Rose & Time

Rose is desperate to unravel the mysteries of time travel, so she can rescue her parents who are trapped in the past. One day she feels close to an answer, but must be careful to not cause any paradoxes.

15 April 2012

Puzzle Stealth

Rose & Time is a puzzle developed by Sophie Houlden, released 15 April 2012 on Ouya, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 2 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Rose & Time is

Rose & Time is a puzzle game developed by Sophie Houlden and released in 2012. It is available on Ouya, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rose is desperate to unravel the mysteries of time travel, so she can rescue her parents who are trapped in the past. One day she feels close to an answer, but must be careful to not cause any paradoxes.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rose & Time launched on 15 April 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead and Fire Emblem Awakening.

Released around the same time: The Walking Dead: Season 1, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Walking Dead, Fire Emblem Awakening.