War of the Roses is an adventure developed by Fatshark, released 2 October 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What War of the Roses is
War of the Roses is an adventure game developed by Fatshark and released in 2012. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
War of the Roses: Kingmaker is a team based third person action game set in 15th century England. Two rival branches of the Royal House of Plantagenet - the house of Lancaster (the reds) and the house of York (the whites) - it's a fight for the throne, and the player is thrown into the fray.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action.
How it was received
War of the Roses holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What it launched against
War of the Roses launched on 2 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for War of the Roses yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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