The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show: Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of Rusty Lake

2025 marks the tenth year since the founding of Rusty Lake studio and the release of its very first game, Cube Escape: Seasons. To celebrate the anniversary, the studio has released a short film, “The Intern,” as well as a new puzzle-solving game, “The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show.” If you are also a fan of Rusty Lake universe games, the new puzzle game is something you can’t miss! It not only includes puzzle solving but also involves scenes of the Rusty Lake studio and relevant easter eggs of Rusty Lake series games. Sit tight! This post will introduce Rusty Lake’s anniversary, the universe, the studio, the new game, and how to unlock all achievements.

What Is the Rusty Lake Studio?

Rusty Lake studio, the developer of The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show, was founded in 2015 by Maarten Looise and Robin Ras. The studio is an indie game development lab and is located in Amsterdam. It has been developing puzzle games and room escape games with the story background of the Rusty Lake universe.

The style and story of the games developed by Rusty Lake studio are inspired by David Lynch. If you are not familiar with Lynch, some of his most well-known works are Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, and Twin Peaks. His movies and TV shows are known for their dark and surreal tone. The Rusty Lake game series inherits this trait with their uncanny stories, suspenseful music and graphics, and the underlying tragedy at their cores.

The first published game was Cube Escape: Seasons. Since the release of Cube Escape: Seasons in 2015, the studio has released a series of Cube Escape games, Rusty Lake games, and independent games such as Underground Blossom, The Past Within, The White Door, etc.

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What Is the Rusty Lake Universe?

The Rusty Lake universe is the complicating and interweaving background story of every game developed by Rusty Lake studio, including the Cube Escape series (Cube Escape: Seasons, Cube Escape: The Lake, etc.), the Rusty Lake series (Rusty Lake Hotel, Rusty Lake Roots, etc.), and other games like The White Door, The Past Within, and others.

Furthermore, the universe narrates the family relationships and tragic events of the Eilanders, the Vanderbooms, and the Vandermeers, who have intimate and inseparable bonds to the lake. The intricate relationships of each character are explained through different games. To put it simply, each Rusty Lake game is akin to a piece of the puzzle. Therefore, players will need to play through all the games to obtain a complete picture of what happens to each character.

As players go through the stories of the characters in the Rusty Lake universe, they will be deeply drawn to the sense of love, hatred, sacrifice, and loss of the characters as well. Therein lies the charm of the Rusty Lake universe.

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Who Is Mr. Rabbit in The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show?

Mr. Rabbit is the main character and the host of The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show. The new game chiefly puts Mr. Rabbit under the spotlight and has him perform a 20-act show for the players.

As part of the celebration of the tenth anniversary, this new game features many symbols and easter eggs related to the Rusty Lake universe, and Mr. Rabbit is no exception.

In short, Mr. Rabbit is David Eilander, who is one of the main characters in Rusty Lake Paradise and Rusty Lake Hotel. To further explain, David is the youngest son of Caroline Eilander, and in Rusty Lake Paradise, he conspires with other family members to sacrifice Caroline for eternal life. Later, he achieves eternal life and becomes Mr. Rabbit.

Mr. Rabbit is the representation of treachery and tricks. However, for a tenth anniversary celebration, Mr. Rabbit seems to be the perfect candidate for some celebratory performance.

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Where to Download The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show?

Firstly, The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show is now available on Steam for free. Players can also purchase the supporter pack as a donation to the development team. The game was released on 30th April 2025 as part of the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Rusty Lake.

Secondly, players can also download from itch.io and choose to play for free or make a donation to the team.

Thirdly, mobile device and iPad users can download the game from the Apple Store and Google Play Store as well. Both are free, too.

Finally, the blog published on the Rusty Lake official website will lead you to all the downloadable links, including both computer and mobile device resources.

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Is The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show Worth Playing?

As a celebration puzzle game of the tenth anniversary of Rusty Lake, The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show is not directly related to the Rusty Lake universe stories. In other words, this new game does not narrate any new stories or give details of the relevant characters or events. Thus, it is a celebratory magic show; that’s it, like an Easter egg surprise for the fans.

In terms of the structure of the game, The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show is a game in a game. Generally, there are two scenes: one is the magic show, and the other is the Rusty Lake office. The narration goes as the developers are developing the game called “The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show” on their laptops and, at the same time, preparing the celebration party. This is a new structure attempt in the Rusty Lake universe, and it is as refreshing as the time travel designs in its universe.

As to puzzle solving, the game features a clear separation of pattern-spotting puzzles and clue-finding puzzles. All the puzzles in the magic show are about finding patterns, and contrarily, players mostly need to find clues and keys in the office. There are many interesting mini-puzzles as well, such as solving bugs, making drinks, sandwiches, etc.

All in all, it is a delicately structured and designed puzzle game. Albeit some puzzles might be too difficult to find a pattern, the game progresses carefully from easy levels to harder levels. It is an engaging puzzle game that you cannot miss, not to mention that there are so many interesting details related to the Rusty Lake universe.

How to Unlock All the Achievements of The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show?

Totally, there are 18 achievements in The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show, that is, 18 poker cards for players to collect in the game. The game allows players to go through the office and the previous shows for cards after finishing the game.

Players can access the previous shows from the laptop on the desk.

Here is the table of how to collect all the poker cards in The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show!

Card Name	Card Location
Jack of Spades (Harvey)	The card is at the right upper corner behind the tenth anniversary photo frame.
King of Spades (Mr. Owl)	Open the package near the showcase to get the red record and the card.
Ace of Spades (Egg)	This card is inside a comic book by Lau Kwong Shing in the office.
Queen of Spades (Mr. Crow)	Keep clicking the plant in the tea room until it falls and breaks.
King of Clubs (Albert)	Shake the ceiling lights.
Queen of Clubs (Rose)	Slide open the closet at the bottom of the showcase.
Queen of Hearts (Ms. Pheasant & Mrs. Pigeon)	The card is at the bottom of the poster of “Rusty Laker of The Month” after finishing the game.
Ace of Hearts (Heart)	1. After finishing the game, switch on the phone on the desk. 2. Click the Cube Escape Collection game on the phone. 3. Open the drawers to look for the card.
Jack of Clubs (Corrupted Soul)	1. Keep changing rooms in the office and click the rabbit ballon when you spot it. 2. Try to do it multiple times until you get the card inside the balloon.
King of Hearts (Mr. Deer)	1. Open the case file on the desk of the office which contains a flyer of The Lab. 2. Move around the document to find the card inside the file.
Ace of Clubs (Butterfly)	1. Adjust the window curtains according to the first line of patterns on the “Sketches” window on the laptop. 2. The card will show up on the floor of the same room later.
Jack of Diamonds (Bob)	1. In Act 13, give the carrot to the rabbit (second hat from the right). 2. And then give the bone to the dog (second hat from the left). 3. Finally, give the fish to the rabbit.
Ace of Diamonds (Cube)	In Act 3, the card is in the right sleeve of Mr. Rabbit after finishing the game.
Queen of Diamonds (Laura)	In Act 9, finish the show without killing the small rabit, after finishing the game.
King of Diamonds (Dale)	Light up the lights in Act 11 according to the position of “1” shown on the “Achievements” window on the computer.
Joker (Evil Mr. Rabbit)	1. Check the mail box in the phone and find messages (7285) about the new safe. 2. 7285 are numbers corresponding to the clock, the cube, the crow head, and the tape player on the show case. 3. Click the hotel in the picture next to the deer head for the safe. 4. Click the button according to the location of the clock, the cube, the crow head, and the tape player on the showcase. The buttons are directly related to the layout of the show case.
Joker (Mr. Rabbit)	1. Look for the BestKeptMemory card with phone number 31854015026 in the card pile on the desk. 2. Dial this number on the phone. Get the tape from Bob at the storage room. 3. While the tape is playing, click the card in the display screen.
Jack of Hearts (Mr. Boar)	1. The laptop has two windows after finishing the game. 2. Click the “Sketches” window. The bottom line of patterns hints at how players should click the TV button accordingly. 3. Go to the TV and hit the button accordingly (1231213).

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Conclusion

The celebration of the tenth anniversary of Rusty Lake includes one new game, one short film, and one upcoming new game. The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show was released on 30th April 2025 as a new game. The short film “The Intern” was published on 25th April 2025, five days prior to the anniversary day. And the upcoming new game is called “Servant of the Lake”, whose release date is not yet announced.

The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show consists of many decorations, characters, merchandise, and symbols that commemorate the Rusty Lake universe and can easily evoke players’ memores related to the games. The past is never the past. The new game has done an excellent job of enriching the Rusty Lake fan culture.