Underground Blossom

Rusty Lake has done it again. Five stars, no notes.

I love the rusty lake games and is well worth the money

i loved this game! the storytelling is amazing, and I highly recommend playing cube escape collection first, for more context!

新作真不错呢 抱抱劳拉宝宝

I’ve been a huge fan of the rusty lake games since 2020 and they’ve only gotten better with time. This is another great installment and I can’t wait for the next one!

you have my life

Peak, absolutely peak worth the price. Play the other games first this story is crazy

Wow the game is amazing! I’m always looking for new Rusty Lake and this is amazing, I want more to it and I wish it was longer!

I am a big lover of horror games and salving riddles! I have played all of the Cube Escape games and they are the best escape games I have ever played!

Rusty Lake’s early games, while lacking in budget, were some of the most unique games I played. The puzzles were clever and original, but they never required jumps in logic that made solving impossible. I used to think that the method of storytelling in the original cube escape games was ingenious - a series of vignettes, that, when put together, tell a nuanced story. Visually, the room settings were eccentric and fun, creating a distinct Rusty Lake feel. It was perfectly planned chaos, which provided an unmatched gameplay experience. Even now that I recognize the devs never had a gnostic cosmology or an established philosophy of time underlying the games (thanks Reddit), I can still appreciate how unique and wonderful they are. Underground Blossom, however, lacks all of these elements. The puzzles were short and boring, with most of them amounting to collecting an object and using it in its corresponding location. (e.g.: I found a bottle! Maybe I should give it to the baby?) The whole game took me about 75 minutes. Even the achievements were boring, because you basically had to click around to find them. And the story was obvious, because we knew all of the information the game was supposed to provide, except for Rose leaving. The game also failed in making me feel sympathy for Laura, so the faux-emotional ending fell flat. Most disappointing, the visuals were plain and uninteresting. The tiles made the scenes feel utilitarian, and it didn’t help that there would only be about five objects in any station. I would have thought that I higher budget would improve the gameplay, but it is obvious Rusty Lake is trying to entice younger players by having easier puzzles, more overtly creepy settings, and basic stories. But this game has a 4.9 star rating, so it is clearly working. Enjoy your success, Rusty Lake.