Mask of the Rose

Mask of the Rose

Steam Deck Verified

Failbetter Games · Visual Novel · Jun 8, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

76%
Mostly Positive
400 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 227 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 400 player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
88% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I love their world and I am intensely fond of many of their characters.
227 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I bought this title because I'd hoped to engage with a Fallen London that felt less like a narrative compromised by its own gameplay.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The OST is also wonderful and there’s even a youtube video of the recording session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game graphics are hand drawn and all look gorgeous: the backgrounds, the characters and the game interface itself.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
Finally, the romance or matchmaking aspects may not be as significant a part of the game as you expect and can be very confusing.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The game graphics are hand drawn and all look gorgeous: the backgrounds, the characters and the game interface itself.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters227 reviews
Gameplay46 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Servers and matchmaking10 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty7 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.