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Servant of the Lake
A point-and-click puzzle adventure in the Rusty Lake series, with a dark, mysterious tone and a 2D side view. You solve escape-room-style puzzles in short scenes, with a story that leans toward psychological horror. It takes about five hours. Most progress comes from inspecting objects, combining items and noticing details, and the scenes are small enough to study closely. Is it your kind of game?
Point-and-clickEscape roomEerieMobilePC
8/10
Game Avant verdict
A tightly made, darkly funny point-and-click puzzler that turns daily chores into horror, held back mainly by its short length and puzzles that rarely push back hard.
By GameAvant · Published Oct 19, 2026 · 12 min read
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IGDB
80%
7 ratings
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98%
7,234 reviews
Fits you if
you like escape-room puzzles and creepy, mysterious stories in a short package.
Skip it if
you want action or dislike obscure puzzle logic.
Availability
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Steam
$7.99
Facts
- Platforms
- Mobile · PC
- Release date
- August 13, 2026
- Length
- About 5 hours
- Difficulty
- 3/5 (estimated)
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie
- Themes
- Mystery
- Perspective
- Side view
- Modes
- Solo only
- Languages
- 7 languages
- Text in your language
- Yes
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Microtransactions
- None
The thing you'll love. Or hate.
Short and focused
You may love it because
The game keeps a tight structure with little padding, so the mood stays intact from the first chore to the last.
It may frustrate you because
The story ends before many players are ready, and the price per hour is higher than in longer adventures.
Fair puzzles over hard ones
You may love it because
Most puzzles are solved by looking, trying and thinking for a moment, which keeps the pace smooth and the game friendly.
It may frustrate you because
Players who love being stuck for an hour will find few moments of real resistance.
Macabre humour
You may love it because
The grim jokes and the unsettling chores give the game a voice that is clearly its own.
It may frustrate you because
The same tone and imagery will put off anyone who dislikes body horror or gross-out details.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long is Servant of the Lake?
- About 5 hours to finish the main story.
- Which platforms is Servant of the Lake on?
- Servant of the Lake is available on Mobile · PC.
- Does Servant of the Lake have co-op?
- No, Servant of the Lake is single-player only.
- Does Servant of the Lake run on Steam Deck?
- Verified
- What does Servant of the Lake cost?
- $7.99 on Steam.
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