Cube Escape: Case 23

This is where it really gets good. This is like the Captain America: Civil War of Cube Escape games. It's not the grand culmination that we can look forward to in Infinity War, but everything we have seen so far is starting to come together and make some sense. Plus, new revelations about the game's universe are abundant (and gladly accepted!). With the best puzzle structure so far, and a story that creates as many new questions as it answers, Case 23 is an absolutely phononenal title.

Playing as detective Dale Vandermeer, you are tasked with investigating a murder (the victim happening to be the protagonist of Seasons), but you soon figure out there is something much more serious going on. That's when the real juice of the Rusty Lake universe starts being revealed. Recognizable locales, characters, and motifs appear, all within a bundle of well-designed puzzles and a delightfully eerie story.

Case 23 embodies exactly what I love about the Cube Escape series, and it makes me very excited about the kind of things that I can expect from the rest of the series. The first four games were enjoyable, but it is clear that the developers had really caught their stride with this one. I absolutely wouldn't recommend starting with it, as it builds off of the previous titles, but Case 23 is the game to look forward to.
The game can be played online here (as of 9/17/20): http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-case-23.html
The game is available for Android here (as of 9/17/20): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.RustyLake.CubeEscapeCase23&hl=en_US
The game is available for iOS here (as of 9/17/20): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cube-escape-case-23/id1020664488

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