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Rosewater

AdventureIndie

Developer Grundislav Games

Rosewater is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Grundislav Games. The game tells the story of Harley Leger, a freelance writer who travels to the frontier town of Rosewater in an alternate history version of the American West. It is set in the same world as the studio's previous game, Lamplight City. The game was announced March 12th, 2019 and features the voices of Greg Chun, Roger Clark, Neil Ross, Maya… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

304 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

90
LovedLoved

175 positive · 20 negative
95% range 85–93%

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Steam reviews175200
Bluesky *000
Mastodon *000

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109 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.

Steam's own rating
Very Positive
385 of 417 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.

Reactions

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    ROSEWATER IS OUT! A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family. It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...

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  • Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    Hey folks, I've found a copy of the game Rosewater in my inbox, and I am going to be declining this. Here's why... I intended to buy it, and that's what I'm going to do. I want the developer to have my money, especially because of that No AI seal that's proudly displayed on the game's Steam page.👍

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  • Borders are violence, ICE can rot in hell @airdeez121.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    I don't agree with him on much, but Mark Rosewater, lead designer of Magic: The Gathering, once said "audiences are very good at identifying problems with a game and very bad at proposing solutions."

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    I'm flabbergasted: ROSEWATER won 4 of the 7 Adventure Game Studio Awards it was nominated for! Best Programming Best Visuals Best Audio Best AGS Game 2025 I can't express how much being recognized by the AGS community means. Thanks to all who voted, and congrats to the other winners and nominees!

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  • Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2025

    ...The asset has been designed to slot nicely into the Awards section of a store page, as you can see with @grundislavgames.bsky.social's excellent game Rosewater below.

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    A month after release, ROSEWATER has the highest Steam rating, highest Metacritic score, and best month 1 sales numbers of any game I've ever released. Thank you all so much for the support. For me, personally, this is a hit!

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 28, 2025

    ROSEWATER was in development for 6 years, and has been out for a little over 24 hours! Pick up your copy on Steam or GOG! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...

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  • Jay Annelli @vorthosjay.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    Someone just messaged Mark Rosewater that Daretti is ‘Identity Politics’ shoved into the game and I think I might be spiraling a little. Clockwork murder robots and sick ass rides are woke now? What’s left that isn’t woke? Microwave meals and the ever pervasive sense that you’re a failure?

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 30, 2025

    Rosewater is only 15 reviews away from the magic number 50 that will change “Positive” to “Very Positive” and give it more visibility. If you’ve played the game and haven’t left a review yet, please do! It helps more than you can imagine. store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Nov 7, 2024

    Hello to all the new followers! I'm Francisco, an indie dev making point & click adventures (which are very much alive, btw) My current game in production is ROSEWATER, a western set in an alternate 19th century! Check out the demo and wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    Rosewater, my Wild West adventure game, has been out nearly 4 months and has been very well-received! But I also feel like it’s reached a fraction of its potential audience. If you can spare a repost and help spread the word, it would be greatly appreciated! www.grundislav.games/Rosewater.html

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Dec 16, 2025

    BIG NEWS: ROSEWATER has been nominated for Best Performance in the @indiecade.bsky.social Festival 2025! It's so great to see the amazing cast of this game get the recognition they deserve. See all the nominated games at www.indiecade.com/festival-202...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    I hate to beg, but the truth is any hope of me finishing my next game depends on sales of my previous ones, and Rosewater could use a lot more. Get it for 25% until March 26th.

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 7, 2025

    Let’s try this again… ROSEWATER launches in 3 WEEKS! It’s got a dog you can pet, a cat you can’t, a fishing mini-game, gratuitous nudity (screenshot is too explicit for Bluesky so you’ll just have to find it in-game yourself)…something for all! Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Tolarian Community College @tolariancommunitycollege.comBluesky · Feb 3, 2026

    Mark Rosewater fails to kill Magic: The Gathering. Again. 😜 Watch @maro254.bsky.social on Game Knights Live on @commandcast.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZEW... And his episode of Shuffle Up & PLay with The Prof & fans here: youtu.be/mOAPEYoFZWU #MagicTheGathering

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 24, 2025

    The game I’ve been working on for six years launches in 3 days. Feels pretty surreal. Wishlist Rosewater: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    Yes, you can pet the dog in Rosewater. @canyoupetthedog.com (You can also wishlist the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...)

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  • maro254.bsky.social @maro254.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2026

    If you're coming to #MagicConLasVegas in May, there's a daily event called "Secret Lair: [REDACTED] presents not a Magic: The Gathering event with Mark Rosewater" (Fri. 5-9 & Sat./Sun. 12:30 to 4:30). Come play, for the first time, a new game designed by me. I heartily encourage you to sign up!

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    ROSEWATER is nearly at 100 reviews....and is 97% positive?! Thanks so much to everyone who's left a review. Please, keep them coming!

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 14, 2025

    ROSEWATER launches in 13 DAYS! A Wild West adventure game six years in the making. Try the demo and wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · May 5, 2025

    The last few months have seen a plethora of adventure game releases! Among them is ROSEWATER, a western road trip story that’s been received incredibly well! It’s currently 20% off on Steam, so saddle up and check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 10, 2025

    ROSEWATER has been out for two weeks! Today I patched it to v 1.03, which in addition to fixing bugs, implements a highly requested feature: in New Game+ mode, you can press Ctrl+R to see your companion relationship stats! Get Rosewater here: grundislav.games/Rosewater.html

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 31, 2025

    "“Near perfect in all aspects” - Gameffine "An epic adventure that will be etched in your mind and heart.” - Ragequit.gr "Rosewater’s sharpshooting lies with its wonderful production value and freedom of choice" - Adventure Game Hotspot Get your copy of Rosewater on Steam or GOG: grundislav.games

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 12, 2025

    I’ll be honest: there was never a point in development where I hated Rosewater. This always worried me, because I thought it must mean there was something terribly wrong with the game that I was overlooking. But based on player feedback and reviews, I think it just means the game is…good?

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 12, 2026

    ROSEWATER is an adventure game set in an alternate Wild West, currently 25% off on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... Featuring: - Hand-drawn and animated graphics - Choices that actually affect the story - An IndieCade-nominated voice performance But don't just take my word for it:

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    Uh oh, the “this game is woke” brigade are leaving reviews on Rosewater and knocking down its score. If you’ve played on Steam and have nice things to say, please do! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 19, 2025

    Shatter your expectations of what a Wild West adventure game can be with ROSEWATER! Travel across the frontier with your posse in this character-driven narrative epic about storytelling, found family, and the hunt for a missing fortune! grundislav.games/Rosewater.html

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Jan 7, 2026

    WOW! Rosewater has been nominated for 5 AGOTY Awards! Best Screenplay Best Soundtrack, Sound Effects and Dubbing Best Visual Art & Animations Best Character (Harley Leger) Best Adventure Game of the Year Thanks so much @agotyawards.bsky.social, this is a huge honor!

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    A sneak preview of “Flor Silvestre,” a wonderful song written for Rosewater by my cousin Christiane, featuring in one of the campfire scenes. Will you be able to hear it in-game? Find out when Rosewater launches on March 27! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 5, 2026

    Now that I can finally call Rosewater an award-winning game (along with multiple nominations) perhaps it’s a good excuse to check it out if you’ve been putting it off, or never heard of it? store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2025

    On tonight's Casey Explosion show: We're playing Rosewater, a point & click adventure game that's real neat and is fully voice acted, with rotoscoped animations. Addressing the scurrilous accusations that I'm a hootie tootie disco cutie video games vs. videosgame www.twitch.tv/caseyexplosion

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    Looking for a game to play over the holiday weekend? Ride into an alt history Wild West in ROSEWATER, a narrative adventure game where companion relationships and choices actually matter. This ain’t yer grandpappy’s Western! grundislav.games/Rosewater.html

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    In all honesty I feel pretty bad about constantly advertising my game given what’s going on in the world. But if Rosewater can make someone happy and provide escapism for a few hours, that’s good enough for me.

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · May 30, 2025

    ROSEWATER has received acclaim from both critics and players (83% on Metacritic, 96% Positive on Steam) Pick it up this weekend and go on a Wild West adventure! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...

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  • Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Hooray!! If you love adventure and haven’t already, get yourself some Rosewater! I also did nine little illustrations for the game, see if you can find them. 🔎

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    Oh, it’s #PitchYaGame! ROSEWATER is a Wild West point & click adventure across an alternate history frontier, where choices really do affect the story. Saddle up, partner! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose... Humble: www.humblebundle.com/store/rosewa...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    Lots of new followers today! Hello! I’ve got a Wild West adventure game called Rosewater releasing on March 27th! You can check out a demo and wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    If you enjoy point-and-click adventures then you should NOT SLEEP on Rosewater, which launches in an hour or so on Steam. One of the tent-pole adventure game releases of 2025 for sure!

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  • April Killian ❤️‍🔥 MTL & Beyond @aprilkillian.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2025

    Impromptu board game night with the babes ! Playing Nightshift with @sweetveganpussy.bsky.social @juliasky.bsky.social & Ashley Rosewater 🎲💕

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · May 24, 2025

    The curse of game development: I told myself I'd take at least 2 months off after launching Rosewater, but I keep getting ideas for my next game and have to actively stop myself from starting work on it.

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 1, 2025

    “[Rosewater is] a narrative masterpiece that raises the bar for game writers and levels up gamers’ empath skills.” vulgarknight.com/rosewater-re...

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  • Heavy Handed Satire @lurdiak.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    I just beat Rosewater. Wonderful game, captures that nostalgic feeling of 90s titles without leaning on the nostalgia. Fun characters and the vignette-driven story makes it stand out among its peers. Thanks to @caseyexplosion.bsky.social for recommending it. store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · May 2, 2025

    Some choice quotes about ROSEWATER. store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • Steam user Steam user …5554Steam reviews · Jul 5, 2025 · 16 h played

    After finishing the first run, I'm itching to play it again to explore another side of this well-written game. Rosewater is a classic point-and-click game where you can see how bad or good the decision you've taken, and the consequences hit me hard. You play as Harley Leger, a freelance writer who journeys to the west to forget about her past life. She arrived at Rosewater, and the moment she set foot in, she was welcomed with trouble and was proposed to undertake a long journey to the other…

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  • Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.comBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    Western point and click adventure Rosewater is out now #Rosewater #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Dec 17, 2024

    This single line from Rosewater pretty much sums up my mental state re: the game for the past several years.

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  • Esper Quinn 💠 @esper.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2026

    Collation Victory - 3WUBRG Enchantment When this enters, open two booster packs. If five or more cards are the same in both packs, you win the game. “You can build an imperfect machine to make a perfect game.” -Mark Rosewater

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Dec 22, 2025

    ROSEWATER is an adventure game set in an alternate Wild West, currently 20% off on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... Featuring: - Hand-drawn and animated graphics - Choices that actually affect the story - An IndieCade-nominated voice performance But don't just take my word for it:

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  • Kaiju - Monstrous Non-Binary ⚧️🦖 @enbykaiju.itch.ioBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    Finally getting to play Rosewater by @grundislavgames.bsky.social after a rough few days and this game is stunning From the incredible are to the fantastic voice acting & amazingly complex game design, this is a true work of craft It's not shy about speaking up against injustice either Loving it

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 10, 2026

    Well, this is a big surprise...ROSEWATER has been nominated for Excellence in Narrative AND Game of the Year in the Latinx Game Awards...and the ceremony is tonight! Sadly I'm not at GDC, but I'm sending @jesshaskins.bsky.social to attend. Fingers crossed!

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    GDC? Nope, I’ll be Getting ready to launch my Ding-dang game Called Rosewater! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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  • TurianShepard @turianshepard.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 21, 2025

    Who else can’t wait for Rosewater? #Rosewater #AdventureGames #IndieGames #Gaming

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  • Jonathan Ying @jonathanying.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    "Any given game design quote could be misattributed to Mark Rosewater and I'd believe it." -Sun Tzu

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  • Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.comBluesky · Jun 16, 2025

    NEW VIDEO: I've taken a combined look at Old Skies ( @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social ) and Rosewater ( @grundislav.games ) and how they typify the evolution of the modern point-and-click adventure game. youtu.be/EgBM66m86Kw

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Apr 26, 2025

    ROSEWATER is a Wild West narrative adventure game about finding your chosen family in a harsh and dangerous frontier. It’s also a road trip story with branching narrative, where your choices actually do matter. People seem to like it, maybe you will too? grundislav.games/Rosewater.html

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  • Jess Haskins | The Game Editors @jesshaskins.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    Rosewater won big at the AGS awards! More game ceremonies should be like this, performed in-engine and simulcast on IRC

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  • Indie Game Awards @debugawards.comBluesky · Apr 1, 2026

    The shortlisted nominees for 'Best Voice Acting' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are... Arctic Awakening Dispatch Rosewater The Drifter The Haunting of Joni Evers UNBEATABLE Our live ceremony is made possible thanks to @gamemaker.io - Will we see you there IRL on 25 April 2026?

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  • Steam user Steam user …0811Steam reviews · Sep 4, 2025

    Almost immediately a 'girl power' story. And the white men are worthless morons. The voice acting could be worse, but it's not good. The pronunciation of 'Leger' had be cringing in pain.

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · May 19, 2025

    "[Rosewater] feels like a step forward for the genre as a whole." grungegamer.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/r...

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  • Francisco González @grundislav.gamesBluesky · Dec 10, 2024

    Post the indie game you are working on that will be released in 2025 + Steam link ROSEWATER store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

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