Steam Spring Sale is here, which means all our premium Rusty Lake games are now 40% OFF 🙌So celebrate Spring by gifting yourself and someone you hold dear a copy of The Past Within for a 40% discount! ⬛PS. Please consider wishlisting our upcoming game, Servant of the Lake, to stay up to date with the development process and be the first to find out when the game will come out! 👇
- 44% OFF - Let's Keep the Discounts Rolling with the Rusty Lake Winter Sale! 🎄 - 18 December 2025
Let's keep the festive discounts going! 🎊This winter holiday, we invite you to the surreal universe of Rusty Lake, filled with festive discounts of up to 44% OFF on all our premium games, including our co-op adventure The Past Within! And for the first time, we have our very own dedicated Rusty Lake Winter Sale event page decked out for the occasion, where you can browse all our holiday discounts for both Rusty Lake and our publishing branch, Second Maze! The Rusty Lake Winter Sale ends on January 5th, 2026, so you have plenty of time to gift yourself and a loved one a surreal co-op gaming experience in The Past Within! 🎁 Will you be Team Past or Team Present? 👀P.S. And if you'd like to be our Secret Santa for the holidays, please consider wishlisting Servant of the Lake so you can stay up to date with all development news and updates!And for even more presents, make sure to join our…
- ⬛ Steam Daily Deal: The Past Within is Now 70% OFF! 🟨 - 9 December 2025
At Rusty Lake, we're starting the Christmas gift-giving tradition early! 🎁✨Share the gift of Rusty Lake with someone close to you by gifting both of you a copy of The Past Within for 70% off during our Steam Daily Deal Sale Event! * Sale ends on December 18thThe past and future cannot be explored alone, especially during the Winter Holidays! Team up with a loved one, whether family, friend, or even playing with someone new you've found through our official Discord server, and piece together the mysteries surrounding Albert Vanderboom. Communicate what you see around you to help one another solve various puzzles and explore the world from different perspectives!Don't miss out on this fun yet surreal co-op Rusty Lake puzzle adventure during its biggest discount yet!
- The Past Within is 55% OFF during Steam Scream 4 Fest! - 27 October 2025
Celebrate the spooky season with a nice trip to Rusty Lake with a 55% discount on all our games! 👻🎃 While there, get yourself and a friend the frightful gift of The Past Within, choose The Past or The Future and experience together a mysterious resurrection in our first co-op puzzle adventure, now 55% OFF! ⬛PS. You can still check out our Servant of the Lake demo for free and spend a 15-30 minute trial period serving the seemingly unassuming Vanderboom household! Share your thoughts with us by leaving a review, and don't forget to Wishlist Servant of the Lake to stay up to date with all development news!
- Important: The Past Within Unity Security Vulnerability Update - 16 October 2025
We released a critical patch today, October 16th, to address a security vulnerability in Unity-created applications, as announced by Unity Technologies. This update is now available for The Past Within. We strongly encourage all players on Steam to apply this update as soon as possible to ensure the security of their game. Our game and player data were never compromised. The patch ensures that all Unity-based titles — including ours — remain safe and secure going forward. Patch Notes The Past Within patched out security vulnerability Your saves, progress, and achievements are completely unaffected. If you are experiencing any other issues please reach out to us on our Discord, or send us an email: support rustylake com. Let's keep making memories, Rusty Lake
- ⬛The Past Within is 44% OFF in the Steam Autumn Sale🍂 - 29 September 2025
Fall arrives with cozy discounts at Rusty Lake!Spend the fall season together with friends, family or a new friend you made on our Discord server playing our co-op puzzle adventure, The Past Within - now 44% OFF in the Steam Autumn Sale! 🍂PS. Stay tuned for the release of the Servant of the Lake Demo coming during Steam Next Fest!
- The Past Within is 40% OFF in the Steam Summer Sale! ☀️ ⬛ - 26 June 2025
The Steam Summer Sale begins with a hot wave of discounts at Rusty Lake!Spend the Summer together with friends, family or a new friend you made on our Discord server playing together The Past Within - now 40% OFF in the Steam Summer Sale! ⬛🌞Ps, While browsing our premium Rusty Lake titles featured in the Steam Summer Sale, make sure to check out and play our 10 year free-to-play anniversary release The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show! 🪄And make sure to pre-order our exclusive anniversary merch in collaboration with the amazing Lost in Cult 🃏 You can pre-order our Premium Card Deck, also featured in The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show, our first ever vinyl Rusty Lake: Sounds of the Lake, a very special re-release of our Paradox Comic Book or a bundle of all 3 anniversary items! 🃏💿📘✨
- The Past Within is 66% OFF in our Rusty Lake Anniversary Steam Sale 🎊 - 30 April 2025
Happy 10 years of Rusty Lake! 🥳 And what better way to celebrate a decade of Rusty Lake than with: A new free-to-play game: The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show - hat tricks, sleight of hand, and a few unexpected reveals you don’t want to miss; An early look at our upcoming premium Rusty Lake game And special Rusty Lake anniversary merch in collaboration with Lost in Cult - available to pre-order right now; A week-long platform-wide discounts of up to 66% OFF on all our premium games, including hosting our very own Rusty Lake Anniversary Steam Sale Page Of course, the sale includes The Past Within, which you can now get for yourself and a friend to play together for 66% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/ And don't forget to check out our new magical puzzle game: The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show. A free-to-play short but magical game filled with enough secrets and unexpected…
- The Past Within is 33% OFF in the Steam Spring Sale! ⬛ - 13 March 2025
The Steam Spring Sale is here, which means all our premium Rusty Lake games are now 33% OFF 🙌 So celebrate Spring by gifting yourself and someone you hold dear a copy of The Past Within for a 33% discount! ⬛ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/
- Help raise money for a new Children's Cancer Centre at GOSH with The Past Within - 19 February 2025
We’re proud to have our co-op adventure The Past Within participating in the Play it Build it Beat it Steam Sale raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Grab The Past Within for yourself and a friend for 50% OFF, and help raise money for a new Children's Cancer Centre at GOSH! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/
- The Past Within is 50% OFF in the Steam Couch Co-Op Fest 🛋️✨ - 10 February 2025
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we have just the thing for you and your partner! Check out our first co-op Rusty Lake title, The Past Within, now 50% OFF in the Steam Couch Co-Op Sale! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/ The past and future cannot be explored alone! Team up with a loved one, whether family, friend, or partner, and piece together the mysteries surrounding Albert Vanderboom. Communicate what you see around you to help one another solve various puzzles and explore the world from different perspectives! Be it for a romantic evening with your favourite person, a fun time with your best friend or family member, or even playing with someone new you've found through our official Discord server, don't miss out on this fun yet surreal co-op Rusty Lake puzzle adventure!
- The Past Within is 40% OFF in the Steam Winter Sale! 🎄❄️ - 19 December 2024
❄️ Let it snow with Rusty Lake discounts in the Steam Winter Sale! ❄️ All our Rusty Lake premium games, including The Past Within, are now 40% OFF 🎄 So celebrate the Winter Holidays by gifting yourself and a loved one a copy of The Past Within and cosy up together and puzzle out Albert's secret plan! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/
- The Past Within is 33% OFF in the Steam Autumn Sale! - 27 November 2024
Fall is here and what better way to celebrate than by playing a fun puzzle game with a friend! Gift yourself and someone dear our co-op adventure, The Past Within, now 33% OFF in the Steam Autumn Sale and have a cosy evening puzzling together over a warm cup of tea! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/ Ps. Follow the meaning, the latest game published by Second Maze (our own publishing label) is out now for an introductory discount of 25% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/Follow_the_meaning/ We highly recommend you try it out, and maybe you'll even find the secret Rusty Lake achievement! And if you do decide to join detective Paul Trilby on his bizarre investigations, please consider leaving a review or nominate the game for the Steam Awards after playing! Thank you all for your amazing support!
- Enjoy a thrilling 50% OFF on The Past Within in the Steam Scream Fest! ⬛ - 28 October 2024
Celebrate the spooky season with a nice trip to Rusty Lake with a 50% discount on all our games! 👻 🎃 While there, get yourself and a friend the frightful gift of The Past Within, choose The Past or The Future and experience together a mysterious resurrection in our first co-op puzzle adventure, now 50% OFF! ⬛ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/ Ps. Follow the meaning, a point-and-click puzzle adventure we're publishing through Second Maze, is coming to Steam on November 15th! We think many people who enjoy Rusty Lake will also enjoy this adventure so make sure to wishlist. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/Follow_the_meaning/
- The Past Within is 30% OFF in our Rusty Lake Back to School Sale! - 10 September 2024
All our Rusty Lake premium titles, including our co-op adventure: The Past Within, are now on sale for 30% OFF in our Back to School Sale! So get yourself and a friend a copy and spend a few hours puzzling together Albert Vanderboom's mysterious plans! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/ Not to mention that if you also get Underground Blossom (also 30% OFF), access the secret level The Lab - Research Facility by calling 📞36133, you can find out how to unlock a fun Harvey mini-game in The Past Within! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291850/Underground_Blossom/ Follow the meaning Check out Follow the meaning - an upcoming puzzle adventure we're releasing through our publishing platform: Second Maze. The game is a premium point-and-click adventure with beautiful hand-drawn graphics and playtime of around 1.5 hours. We plan to announce the release date shortly,…
- The Past Within is Now 44% OFF | More updates from The Lake - 4 July 2024
Hey everyone! All our premium games, including The Past Within, are now on sale in the Steam Summer Sale for 44% OFF! And to make the summer sale even better, our Rusty Lake Bundle is 52% OFF! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/The_Past_Within/ And with the sale, we bring forth some insights into our plans at Rusty Lake: Physical Escape Room Lately, we have been very busy with our first physical escape room: Rusty Lake’s Black Cube Exhibition which went live during TwitchCon Rotterdam. The experience turned out to be a huge success, so we hope to bring it to other future conventions, if possible. Read more on our blog! Rusty Lake Untold For the past 2 years, we’ve also been working on our first pen & paper, tabletop, escape room: Rusty Lake Untold. We are thrilled to release our first adventure: The Lab for free later this month: on July 24! Make sure to sign up here and read ho…
