Shrimp

The Shrimp is an item that has appeared in several of the Rusty Lake games.

Cube Escape: The Lake[]

A shrimp can be caught with a fishing rod if an insect is used as the bait. When it is cut on the cutting board, a key is found inside, which opens a cupboard in the Cabin. If the player uses the Shrimp's head as bait, it will catch a drowned body, that then appears as a Corrupted Soul.

Cube Escape: Seasons[]

When the player opens the safe during the Summer season, the Shrimp will be inside. It must then be placed into the oven to cook. When the oven door is opened, the Lake is seen. Laura will be standing in the water, and turn into a Corrupted Soul before disappearing and leaving a black cube.

Cube Escape: Case 23[]

It can be found in fish bowl in the Murder Scene. When clicked it will wiggle its legs, which will push any flies dropped into the bowl right and upwards, away from the mouth of the fish and towards the shell, where it will turn into a firefly.

Rusty Lake Hotel[]

Five shrimp are seen at the very start of the game, when the guests first arrive at the Hotel. Mr. Crow asks the player that they give them each the "local delicacy" of a shrimp cocktail, containing a shrimp as garnish. None of the guests are too thrilled about this cocktail, thinking of it as strange, with the possible exception of Mr. Boar, who simply burps.

Rusty Lake Paradise[]

A shrimp is found during the First Plague, once David fishes it out of the currently bleeding Lake by using a worm as bait. It is given to Gerard, as a toll for him to open up the gate to Paradise Island. It is then seen on the plate of Nicholas, and must be broken open to obtain the leech that is inside.

Samsara Room[]

In the Worm Room, William's Soul can travel into the Forest by entering his corpse's mouth. If a secret code is entered into the dial, a shrimp can be taken from the alter. Using this shrimp on the window portal leads to a secret Shrimp Room, and turning William into a shrimp himself. Inside the room, another giant shrimp is found against one of the walls. This shrimp cannot be picked up due to its size, but can be pulled open to reveal William's corpse. After taking the elixir from his mouth and using it on the window portal, William sees another window on the white cube. His reincarnation, Laura, stares back at him and puts her hand on the window.

Trivia[]

In Cube Escape: The Mill, the Shrimp appears in the good memories of Laura.
In Rusty Lake: Roots, the Shrimp can be created in the alchemy lab by mixing together water and small eggs.
In Cube Escape: Paradox, finding the Shrimp cocktail and giving it to the Hand unlocks an achievement.
In Samsara Room, the code for the shrimp cannot be found in the game itself, instead being hidden in posts on Rusty Lake's social media. Finding the shrimp and watching the secret ending also unlocks two achievements.