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Wayward Rose

Wayward Development · John Paul the Great Catholic University · 2023-06-20

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 21, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An indie thriller that will test your navigational skills as you find your way out of darkness and into light.

Wayward Rose is a 2023 Casual and Indie game that is free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 11 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-27

73%
positive of 11 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 125% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 95% of 29,378 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-24

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320232025Week of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Census log

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