I love Rusty Lake's games with the passion of ten thousand burning suns. There's something uniquely charming about them, from the characteristic art style to the intricate story lines. While they may not always be the best puzzle games available, they're certainly something else.

That being said, The Cave is my least favourite entry in the series for a number of reasons. In my opinion, most of the puzzles are absolutely tedious (bordering on nonsensical), to the point where I stopped playing for a while because I simply didn't have fun. Navigating through the game often felt like a chore and I had to force myself to finish it.

Unfortunately, this is also the part where they really expanded on the lore. It adds so much context to the way the Rusty Lake universe works and I would actually consider playing it essential to fully understand what's going on with the recurring characters.