Rusty Lake – Free Murder Mystery Games Online

This post details the brilliant Rusty Lake series of free murder mystery games online, listed in play order. Available to play online in your browser.

Also available to download for iOS (Apple Appstore), Android (Google Play), PC and Mac (Steam).

The Rusty Lake series includes free Cube Escape games. Interspersed with premium Rusty Lake games. You can play the free Cube Escape games in order and not miss out on any of the murder mystery-solving storyline. However, to get the full experience of the overall Rusty Lake story and for completeness, fans of crime-solving and puzzle games will likely want to play the paid-for detective games as well as the free games. I’ve listed all of the games in the Rusty Lake series in play order including the free and premium games.

For more top free murder mystery games online, see my posts listed below.

September 2023 Update: New out Rusty Lake game available for mobile and computer, for details see below.

Free Murder Mystery Games Online by Rusty Lake

From: Rusty Lake | Genres: Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie, Adventure, Psychological Horror, Mystery-Solving, Detective, Story Rich, Hidden Object, Surreal, Escape Games.

Game Play Mechanics: Click on the arrows, drag or swipe to navigate around the environment. Some objects you can drag. Interact with people and objects by clicking. Select found items in your inventory and click somewhere on screen to use them. All of the free games are available online to play in your browser, no download required from rustylake.com.

1. Cube Escape: Seasons

iOS release: April 2015.

Description: Welcome to your first memory, spring 1964. You find yourself in a calm and friendly room overlooking a blooming orchard.

The room contains a grandfather clock, a kitchen and a fireplace. Your parrot Harvey is in a bad mood.

Start gathering items, explore your surroundings and you will quickly realise that something is wrong… [Source: Google Play]

2. Cube Escape: The Lake

iOS release: April 2015.

Description: A trip to Rusty Lake takes an interesting turn when you stumble upon an abandoned cabin on a small island. The only things inside are some fishing gear, a knife and a crowbar. Some fishing might be peaceful… [Source: Google Play]

3. Cube Escape: Arles

iOS release: June 2015.

Description: You find yourself trapped inside your bedroom in Arles. Gather your art supplies, get inspired by your surroundings and make your art come to life. However, you might have to make a greater sacrifice in order to escape… [Source: Google Play]

4. Cube Escape: Harvey’s Box

iOS release: June 2015.

Description: Harvey the parrot is moving to Rusty Lake inside of a cardboard box. Help Harvey find a way out by discovering the purpose of the odd items scattered around the box: a fruit, a comb and a box of cigars… [Source: Google Play]

5. Cube Escape: Case 23

iOS release: July 2015.

Description: Take on the role of Detective Dale Vandermeer and investigate the unusual death of a woman. Collect all the evidence at the crime scene, analyse your findings and travel to a mysterious location. Can you help Dale unlock the gateway to Rusty Lake? [Source: Google Play]

6. Cube Escape: The Mill

iOS release: September 2015.

Description: Discover the residence of Mr. Crow, a mill at Rusty Lake. Fix the mysterious machine connected to the Mill in anticipation of a familiar guest. Explore the different floors, prepare dinner for your wife and be ready to face the storm! [Source: Google Play]

7. Rusty Lake: Hotel

iOS release: December 2015.

Description: Rusty Lake Hotel is a mysterious point-and-click adventure. Welcome our guests to the Rusty Lake Hotel and make sure they will have a pleasant stay. There will be 5 dinners this week. Make sure every dinner is worth dying for. [Source: Google Play]

Features:

• Pick-up-and-play: easy to start, but it will be hard to put down.
• Tons of puzzles: a total of 6 rooms full of unique and various brain teasers.
• Thrilling and engaging story: there will be 5 dinners with intriguing guests and staff.
• Full of suspense and atmosphere: Rusty Lake Hotel is a surreal place, where anything can happen…
• Impressive soundtrack: every room has its own designed theme song.
• Achievements: an all-time gallery you have never seen before.

8. Cube Escape: Birthday

iOS release: February 2016.

Description: Travel back to the winter of 1939 and celebrate your 9th birthday with your family. There is cake, music and a mysterious present. However, the mood changes quickly when an unexpected guest arrives at the party. Can you prevent the tragedy that has haunted your memories for so long? [Source: Google Play]

9. Cube Escape: Theatre

iOS release: April 2016.

Description: Welcome to the theatre of your mind. Tonight Mr Owl will present an engaging program featuring a familiar cast. Set the stage for all 6 plays and prepare to continue on your journey once the curtain falls! [Source: Google Play]

10. Rusty Lake: Roots

iOS release: October 2016.

Description: 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. [Source: Google Play]

Features:

• Pick-up-and-play – Easy to start but hard to put down.
• Unique storyline – Experience the beginning and end of characters’ lives and build your own family tree.
• More than 33 levels – The biggest Rusty Lake game so far is filled with puzzles.
• Full of suspense and atmosphere – Switching from calm to very dark moments.
• Immersive soundtrack – Each level has its own theme song and variations.
• Achievements – The tree has more secrets to unravel.

11. Cube Escape: The Cave

iOS release: March 2017.

Description: An old man is about to enter a mysterious Cave. Help out a friend in need, uncover the secret rituals of the Vanderbooms and descend into the great depths of the Lake. [Source: Google Play]

12. Rusty Lake: Paradise

iOS release: January 2018.

Description: Jakob, the oldest son of the Eilander family, is returning to Paradise island after his mother passed away. Since her mysterious death, the island seems to be cursed by the ten plagues. Find the mother’s hidden memories and partake in strange family rituals in order to stop the plagues. [Source: Google Play]

Features:

• Easy to start but hard to put down!
• Unique storyline – The first adventure game based around the ten plagues of Egypt.
• Each plague brings its own atmosphere, suspense and a variety of Rusty Lake brain teasers.
• The pastel background paintings are handmade by Dutch painter Johan Scherft.
• Each plague has its own theme song and variations.
• Achievements – The island has more secrets to unravel.

13. Cube Escape: Paradox

iOS release: September 2018.

Description: When the infamous detective Dale Vandermeer wakes up in an ominous room without any recollection of his past, he soon finds himself part of a bizarre game orchestrated by an old foe. Dale must solve increasingly challenging puzzles to escape the room and recover his memories. [Source: Google Play]

14. The White Door

iOS release: January 2020.

Plot: Robert Hill wakes up in a Mental Health facility and suffers from severe memory loss. Follow the facility’s strict daily routine, explore his dreams and help him recall his memories. [Source: Google Play]

15. The Past Within

Computer/Mobile release: November 2022.

Plot: You are faced with solving a mystery for someone you know to be dead. The only way to solve the puzzles is to communicate with the past. Different times, different perspectives, a singular goal! Cooperate and fulfil Albert’s legacy! [Source: Steam]

For more details of this new detective game (2022) for computer and mobile: Rusty Lake 15: The Past Within – New Co-Op Mystery Adventure!

16. Underground Blossom

Computer/Mobile release: September 2023.

Plot: Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura’s past and future… [Source: Google Play]

For more details of this new detective game (2023) for computer and mobile: Underground Blossom – Latest Rusty Lake Game.

Cube Escape Collection

iOS release: October 2020.

Description: In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology, you follow the path of Dale Vandermeer, a homicide detective, as he investigates the death of a woman and finds himself drawn into the mysterious world of Rusty Lake. Cube Escape was Rusty Lake’s first series of games, introducing the Rusty Lake universe. The Cube Escape Collection contains 9 chapters: Seasons, The Lake, Arles, Harvey’s Box, Case 23, The Mill, Birthday, Theatre and The Cave. [Source: Google Play]

0. Samsara Room

Released: 2013. Prequel to the Cube Escape Rusty Lake game series.

Plot: You wake up in a strange room you have never seen before. There are a lot of random objects and furniture but there is one thing missing… a door to get out. Find a way to leave the room by interacting with the objects in this unique point-and-click adventure. Nothing is what it seems in this strange surreal place, only by thinking out of the box you will solve the riddle and escape. [Source: Google Play]

All of the free murder mystery games are available online. Play in your browser, no download required from rustylake.com.

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