Artur Laczkowski, the independent developer of the third-person horror exploration gameDeath of Rose, announced over his Twitter page that the game was officially canceled. Laczkowski has stated thatDeath of Rosewas inspired by theSilent Hillfranchise, as well as the works of Supermassive Games, the developers behind the gameUntil Dawnand theDark Picturesfranchise.
According to Laczkowski, the game’s cancellation is due to feeling as though he is not currently able to realize the game as he had envisioned it. The announcement also states, however, thatDeath of Rosemight resurface eventually, in the form ofa different project.
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Death of Rosewould have followed a man named Scott as he explored an abandoned school rumored to have been used as a cult’s grounds of worship. The game was said to have a heavy emphasis on story and characters, with Scott frequently exchanging interactive dialogue with his best friend Beth over a walkie-talkie. It’s in this aspect that the game truly shows its inspiration fromSupermassive Game’s horror titles, which are also well known for providing character-driven stories.
Originally,Death of Rosewas slated to release on February 20th, very shortly afterits announcement. On February 20th, Laczkowski posted that the game would be delayed until March in order to perfect it, and due to “a very big situation” that he couldn’t talk about at the moment. In the same post, he stated that he would be sharing gameplay footage shortly, though unfortunately, neither the gameplay nor an explanation of the “situation” seems to have been released yet.
Laczkowski has a fair amount of experience in horror games, as he works at Bloober Team, a developer in Krakow, Poland, which is perhaps best known for its horror exploration gamesBlair Witch,Layers of Fear, andObserver. As well, Laczkowski has developed a recreationofthe demo forP.T., a planned game in theSilent Hillfranchise, which was cancelled by Konami.
The world of indie developmentis a difficult one frequented by delays and cancellations.Death of Rose, which would have been Laczkowski’s first official, independent release, sadly for horrorfans, seems to have fallen victim to this trend.
