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Cube Escape: Paradox
Cube Escape: Paradox centers on solving puzzles in a room where detective Dale Vandermeer has lost his memory. At $0.00 from 
Steam, weigh that solo puzzle adventure against your budget and how much the film-linked mystery appeals to you. Its two chapters include one free chapter and one premium chapter, with multiple endings. The Simplified Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazil, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, and Turkish interface languages can help you decide whether the puzzle text suits you.
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Past 36 months · Updated dailyHistorical Low~ $0.002023-08Current Low Across Stores~ $0.00SteamAt its historical low now
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01About Cube Escape: Paradox
Cube Escape: Paradox follows detective Dale Vandermeer as he wakes in an ominous room with no memory and faces puzzles set by an old foe. Escape the room, recover his memories, and encounter a story linked to a Rusty Lake short film. Steam player reviews: 97% positive from 12,324 reviews. Interface languages: Simplified Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazil, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Russian, and Turkish.
Credits
Composer
Victor Butzelaar
Developer
Rusty Lake
Publisher
Rusty Lake
Voice
Bob Rafferty
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$0.002023-08-12 · SteamBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.Language support
| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | — |
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | — |
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| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
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| Italian | Yes | Yes | — |
| German | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spanish | Yes | Yes | — |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | Yes | — |
| Danish | Yes | Yes | — |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | — |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dutch | Yes | Yes | — |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | — |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | — |
| Turkish | Yes | Yes | — |
Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-19
02Before you buy
Chapters and endings
The game has two chapters, one free and one premium, with multiple endings.
Language support
Steam lists 14 interface languages. English has full audio; other listed languages have subtitles.
Steam PC features
The Steam PC version includes single-player and Steam Cloud support.
03Frequently asked questions
Who is the central character?
Detective Dale Vandermeer wakes in an ominous room without his memories.
Is there a film connection?
The game has connections and interactions with Paradox, a Rusty Lake short film.
Who created the artwork and soundtrack?
Johan Scherft made the paintings, and Victor Butzelaar composed the soundtrack.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
An advice for those who just start with the games of the universe "Rusty Lake", I always recommend starting with the free games (you can find them at www.rustylake.com or your favorite app store), specifically with "Cube Escape: Seasons " and, if the experience was satisfactory, continue until you reach " Cube Escape: The Mill " The reason for this advice? Rusty Lake is a series of games currently composed of fourteen games (the majority free) which little by little develop a dark and mysterious story. With a simple game mechanic (escape room) and bizarre puzzles the developers have managed to create an eerie and surrealistic universe that is expanding more and more. Now for the players who have devoured all the other "Rusty Lake" games (like me): Chapter 1 of "Cube Escape: Paradox" is an excellent continuation of the saga. Keep in mind that this is not a "Rusty Lake" game, it is a "Cube Escape", so the claustrophobic and minimalist four walls scenario returns. The story of our disturbed detective Vandermeer continues, delivering new clues, A LOT of secrets and expanding lore even more. The graphic work and the music, wonderful as always. The puzzles are less complex but more varied than in the previous games and the atmosphere gives the perception of being less bizarre and dark than before ... which is just a preparation for the delightful Chapter 2. What else to say, companions in this adventure, another absolute gem that can not be lost. After all, when you're so deep in the rabbit hole, you just have to keep going down.Show moreShow less
16.9 hours at review155 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Over half of the game content is outside of the game. The game itself is good and fun... but if yeh try to complete the game honestly with no cheating, yeh are gonna have bad time. I finally googled how to get last achevements, over half of them... and found out there is movie yeh are supposed to watch. Game has link on this movies trailer, which does not contain the hints. If I wanted to go around internet googling for information, I would be doing school work or research. When I buy game, I want to the puzzle pieces to be in the game. When is the last time yeh bought buzzle from shop and found out, not all the pieces are in the box you got... Not common, because that is not how puzzle games work. This is not what I wanted, and I am very disappointed. Game seems to be just there to promote this short movie and promote the other works like comics and others. I guess it is supposed to be fun way to promote persons other work, but I personally think yeh should keep puzzle game, and puzzle, that promotes your work as two different puzzles. This feels just cheating to me. Puzzle Advertisement, that is what over half of the content is. The part of the game, which is not advertisement is good... but there is no warning that rest of the achievements are outside of the game and not even part of it. It is what ruins it. It is not fun to go outside game to look for random extra info... It is not fun or even creative. My teachers do that too, where they spread the info across internet making all work extra tiring. Just like the most of the game where yeh are forced outside the game.. jump between movie and game... The immersion is broken and it feels more work than fun puzzle game I am sorry, that I have not much good to say about this experience I had.Show moreShow less
31.3 hours at review8 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
9 von 10 For those of you who are completely new to the series and want to play but don't know where to start, here's the order in which I've organised the entire Escape Cube story line (for reference only). LINES:Seasons - Lake - Arles - Harvey's Box - Case 23 - The Mill - Rusty Lake Hontel - Birthday - Theatre - Rusty Lake Roots - The Cave - Rusty Lake Paradise - Paradox - The White Door - Samsara room Rust Lake and White Door are available for purchase separately, while Paradox and Samsara room are free to play. The remaining nine games are included in the ‘’Cube Escape Collection‘’Show moreShow less
26.3 hours at review136 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I found some puzzles unintuitive and non-discoverable. Navigating the forest puzzle to find I'll have to find another two of four puzzle pieces with non-quick screen transition and interactivity was irritating.Show moreShow less
1.6 hours at review5 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
my ass itchesShow moreShow less
0.8 hours at review60 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I only played the demo. I won't buy the rest. I am now wary of Rusty Lake, if this is their trademark style. Easy cheap puzzles (except for one,) barely animated cheap graphics (that's actually unimportant,) a very cheap random nonsensical pseudo-story, all wrapped up in a user interface that could hardly be less pleasant or practical: that's what I got for free, and probably more of the same if I paid for chapters 2. Pixel hunt, maze, maze backtracking, wiping, swiping, you name it, if it's cheap, it's in there.Show moreShow less
3.5 hours at review5 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
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2.9 hours at review60 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I wanted to really enjoy this game, but it's just too buggy, and my experience was not positive. In general, the puzzles are interesting, but in specific, toward the end of the game, I encountered one puzzle that was nearly unsolvable because of mouse lag -- and when I finally got past that, on what may have been the final screen, the game just crashed. I rebooted, and I was at the beginning again. Replayability is kind of a zero in a game like this, so no, I'm not going to do the whole thing over again just to see if the last screen crashes again.Show moreShow less
2.9 hours at review5 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
The first Cube Escape game to hit Steam. Do yourself a favour and download the other dozen Cube Escape games already on mobile. If you are a fan of escape rooms and puzzles this is one for you. ___________________ Pros + The level of difficulty has been reigned in a little and Paradox, I feel is easier and more accessible than some of the previous titles. + Great soundtrack as always. + Good old fashioned creepiness and some gore. + Some very interesting new types of puzzles have been included in this game than the usual escape room, find object and use object fare. There is a type of tower defence and 3rd person walking around puzzles which brought something fresh to the table. + Not only is the first chapter FREE but there is also a FREE short movie for you to watch based on the game. + Both chapters will take you about 4- 6 hours to complete depending on if you use a walkthrough or not and for the price I believe this to be great value for money (about 50 cents an hour for my playthrough). _______________________________ Cons - uhhh - do i really need to just put something negative to feel 'balanced' - hmmmmmm - nope - Ah...got one. NO MATCHES in a chest of drawers in this game. Come on devs. Ball.....dropped. :) FLAWLESS VICTORY. Cube Escape: Paradox is yet another great title from our Dutch friends at Rusty Lake.Show moreShow less
6.4 hours at review50 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
In these kinds of narrative puzzle games, usually the story or environmental clues guide you towards solutions to puzzles. I didn't feel this game did that. The setting is vague, and many of the puzzles feel very convoluted and therefore unsatisfying. I couldn't tell if I was missing something -- the game references a separate short film connected to it; should I be watching this before playing? It wasn't clear to me. I resorted to using a walkthrough, which unfortunately soured the experience for me -- not because I had to use a walkthrough, but because it made me realize how random the solution were to puzzles, and that I would have never naturally arrived at those solutions without looking up a guide.Show moreShow less
2.2 hours at review4 people found this helpful
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