# Games like Rusty Lake Hotel

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

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rusty Lake: Roots](https://imho.run/games/532110/rusty-lake-roots) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 1,696 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532110/)
2. [Rusty Lake Paradise](https://imho.run/games/744190/rusty-lake-paradise) — Also Surreal, like Rusty Lake Hotel. 1,206 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/744190/)
3. [Cube Escape Collection](https://imho.run/games/1292940/cube-escape-collection) — A frequent pick in Rusty Lake Hotel players' libraries. 1,808 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1292940/)
4. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — A frequent pick in Rusty Lake Hotel players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
5. [Samsara Room](https://imho.run/games/1281800/samsara-room) — Shares room exploration with Rusty Lake Hotel. 2,659 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281800/)
6. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
7. [The Past Within](https://imho.run/games/1515210/the-past-within) — Same atmospheric mood as Rusty Lake Hotel. 3,780 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515210/)
8. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
9. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Also Hidden Object, like Rusty Lake Hotel. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
10. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
11. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — A frequent pick in Rusty Lake Hotel players' libraries, and another Adventure. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
12. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
13. [Bad Dream: Coma](https://imho.run/games/538070/bad-dream-coma) — Also Surreal, like Rusty Lake Hotel. 557 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/538070/)
14. [Sally Face - Episode One](https://imho.run/games/541570/sally-face-episode-one) — Shares achievement hunting with Rusty Lake Hotel. 8,932 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/541570/)
15. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
16. [Not Another Weekend](https://imho.run/games/1432200/not-another-weekend) — Shares room exploration with Rusty Lake Hotel. 69 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432200/)
17. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Same atmospheric mood as Rusty Lake Hotel. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
18. [Follow the meaning](https://imho.run/games/2720280/follow-the-meaning) — Shares achievement hunting and puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 385 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720280/)
19. [CLeM](https://imho.run/games/1861440/clem) — Same atmospheric mood as Rusty Lake Hotel. 110 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861440/)
20. [Daymare Town](https://imho.run/games/2619240/daymare-town) — Shares achievement hunting and puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 76 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2619240/)
21. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — A frequent pick in Rusty Lake Hotel players' libraries, and another Action. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
22. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
23. [Underground Blossom](https://imho.run/games/2291850/underground-blossom) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 1,330 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291850/)
24. [Happy Game](https://imho.run/games/1206060/happy-game) — Shares puzzle solving with Rusty Lake Hotel. 1,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=435120&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=435120&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=435120&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=435120
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/435120
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Rusty Lake Hotel

Rusty Lake Hotel is a 2016 point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake. Players explore rooms, solve cryptic puzzles, uncover lore, collect recipes, and hunt achievements across the eerie hotel setting. Reviewers note the game features dark and unsettling atmosphere with mysterious tones. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and highlight that characters harbor hidden secrets throughout. The voice acting enhances the creepy mood according to players, and puzzle-solving rewards those who dig deeper. The short experience remains replayable for achievement hunters. Running verified on Steam Deck and priced at $1.99, the single-player adventure holds a 94% positive rating from 2019 Steam reviews, offering normal difficulty suited for short play sessions.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 435120
- **Developer:** Rusty Lake
- **Publisher:** Rusty Lake
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 29, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 65
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=435120&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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