Rose Riddle: The Fairytale Detective

In Brief

When an anonymous letter sends Rose to Route 66 to meet the parents she's never known, a tornado appears out of nowhere and sweeps her away to a land of fantasy, where she learns her mother and father have been kidnapped. Join Rose as she travels across this exciting new world in her red convertible, meet a cast of colorful fairy tale characters, complete quests that will bring her closer to her parents and bring an end to a dastardly plan.

Each level is a race against time to collect and manage resources, complete quests and unlock the next level. Enjoy eye-popping visuals, catchy original music and a laughter-filled story. Rose has waited all her life for this moment. Join her on an adventure you'll never forget!

Reference accessed HERE 29th December 2019

The Game.

There are a couple of full reviews of the game worth reading HERE posted by John Bardinelli on Sep 14, 2017 and another by All About Casual Games (CE version) Oct 25, 2017 HERE and you can see some walk-through videos of game play HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

Gamezebo concluded that the game was cleverly set with lots of callbacks to classic fiction with straightforward game play that felt fresh and unique with unique resources that had unique uses. On the negative side some of the pathways weren't clearly marked on the stage.

Today's gamegiveaway, Rose Riddle: Fairy Tale Detective, is also available via Steam with 65% off until Jan 2nd 20 for only £1.81/$ 2.44/€ 1.99 HERE.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

Don't forget to check out the Epic Game store. Until the 30th December they are giving a new (old) game away every day. Today until late afternoon it's The Talos Principle (a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam {the creators of the Serious Sam franchise} and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything). - usually worth £29.99/$39.99/€ 39.99 when not on sale. It's 85% off {or 87% if you get the Gold Edition} via Steam at the moment HERE). Previous giveaways over the Christmas period have been Into the Breach, Towerfall Ascension, Superhot, Little Inferno, Ape Out, Celeste (repeat from August/Sept), Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Faster than Light, Hyper Light Drifter & Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun. The Steam Christmas sale is on until the 2nd January, with some games as much as 90+% off HERE

Also The Indie Gala Dev showcase has added a few more decent games i.e. Dino Dini's Kick Off Revival 279MB - (Dino Dini is back and so is Kick Off! The advertising for the original game in 1989 declared: "Playing it is easy, mastering it will take time - A lot of time" and this is also true of Dino Dini's Kick Off™ Revival), Ubersoldier II 2.6GB - (A WWII first person shooter with single player and multiplayer options - where a tightly knit group of SS generals and officers, involved in the most heinous and dark deeds, is seeking a way to save the remnants of the Third Empire. They have conspired to move the leaders of the Reich, together with precious resources and classified equipment, to a remote hideout in the Tibetan mountains) and Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 1.6GB - (WWII RTS sim covering the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies). The first episode of The Descendant is free via Steam HERE. The full game (5 episodes is also included in a 98% off Best of Microids bundle via Indie Gala HERE. The bundle (usually costing over £139) includes Asterix & Obelix XXL2, Syberia 1, 2 & 3, Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders, Yesterday Origins, Home Design 3D, The Descendant: Complete seasons 1 to 5, Moto Racer 4 and Garfield Cart and is only £3.89. Most of the games are in the steam sale separately.