[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-rosewater":3,"game-rosewater":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":23},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":27,"platforms":32,"reviews":34,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":141,"userReviewCount":111,"previewCount":111,"publishers":142,"developers":143,"userReviews":144,"hasUserReviewed":23,"steamAppId":17},135773,"Rosewater","A thrilling wild west adventure set in the world of Lamplight City! Harley Leger and her ragtag posse embark on a harrowing journey across Western Vespuccia, facing bandits, rebels, ruthless oil barons, and many more obstacles on their quest for fame and riches.\n\nFeatures\n- A thrilling treasure hunt with 5 travel companions. How you treat and interact with them affects the story.\n- Traditional adventure game puzzles (i.e. inventory-based) some with more than one solution.\n- Fully rotoscoped animations, including cinematic closeups.\n- High resolution 1280x720 graphics (yes, that's 720p!)\n- Full music score by Mark Benis, featuring live instruments.\n- Meet over 50 professionally voiced characters.","135773\u002Frosewater-cover.jpg","135773\u002Frosewater-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F12CsUjgxXfU",null,78.67,128935,"rosewater",1226670,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Grundislav Games",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Application Systems Heidelberg",[28,29,30,31],"Point-and-click","Puzzle","Adventure","Indie",[33],"PC (Microsoft Windows)",[35,50,66,81,96,112,126],{"id":36,"author":37,"outlet":40,"summary":46,"review_url":47,"review_date":48,"original_score":49,"normalized_score":41},73909,{"id":38,"name":39},5723,"Matt Patches",{"id":41,"logo":42,"name":43,"website_url":44,"score_format":45},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","Jon Stewart coats Rosewater in the titular perfume, a harsh situation smelling sweeter thanks to square production value, a reticent script, and Howard Shore's milquetoast, acoustic score. For a movie about political turmoil and human rights violations, it's all very nice. Filled with Stewart's insight, Rosewater's greatest revelation is also its most trivial. In a recreation of Jones' interview with Bahari, we're given a look at how The Daily Show team produces and shoots their fly away segments. Who knew?","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F10\u002Frosewater-review","2014-09-10","6.9",{"id":51,"author":52,"outlet":55,"summary":61,"review_url":62,"review_date":63,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},109155,{"id":53,"name":54},8353,"",{"id":56,"logo":57,"name":58,"website_url":59,"score_format":60},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","Rosewater tells an engaging Western story despite a well-worn formula.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fadventure\u002Frosewater-review\u002F","2025-03-31","78",78,{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":76,"review_url":77,"review_date":78,"original_score":79,"normalized_score":80},106330,{"id":69,"name":70},9005,"Lisa Pollifroni",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":45},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","From the very moment I booted up Rosewater, I could tell that developer Grundislav Games were going to be true to the Western theme and all its tropes. The game opens with Harley Ledger, the adventure’s protagonist, giving a monologue about her connection to the Western frontier as she stares out the window of a train bound for the sleepy town of Rosewater. She’s moving to the town from Lamplight City with “just a little hope” that she can make a living as a journalist at the local pa...","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2025\u002F03\u002Frosewater-review-a-ragtag-western-epic\u002F","2025-03-28","8.5",85,{"id":82,"author":83,"outlet":86,"summary":92,"review_url":93,"review_date":63,"original_score":94,"normalized_score":95},155193,{"id":84,"name":85},12923,"Samantha Lienhard",{"id":87,"logo":88,"name":89,"website_url":90,"score_format":91},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","5","Rosewater is a treasure-hunting adventure in a Wild West inspired land, set in the same universe as the detective game Lamplight City. With a great presentation, interesting puzzles, and a good cast of characters, it’s worth taking a look at despite the narrative lacking the strong focus of its predecessor.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2025\u002F03\u002Frosewater-review\u002F","4.0\u002F5",80,{"id":97,"author":98,"outlet":101,"summary":107,"review_url":108,"review_date":109,"original_score":110,"normalized_score":111},106258,{"id":99,"name":100},9348,"Dayten Rose",{"id":102,"logo":103,"name":104,"website_url":105,"score_format":106},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","My own enjoyment of Rosewater feels like a contagion in that way. Not just from the joy that palpably went into its creation, or the fact that the star-studded voice cast (including Arthur Morgan and the narrator of Baldur’s Gate 3) clearly had the time of their lives. I enjoy it because it reminds me of the games I could spend a month on back in the aughts. Other times, though - when I’ve spent a half hour wandering around, exhausting dialogue options in hopes of connecting the dots that...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Frosewater-review","2025-03-27","Unscored",0,{"id":113,"author":114,"outlet":117,"summary":122,"review_url":123,"review_date":124,"original_score":125,"normalized_score":80},166357,{"id":115,"name":116},7707,"David Burdette",{"id":118,"logo":119,"name":120,"website_url":121,"score_format":60},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","Rosewater is a marvelous surprise in the middle of the first half of 2025 games. With a captivating story and charming characters, traversing the wild west is a delight. It’s not as challenging as some other point and click games, but what Grundislav has built is a great example of what this genre can offer to reach a greater audience. Lasso this one up ASAP.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Frosewater-review-friends-made-along-the-trails\u002F","2025-06-30","85",{"id":127,"author":128,"outlet":131,"summary":136,"review_url":137,"review_date":138,"original_score":139,"normalized_score":140},732492,{"id":129,"name":130},11820,"Zach Jackson",{"id":132,"logo":133,"name":134,"website_url":135,"score_format":45},147,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwellplayed-logo.png","WellPlayed","https:\u002F\u002Fwell-played.com.au\u002F","Rosewater combines the Wild West and traditional point-and-click mechanics with relative success, taking players on a road trip that is more about relationship building than the trip’s purpose. Which is both its biggest selling point and frustration. Rosewater is full of well-written and performed characters, but it’s hard to care about all of them when they’re not your headline.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.well-played.com.au\u002Frosewater-review\u002F","2025-09-07","7.5",75,7,[26],[21],[]]