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Mask of the Rose

Mask of the Rose

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

Released Jun 8, 2023 Developer Failbetter Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Visual NovelDating SimDetectiveLGBTQ+Romance
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

76.3%positive401 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“ok so this game is hard, like in the dating sim aspect and in the detective aspect, so take that in mind that you can just fail on your investigation and in your romance, and probably will in the first run.”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Great writing, good characters, interesting mechanics, abysmal limitations Overall writing - 10/10 Main story - 5/10 Art - 10/10 Mechanics as Idea - 8/10 Mechanics Implementation - 0/10 Overall - 4/10 I absolutely love the idea that clothes define our behavior and how it's tied…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I was intrigued at first but spent 6 dizzying hours trying to figure out the build story mechanic. Most of the time I had no idea who I should be talking to or what I should be doing. I was stumbling around making meaningless small talk and trying not to flirt with every…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

144all-time peak
0 50 100 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 49 avg · Jun 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

17achievements
5.6%median completion
1.8%rarest: Reunion
85.1% of players 61.2% of players 45.7% of players 31.6% of players 30.9% of players 17.5% of players 10.4% of players 6.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 1.8% of players 85.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.1%Katabasis — Recalled the Fall of London.
61.2%Forger of Bonds — Made a meaningful connection in London.
45.7%Confessed — Experienced the Season of Confessions.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Reunion — Ended the game with a surprising reunion.
2.7%Suited and Booted — Collected every hat and torso item in the game.
3.0%Hell Hath Such Fury — Ended the game with an infernal solution to a legal conundrum.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$6.79lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-31 09-09 09-19 09-28

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 20, 2025
Unity Security Vulnerability Patch

Platform: PC (Windows / MacOS) Build Versions: Steam: 1.7.1065-win, 1.7.147-OSX GOG: 1.7.1066-win, 1.7.150-OSX Epic: 1.7.1067-win, 1.7.149-OSX Release Date: 20/10/2025 This update addresses a security

Jan 30, 2024
Daffodil bugfix patch

Platform: PC (Windows/OSX/Linux) Build Versions: Steam: 1.6.1031-win, 1.6.135-OSX, 1.6.1034-linux GOG: 1.6.1032-win, 1.6.136-OSX, 1.6.1043-linux Epic: 1.6.1033-win, 1.6.137-OSX Release Date: 30/01/202

Jan 23, 2024
The Storyteller's Festival

Hello all, and happy new year! We’re excited to be featured alongside many other fine narrative games in The Storyteller’s Festival! The Storyteller’s Festival begins on January 29th 18:00pm (GMT)/10:

Jan 22, 2024
Update: Daffodil

Platform: PC Build Versions: Steam: 1.6.1021-win, 1.6.134-OSX, 1.6.1022-linux GOG: 1.6.1023-win, 1.6.132-OSX, 1.6.1024-linux Epic: 1.6.1025-win, 1.6.133-OSX Release Date: 22/01/2024 Platform: Switch B

Nov 08, 2023
Laburnum hotfix

Platform: PC (Windows/OSX/Linux) Build Versions: Steam: 1.5.940-win, 1.5.124-OSX, 1.5.941-linux GOG: 1.5.942-win, 1.5.125-OSX, 1.5.943-linux Release Date: 08/11/2023 Ink commands will no longer be see

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresRPG
Player tagsVisual Novel · Dating Sim · Detective · LGBTQ+ · Romance · Choices Matter · Hand-drawn · Alternate History · RPG · Investigation · Lore-Rich · Lovecraftian (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements17
Official sitehttp://www.failbettergames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Pentium 2GHZ or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DX10, DX11, DX12 compatible