Rose

Rose is a violent arena shooter with roguelike elements. You progress through randomized arenas, fight waves of enemies and defeat bosses as you uncover the story of a parent trying to save their lost daughter, Rose. You build your character by sacrificing body parts or reversing sacrifices to gain boosts and new abilities.

Sacrifices and stress

After clearing an arena, you choose from several sacrifices. Each one raises the game's complexity and difficulty, adds mechanics and changes how you play. Sacrifices also increase your stress level; when it is high enough, you can reverse a sacrifice to gain a new ability instead.

Arenas and encounters

Arenas are selected at random from dozens of pre-made layouts, with traps, enemies and other objects placed procedurally. Each arena can contain multiple enemy waves. After you clear a certain number of waves, the sacrificial altar unlocks and you move to another arena; some arenas spawn bosses instead of regular enemies.

Some arenas offer extra rewards through fights where enemies follow a special rule set and you must meet an objective. Others may provide mid-run upgrades or an additional challenge in the form of a mini-boss.

Weapons and abilities

Each weapon offers a different gameplay experience, and some can alter the maps themselves. The selection ranges from a simple revolver to a demented gun that uses your blood as ammunition and punishes you when you miss. You unlock weapons and upgrade them each time you die before returning to battle.

Story

Rose's story explores life, death and hope. You learn more by progressing through arenas, encountering special events, defeating bosses and dying.