Dead Rose

About the Game

Dead Rose is a hand-crafted 2D pixel art action-adventure, blending Metroidvania exploration with the soul of a Zelda-like — set in a world both grim and magical.

Forget cozy games, cluttered interfaces, and endless cutscenes: here, you play, you explore, and every skill you unlock reshapes the way you play.

A story inspired by my father's life, and my tribute to him through this project:

💀 Play as Lucky, a skeleton who wakes up in an isolated graveyard... standing before his own grave. Lost in the world of spirits, he has one goal: find Rose, the love of his life, and uncover the truth behind the occult ritual that brought him here.

⚔️ Combat & Progression

• Ranged primary attack to fend off hordes of monsters

• Secondary attack to trap enemies in bile when you're cornered

• Level up and collect flames to strengthen your stats

🪱 The Annelid Form
Regenerate health and mana by becoming more vulnerable than ever. It's all about balance and timing.

🥀 Explore a vast, deadly world

• Rose shrines are your only respite — and your only way to save

• Unlock new abilities to access new areas

• Gather gold to trade for powerful magical items

Carve your way to the one who dragged you into this world. But be careful: you might not like the truth...

A personal tribute

Dead Rose was born from a true story. My father, Luc, was bipolar. In 2022, after years of hardship, he took his own life. This game is my way of grieving — and honoring him through a medium I love: video games, capable of approaching death with poetry and lightness, without ever trivializing it.

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