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Servant of the Lake
Welcome to the Vanderboom house, home to the infamous Vanderboom family! Visitors are arriving soon, and you are meant to start your housekeeping duties immediately! Solve the puzzles needed to fulfil your daily tasks, look after the household, welcome the visitor and ensure their comfort while helping the family achieve their alchemical ambitions! Servant of the Lake is the new premium point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series from the creators of the Cube Escape series, The Past Within and Underground Blossom.
- Rusty Lake
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| Platform | Metascore | Userscore |
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| iOS (iPhone / iPad) | Not stored | Not stored |
| PC | 86 | 8.9 |
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Praise
- From a final stance, I loved Servant of the Lake. Yes, I know that I am a fan of the series. But it does always provide so much more than just a point-and-click puzzle game. It provides a deep, and ongoing, story that spans generations that reside around the Rusty Lake. If you have played the prior Rusty Lake titles, then Servant of the Lake is another notch to put on your shelf. If you’re new to the genre of point-and-click puzzles, or just the Rusty Lake series in general, I find that it does provide a nice jumping off point. In terms of both gameplay/puzzle difficulty, as well as the overall story of this harrowing lake.
- Servant of the Lake faithfully maintains the franchise's iconic atmosphere and solid puzzle design while delivering a deeply satisfying payoff to long-standing lore mysteries. With its impeccably paced mechanics and rich content volume, it stands as a highly recommended entry for both series veterans and room-escape enthusiasts.
- With an unsettling and macabre story, and a real variety of cleverly-designed puzzles, Servant of the Lake cements itself as one of the best point-and-click games of recent years. It may only be short, but it's an absolute delight to play.
Criticism
- I wouldn’t personally recommend it to someone who dislikes difficult puzzles or gets uncomfortable with bugs and bodily grossness. For everyone else, though, I can absolutely see Servant of the Lake becoming a favourite. It’s the kind of game I’d recommend playing after dark, particularly during autumn, when you can settle in with the rain outside and let this bizarre little estate make you question everything you thought you knew about point-and-click puzzles. And yes, the cat is very cute. Even if you do have to use his spit-up as glue for a broken teacup.