Cube Escape

{{primary sources|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox video game series

| title = Cube Escape

| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Web browser|iOS|Android|Microsoft Windows}}

| developer = {{Ill|Rusty Lake (company)|lt=Rusty Lake|ru|Rusty Lake}}

| publisher = Rusty Lake

| genre = Escape the room

| first release version = Cube Escape: The Lake

| first release date = {{Start date|2015|04|25}}

| latest release version = Cube Escape: Collection

| latest release date = {{Start date|2020|10|14}}

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Cube Escape is a series of surrealistic escape the room games developed by indie game studio Rusty Lake.{{Cite news |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=14 October 2020 |title=Rusty Lake's Cube Escape Collection bundles 9 wonderful, darkly surreal puzzlers on Steam |newspaper=Eurogamer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-14-rusty-lakes-cube-escape-collection-bundles-9-wonderful-darkly-surreal-puzzlers-on-steam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026235149/https://www.eurogamer.net/rusty-lakes-cube-escape-collection-bundles-9-wonderful-darkly-surreal-puzzlers-on-steam |archive-date=26 October 2022}} The series is heavily inspired by Twin Peaks{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=16 October 2020 |title=Cube Escape dodges the end of the Flash era with a new collection on Steam |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/cube-escape-dodges-the-end-of-the-flash-era-with-a-new-collection-on-steam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201181337/https://www.pcgamer.com/cube-escape-dodges-the-end-of-the-flash-era-with-a-new-collection-on-steam/ |archive-date=1 February 2023 |website=PC Gamer}}{{Cite web |last=Golubev |first=Pavel |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Interview: The Hidden Secret of Building A Cult Following to Monetization |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/interview-the-hidden-secret-of-building-a-cult-following-to-monetization |website=gamedeveloper.com}} and follows detective Dale Vandermeer and his investigation into the death of Laura Vanderboom. As of June 2021, there have been ten mainline games released in the series, the tenth being complemented by a limited edition of the Cube Escape: Paradox comic book, illustrated by Lau Kwong Shing.{{Cite web |title=Paradox Comic Book is now available! {{!}} Rusty Lake |url=https://blog.rustylake.com/paradox-comic-book-is-now-available/ |access-date=2022-06-23}} In addition, Cube Escape Collection, a collection of the first nine Cube Escape games, was released on Steam in October 2020 in advance of the deprecation of Adobe Flash. A prequel series following Laura Vanderboom's ancestry includes three paid games: Rusty Lake: Hotel, Roots and Paradise.{{Cite web |title=Rusty Lake: Roots |url=https://www.rustylake.com/adventure-games/rusty-lake-roots.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=RustyLake.com}}{{Cite web |title=Rusty Lake Hotel game |url=https://www.rustylake.com/adventure-games/rusty-lake-hotel.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=RustyLake.com}}{{Cite web |title=Rusty Lake Paradise game |url=https://www.rustylake.com/adventure-games/rusty-lake-paradise.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=RustyLake.com}} In the same universe, but considered singular games, Rusty Lake has released both The White Door{{Cite web |title=The White Door game |url=https://www.rustylake.com/adventure-games/the-white-door.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=RustyLake.com}} and Samsara Room.{{Cite web |title=Samsara Room game |url=https://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/samsara-room.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=RustyLake.com}} Additionally added to the series on November 2, 2022 was The Past Within, which is a two-player game, the first Rusty Lake has made of this type. The game revolves around solving the mystery of Albert Vanderboom by communicating between the past and future, and fulfilling his legacy.