Rose of Winter
Fair · Short indie · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $8.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 1h 3.5h to 100%
- Value
- $8.99/hr
- Reviews
- 92% of 224 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $3.03 or less.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel with adventure, romance, and heartbreak. Choose one of four princes to take on your adventure, and make decisions to unlock multiple endings.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel 3000HD or greater, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 44 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 80 percent, about 12 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 14 percent on value. It is pricier than 80 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy - ($19.99, scores 75) outscores it, and so does What Comes After ($4.99, scores 67). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Rose of Winter
Finishing takes 1 hours; clearing it takes 4, which is 3.5 times the campaign.
The drop-off
67% start to 22% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel that takes the traditional fairy-tale romance and turns some of its most familiar conventions around. Instead of following a helpless maiden waiting for a heroic prince, the story places Rosemary in the role of an aspiring knight. She left her family's farm to pursue her dream of becoming a Knight in Shining Armor, only to learn that heroic employment is considerably harder...
2 more reviews
SO SWEET!! this was adorable and I loved every single character, all were so charming!! my fav is tirune or kuya!!! also omg toby fox did the soundtrack what a surprise!
✔️ Tested on Steam Deck, it works fine (29/12/2025). 'A' button to advance text and touchscreen for menu. Cute and original artstyle and character designs. I was a bit disappointed by how plain and underdeveloped the routes feel. Overall it works fine as a short and casual vn to pass the time.
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No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Rose of Winter scores 52/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/540880/rose-of-winterReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.