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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]


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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh]], star of the fourth episode, ''Arles'', which also features a cameo by Van Gogh's real-life friend Paul Gaugin.)
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* MindScrew: It's difficult to find a moment where the series isn't chest-deep in this trope.
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* PlotDeviceThatDoesSomething: It is becoming apparent that the cubes are something much more than just the keys that allow you to escape a given room.

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* PlotDeviceThatDoesSomething: PlotCouponThatDoesSomething: It is becoming apparent that the cubes are something much more than just the keys that allow you to escape a given room.
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* CosmicHorrorStory


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* PlotDeviceThatDoesSomething: It is becoming apparent that the cubes are something much more than just the keys that allow you to escape a given room.
* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler: Both black and white cubes are generated from brain scans of deceased individuals. Unlike their white counterparts, however, the creation of black cubes reanimates their donors as violent shadow monsters.]]
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* BigEater: The old woman in ''The Mill'' [[spoiler: must be repeatedly bribed with food in order to secure her cooperation.]]


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* WhamEpisode: ''Case 23'' ends on an incredibly ominous and frightening note, which in this series is saying something.
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* OncePerEpisode: It's just not a ''Cube Escape'' episode without an appearance by Harvey.
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* Xenofiction: In ''Harvey's Box'' you play as [[spoiler: Harvey, the pet parrot who recurs throughout the games.]]

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* Xenofiction: {{Xenofiction}}: In ''Harvey's Box'' you play as [[spoiler: Harvey, the pet parrot who recurs throughout the games.]]
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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: In case you can't figure out from the get-go that something is seriously wrong, once you open the clock in ''Seasons'' you are left with no doubt.]]

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: In case you can't figure out from the get-go that something is seriously wrong, once you open the clock in ''Seasons'' you are left with no doubt.]]
* Xenofiction: In ''Harvey's Box'' you play as [[spoiler: Harvey, the pet parrot who recurs throughout the games.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Maybe...


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* MouthStitchedShut: [[spoiler: Mr. Crow's disguise as an old man. Given that cutting the stitches immediately causes him to shed the disguise altogether, it is possible that this was a means of securing him inside the suit against his will.]]
* RedRightHand: [[spoiler: Mr. Crow's human guise]] doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
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** ''Harvey's Box'' features an appearance by the title character of [[spoiler: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ReneMagritte Rene Magritte's]] infamous [[MermaidProblem mermaid painting.]]]]

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** ''Harvey's Box'' features an appearance by the title character of [[spoiler: http://tvtropes.[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ReneMagritte Rene Magritte's]] infamous [[MermaidProblem mermaid painting.]]]]
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** ''Harvey's Box'' features an appearance by the title character of [[spoiler: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ReneMagritte Rene Magritte's]] infamous [[MermaidProblem mermaid painting.]]]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects of using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]



* MachineMonotone: If you pick up the phone, expect to hear this. [[spoiler: Revealed in ''The Mill'' to be the voice of Mr. Crow himself.]]

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* MachineMonotone: If you pick up the phone, expect to hear this. [[spoiler: Revealed in ''The Mill'' to be the voice of Mr. Crow himself.]]
* ShoutOut: The wallpaper in The Woman's home will be instantly recognizable to fans of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheShining a certain film.]] Then there is Detective Vandermeer who appreciates [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TwinPeaks a damn fine cup of coffee.]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: In case you can't figure out from the get-go that something is seriously wrong, once you open the clock in ''Seasons'' you are left with no doubt.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[Not only does the Woman rise again as a Corrupted, but it is heavily implied to be the same Corrupted [[StableTimeLoop who killed her in the first place.]]]]

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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[Not [[spoiler: Not only does the Woman rise again as a Corrupted, but it is heavily implied to be the same Corrupted [[StableTimeLoop who killed her in the first place.]]]]
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[Not only does the Woman rise again as a Corrupted, but it is heavily implied to be the same Corrupted [[StableTimeLoop who killed her in the first place.]]]]
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* MachineMonotone: If you pick up the phone, expect to hear this. [[Revealed in ''The Mill'' to be the voice of Mr. Crow himself.]]

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* MachineMonotone: If you pick up the phone, expect to hear this. [[Revealed [[spoiler: Revealed in ''The Mill'' to be the voice of Mr. Crow himself.]]

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* GeniusLocii: [[spoiler: Rusty Lake, which is becoming a literal sea of human memories, certainly qualifies.]]

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* GeniusLocii: EyeScream: [[spoiler: One puzzle is solved by repeatedly stabbing a giant, disembodied eyeball. Then there is the fate of Mrs. Crow...]]
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[[spoiler: Rusty Lake, which is becoming a literal sea of human memories, certainly qualifies.]]
* MachineMonotone: If you pick up the phone, expect to hear this. [[Revealed in ''The Mill'' to be the voice of Mr. Crow himself.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]]]]]
* DarkWorld: [[spoiler: In the later games, the Corrupted Souls try to force you into this, the screen throbbing red with their presence and the walls beginning to pulse with demonic imagery.]]
* EldritchLocation: Rusty Lake is referred to throughout the games as being some kind of mental health facility. It will affect your mental health, alright.
* GeniusLocii: [[spoiler: Rusty Lake, which is becoming a literal sea of human memories, certainly qualifies.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: If you encounter a living being, the odds are it's living on borrowed time. [[spoiler: However, since [[TimeTravel time travel]] is involved, [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong it doesn't always take.]]]]
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* BlueAndOrangeMorallity: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorallity: BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]
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** [[spoiler:''There will be blood.'']]

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** [[spoiler:''There will be blood.'']]'']]
*BlueAndOrangeMorallity: [[spoiler:Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl.]] It's difficult to say what they even ''are'', let alone why they do what they do. In ''The Mill'' it is revealed that [[spoiler: they empower the lake somehow by crafting the cubes from human memories. Mr. Owl seems to prefer that they use good memories due to the dangerous side-effects using bad ones. Good or bad, however, the memories still have to come from [[HumanResources dead human bodies.]]]]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]]]]]
* ArcWords
** [[spoiler:''Anything you touch, you change.'']]
** [[spoiler:''The past isn't over. It's not even the past.'']]
** [[spoiler:''There will be blood.'']]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.[[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler: http://tvtropes.[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]]]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]]]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.[[spoiler: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]]]
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Every viewpoint character is connected to [[spoiler: or is]] the Woman who first appears in ''Seasons,'' with the exception of the third episode, ''Arles'' where you play as [[spoiler:[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent Van Gogh.]]]]]]
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!!This series includes examples of the following:following:

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''Cube Escape'' is a series of [[RoomEscapeGame Room Escape]] games created by Dutch game site [[http://www.rustylake.com/ Rusty Lake]] and available to play for free on their website. Unlike many Room Escape games, ''Cube Escape'' is noteworthy for having a complex, ongoing, non-linear storyline with surreal themes and visual styling evocative of filmmakers such as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DarioArgento Dario Argento]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidLynch]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Bunuel]]. As a result, players can expect a great deal of nightmarish imagery and gore.

The individual games have quite varied settings and objectives, but which are all linked by mysterious black and white cubes. As the story progresses, the nature of the cubes and their relationship to the mysterious location known as Rusty Lake are gradually revealed.

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''Cube Escape'' is a series of [[RoomEscapeGame Room Escape]] games created by Dutch game site [[http://www.rustylake.com/ Rusty Lake]] and available to play for free on their website. Unlike many Room Escape games, ''Cube Escape'' is noteworthy for having a complex, ongoing, non-linear storyline with surreal themes and visual styling evocative of filmmakers such as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DarioArgento Dario Argento]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidLynch]] php/Creator/DavidLynch David Lynch]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Bunuel]]. As a result, players can expect a great deal of nightmarish imagery and gore.

The individual games have quite varied settings and objectives, but which are all linked by mysterious black and white cubes. As the story progresses, the nature of the cubes and their relationship to the mysterious location known as Rusty Lake are gradually revealed.revealed.

The series is currently ongoing. Games in the ''Cube Escape'' series released so far are:

* [[http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-seasons.html Part 1 ''Seasons'']]
* [[http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-the-lake.html Part 2 ''The Lake'']]
* [[http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-harveys-box.html Part 3 ''Harvey's Box'']]
* [[http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-arles.html Part 4 ''Arles'']]
* [[http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-case-23.html Part 5 ''Case 23'']]
* [[http://www.rustylake.com/room-escape-games/cube-escape-the-mill.html Part 6 ''The Mill'']]

Not to be confused with another series of works [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Cube involving cubes and escaping.]]

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''Cube Escape'' is a series of [[RoomEscape Room Escape]] games created by Dutch game site [[http://www.rustylake.com/ Rusty Lake]] and available to play for free on their website. Unlike many Room Escape games, ''Cube Escape'' is noteworthy for having a complex, ongoing, non-linear storyline with surreal themes and visual styling evocative of filmmakers such as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DarioArgento Dario Argento]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidLynch]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Bunuel]]. As a result, players can expect a great deal of nightmarish imagery and gore.

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''Cube Escape'' is a series of [[RoomEscape [[RoomEscapeGame Room Escape]] games created by Dutch game site [[http://www.rustylake.com/ Rusty Lake]] and available to play for free on their website. Unlike many Room Escape games, ''Cube Escape'' is noteworthy for having a complex, ongoing, non-linear storyline with surreal themes and visual styling evocative of filmmakers such as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DarioArgento Dario Argento]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidLynch]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Bunuel]]. As a result, players can expect a great deal of nightmarish imagery and gore.
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''Cube Escape'' is a series of [[RoomEscape Room Escape]] games created by Dutch game site [[http://www.rustylake.com/ Rusty Lake]] and available to play for free on their website. Unlike many Room Escape games, ''Cube Escape'' is noteworthy for having a complex, ongoing, non-linear storyline with surreal themes and visual styling evocative of filmmakers such as [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DarioArgento Dario Argento]], [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidLynch]] and [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Bunuel]]. As a result, players can expect a great deal of nightmarish imagery and gore.

The individual games have quite varied settings and objectives, but which are all linked by mysterious black and white cubes. As the story progresses, the nature of the cubes and their relationship to the mysterious location known as Rusty Lake are gradually revealed.

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