Dark Descent: The Blue Rose

Dark Descent: The Blue Rose

Steve Antoniadis · July 20, 2017 · Adventure, Indie, Casual, RPG, Free to Play

Dark Descent: The Blue Rose is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Dark Descent: The Blue Rose price

Dark Descent: The Blue Rose is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Dark Descent: The Blue Rose

✦ AI summary

Dark Descent: The Blue Rose is a JRPG where you battle the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse using a dynamic 5-player combat system with flashy combo attacks and strategic depth. Explore sprawling dungeons, hunt bounties, uncover hidden quests and crafting secrets, and work your way toward legendary gear in a meaty adventure packed with content.

An awesome JRPG brought to you by a new Indie Game Company, Minibrute Games!
Battle versus the Four Horsemen who bring forth the Apocalypse in a 5 player battle system.
Enjoy slicing and dicing your opponents in unique combo styles with epic animations!
Lots of dungeons and areas to explore.
A crafting system for items and late game Legendary weapons and armor!
Hidden crafting pages to discover.
9 different bounties to find and complete!
Hidden side quests that teaches the player powerful skills!

And So Much More!

Minimum Playtime Is Approx. 20 Hours.

Dark Descent: The Blue Rose — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players appreciate this free RPG's charming presentation, character aging mechanics, and weapon upgrade systems, though some find the story engaging enough to recommend it despite not finishing. However, common complaints include excessive ease that makes upgrades feel pointless, significant performance issues on the world map that hurt playability, and numerous grammatical and spelling errors in the text that detract from the experience.

Recommended Sep 26, 2024
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Recommended Dec 31, 2022
This game was charming and enjoyable at first, but didn't hold my interest enough for me to finish it. Since it's free, give it a go and see if you like it. Pros: - Beautifully presented. - The characters actually age as you go through the story and you play their younger and older selves with updated sprites, which is a novelty. - Includes a simple crafting system where you can upgrade your weapons. Points to improve - Much too easy. You can beat all enemies with no effort. Normally I like easy games, but it rendered the equipment upgrades and items pointless. - Very, very laggy on the world map to the point where it was barely playable. Perhaps remove some of the complexity e.g. the random horses running round. - Text is full of grammatical and spelling errors ("recieved", "it's" instead of "its", etc.) Poor Roslyne had her name spelt about 6 different ways! I would recommend a proofread (and using "through" instead of "thru", which is very hard to take seriously.) - The actual reason I stopped playing was the random encounters. (I had just finished Aquilo's Castle.) The encounters are so easy there's no point in them, but in some locations they cannot be escaped from. …
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Recommended Oct 31, 2025
Dark Descent: The Blue Rose — атмосферная RPG с мрачным фэнтези-сюжетом. Игра сочетает глубокую историю, сложный геймплей и визуально привлекательный мир. Отличная реализация боевых систем и развитие персонажей, но сухая подача диалогов и редкие квесты могут утомить. Звуковая сопровождение добавляет напряжения. Подойдёт любителям тёмных вселенных с элементами стратегии.
Recommended Jul 28, 2025
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Recommended May 28, 2020
it is a very enjoyable game. Better than games that I paid for.
Recommended Jan 14, 2020
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