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Games like Cube Escape: Paradox

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Cube Escape: Paradox also play

The closest matches to Cube Escape: Paradox: Samsara Room, Cube Escape Collection, Rusty Lake: Roots, The Past Within, and The White Door. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Cube Escape: Paradox.

    • Free
    • 2020
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Escape Room and Detective, like Cube Escape: Paradox.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2020
  1. Rank 08

    The Room

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2014

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Cube Escape: Paradox

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Samsara Room

    Same atmospheric mood as Cube Escape: Paradox.

    • 96% of 2,659 reviews
  2. 2
    Cube Escape Collection

    Also Escape Room and Detective, like Cube Escape: Paradox.

    • 98% of 1,808 reviews
  3. 3
    Rusty Lake: Roots

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 1,696 reviews
  4. 4
    The Past Within

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 3,780 reviews
  5. 5
    The White Door

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 1,537 reviews
  6. 6
    Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 3,855 reviews
  7. 7
    Underground Blossom

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 1,330 reviews
  8. 8
    The Room

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 14,196 reviews
  9. 9
    Resonance

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 366 reviews
  10. 10
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    Genres: Adventure

    • 72% of 379 reviews
  11. 11
    Black Mirror II

    Genres: Adventure

    • 90% of 194 reviews
  12. 12
    An English Haunting

    Genres: Adventure

    • 96% of 247 reviews
  13. 13
    The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 83% of 453 reviews
  14. 14
    Decay: The Mare

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 72% of 481 reviews
  15. 15
    Pathologic 3

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 87% of 994 reviews
  16. 16
    GET EVEN

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 78% of 482 reviews
  17. 17
    The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

    Genres: Adventure

    • 77% of 1,181 reviews
  18. 18
    Lucifer Within Us

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 72% of 493 reviews
  19. 19
    Stories Untold

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 3,201 reviews
  20. 20
    CLeM

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 110 reviews
  21. 21
    The Alien Cube

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 298 reviews
  22. 22
    The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 95% of 877 reviews
  23. 23
    Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 248 reviews
  24. 24
    Sally Face - Episode One

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 8,932 reviews
Cube Escape: Paradox — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Rusty Lake
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 96% of 3,162 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Art and soundtrack create an eerie atmosphere
  • Fmv clues unlock deeper story layers
  • Puzzles feel rewarding without being unfair
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Mysterious

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About Cube Escape: Paradox

The closest matches to Cube Escape: Paradox: Samsara Room, Cube Escape Collection, Rusty Lake: Roots, The Past Within, and The White Door. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Cube Escape: Paradox is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samsara Room, Cube Escape Collection and Rusty Lake: Roots — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious, and single out its easter egg hunting and fmv interactivity. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Cube Escape: Paradox is a free-to-play point-and-click escape room puzzle game developed and published by Rusty Lake. Released in 2018, it presents players with a challenging multimedia puzzle experience set within a single room that shifts between dimensions. The adventure incorporates FMV interactivity, layered puzzle mechanics, narrative callbacks to the Rusty Lake series, and hidden easter eggs. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, mysterious, contemplative, and unsettling. Reviewers highlight that the art and soundtrack create an eerie atmosphere, FMV clues unlock deeper story layers, and puzzles feel rewarding without being unfair. The story ties directly into the series lore. It runs as a solo-only experience of medium length and is playable on Steam Deck, holding a 96% positive rating from over 3,100 Steam reviews.

About Cube Escape: Paradox: The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

Is Cube Escape: Paradox worth buying?

  • 96% of 3,162 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 93% positive across 89 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Samsara Room, Cube Escape Collection, Rusty Lake: Roots

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Mobile version

Cube Escape: Paradox is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-05, source)
  • App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-05, source)

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Frequently asked about Cube Escape: Paradox

Can I run it?

Does Cube Escape: Paradox run on Steam Deck?

Cube Escape: Paradox is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Cube Escape: Paradox free to play?

Yes — Cube Escape: Paradox is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Cube Escape: Paradox?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cube Escape: Paradox are Samsara Room, Cube Escape Collection, Rusty Lake: Roots.

Who developed Cube Escape: Paradox?

Cube Escape: Paradox was developed by Rusty Lake.