Red Carnation
Red Carnation is a point and click, 2D, Narrative driven puzzle game. It takes place in the 1970's during the Salazar Dictatorship. In this story, we follow a young man whose poet mother has suddenly vanished…
Red Carnation is an adventure developed by Coffee Squad Studio, released 14 May 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Red Carnation is
Red Carnation is an adventure game developed by Coffee Squad Studio and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Red Carnation is a point and click, 2D, Narrative driven puzzle game. It takes place in the 1970's during the Salazar Dictatorship. In this story, we follow a young man whose poet mother has suddenly vanished. Upon finding your mother's diary, you begin to uncover the secret life she lived. It's up to you to find the hidden messages in her poems, and to link it with the censored media in the environment, in order to discover the truth. However, there are some unexpected forces at play, as you find yourself uncover the secrets of something far larger than you could have ever expected...
How it plays
Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Red Carnation launched on 14 May 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign and The Midnight Walk.
Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign, The Midnight Walk.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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