Rusty Lake
Amsterdam-based indie game studio founded in spring 2015 by Robin Ras and Maarten Looise. Self-publisher of the surrealistic point-and-click Cube Escape series and the Rusty Lake line (Rusty Lake Hotel, Roots, Paradise, Paradox), plus The White Door and other escape-room adventures across Steam, mobile and web; millions of copies sold. B/P&D stands.
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: Netherlands
- Data updated: 15 Nov 2026
Key facts
- According to Games Atlas analysis of shipped-game credits, Rusty Lake published or developed 9 games released 2015–2026.
- Games Atlas data shows 3 of 9 Rusty Lake titles with known production credits (33%) used external service partners.
- The most frequent external partner on Rusty Lake titles is Driftwood Audio (2 shared credits, 2022–2026).
- Games Atlas tracked 1 news stories about Rusty Lake in the last 24 months.
How to cite this page
Games Atlas — Games Industry Intelligence (2026). Rusty Lake — company profile. Data updated 15 Nov 2026. https://gamesatlas.app/companies/rusty-lake
What Rusty Lake outsources and how open it is to new partners
The verdict rates how hard it is for a new vendor to win work in each discipline: how much of the work goes to outside vendors rather than staying inside, whether the same partners come back or change from project to project, and how often first-time partners got in over recent years.
- Lead & co-development: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: done by its own studios (1 vendors per title, typical 1); own studios do about 75% of the work by companies taking part. 1 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (33%), 3 credit the company's own studios; 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Tall Ones, The (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Additional development & engineering: Possible: outsourced less often, but not to a fixed circle. Sourcing model: point top-up from outside (1 vendors per title, typical 1.7). 1 of 3 titles with detailed credits since 2015 used an external partner (33%); 1 external partners, 0 of them returning (0% of outsourced titles), most often Tall Ones, The (100%). Small base: a first signal, not a settled pattern.
- Marketing and consulting services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- QA and testing services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Art, assets and fonts production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
- Audio design and production services: Full breakdown available to registered members.
Members-only data, free account. The full sourcing breakdown for Rusty Lake is available to registered Games Atlas members. Registration is free. After sign-in, the page shows for Marketing and consulting services, QA and testing services, Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services, Art, assets and fonts production services, Audio design and production services: share of titles outsourced, number of external partners, the largest vendors and their share, new partners in recent years, and how open each discipline is to new vendors, plus 2 more external partners. Create a free account.
External partners proven by shipped credits
- Driftwood Audio — Audio design and production services, 2 shared credits, 2022–2026
- Studio Wim — Art, assets and fonts production services, 2 shared credits, 2022–2026
- Tall Ones, The — Lead & co-development, Additional development & engineering, 2 shared credits, 2022–2026
- Game Drive — Marketing and consulting services, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Lab, The — Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
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Methodology
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames production credits and Games Atlas analysis; the sourcing figures cover work credited on releases from 2015 onwards. One game counts once regardless of platforms, editions or add-ons. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/rusty-lake