Mask of the Rose

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

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game_description_snippet

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

game_review_summary

2 user reviews

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Is this game relevant to you?

release_date

Jun 8, 2023

developer

Failbetter Games

publisher

Failbetter Games

popular_tags

Visual Novel,Dating Sim,Detective,Romance,LGBTQ+,Choices Matter,Hand-drawn,Noir,Alternate History,RPG,Investigation,Lore-Rich,Lovecraftian,Conversation,Multiple Endings,Story Rich,Singleplayer,2D

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Reviews

“Failbetter has made each relationship the result of lots of dynamic choices and details—the decisions you made at character creation, what you're wearing, what information you've already uncovered, your current relationship with that character—which opens the door to all these new possibilities, rather than just giving you a dialogue tree that you can power through until you get the "best" result. The reward is seeing this relationship blossom organically.”
PC Gamer

“...if the idea of getting your freak on in a world where tentacles slither out of mouseholes and rats build homemade guillotines leaves you a little uneasy, you can opt to pursue a platonic relationship instead. In a place like this, you sense you might need as many friends as you can get.”
Edge Magazine

“Mask Of The Rose has more going on than straightforward dates... There are complex storybuilding sections where you can weave your own tales in real time. You can get hold of different clothes, allowing you to dress appropriately – or inappropriately - for conversations with characters. Mask Of The Rose gives you the option of dalliances or friendships, alongside a bit of murder (which all the best romances have, of course).”
RPS

sys_req

Windows,macOS,SteamOS + Linux

community_hub_url

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1769980

game_url

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769980/Mask_of_the_Rose/

game_id

1769980

id: 1063
uid: zry51
insdate: 2025-07-04 07:46:04
title: Mask of the Rose
additional: A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
category: Visual Novel
md5: 74db812962f08edaf8da6a716f856249
game_description_snippet: A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
game_review_summary: 2 user reviews
responsive_reviewdesc: - Need more user reviews to generate a score
review_number: Is this game relevant to you?
release_date: Jun 8, 2023
developer: Failbetter Games
publisher: Failbetter Games
popular_tags: Visual Novel,Dating Sim,Detective,Romance,LGBTQ+,Choices Matter,Hand-drawn,Noir,Alternate History,RPG,Investigation,Lore-Rich,Lovecraftian,Conversation,Multiple Endings,Story Rich,Singleplayer,2D
video_webm: https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256936714/movie480_vp9.webm
video_webm_hd: https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256936714/movie_max_vp9.webm
video_poster: https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256936714/movie.293x165.jpg
image_highlight: https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1769980/ss_8a0782dd5f6bbe5c24117fd3aefc782306b2cf89.1920x1080.jpg
game_area_description:

Reviews

“Failbetter has made each relationship the result of lots of dynamic choices and details—the decisions you made at character creation, what you're wearing, what information you've already uncovered, your current relationship with that character—which opens the door to all these new possibilities, rather than just giving you a dialogue tree that you can power through until you get the "best" result. The reward is seeing this relationship blossom organically.”
PC Gamer

“...if the idea of getting your freak on in a world where tentacles slither out of mouseholes and rats build homemade guillotines leaves you a little uneasy, you can opt to pursue a platonic relationship instead. In a place like this, you sense you might need as many friends as you can get.”
Edge Magazine

“Mask Of The Rose has more going on than straightforward dates... There are complex storybuilding sections where you can weave your own tales in real time. You can get hold of different clothes, allowing you to dress appropriately – or inappropriately - for conversations with characters. Mask Of The Rose gives you the option of dalliances or friendships, alongside a bit of murder (which all the best romances have, of course).”
RPS


sys_req: Windows,macOS,SteamOS + Linux
community_hub_url: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1769980
game_url: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769980/Mask_of_the_Rose/
game_id: 1769980