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In a multiplayer FPS, rival corporations bargain over colored disks while players trade, steal, shoot, and race for control.
Released 25 Mar 2021
Trade For Disks
Steal A Deal
Race Through Shootouts
Sub Rosa is a multiplayer first-person shooter about tense deals, double-crosses, and the occasional high-speed car chase.
Developed by Cryptic Sea · Published by Devolver Digital
Sub Rosa is a multiplayer first-person shooter where corporations compete for money and power by acquiring colored disks. Players can try to secure them through deals or take them by force.
In World Mode, money and disks can be used to buy guns, cars, equipment, and clothing. Players negotiate with other corporations, protect their company’s interests, or disrupt a deal with a quick attack.
Round Mode runs through a five-day work week, with corporations ranked by their accumulated money. In Eliminator Mode, players have hidden roles: the Eliminator hunts the unaware Savior, while the Protector can track the Savior periodically; the others try to survive or help stop the Eliminator.
Players who praise Sub Rosa describe a distinctive multiplayer experience built around tense deals, betrayals, and unpredictable encounters that can turn into memorable or funny moments. Some also call out its movement and physics, along with the fun of driving and shooting. Enjoyment is often qualified by whether other players are around; many supplied reviews instead focus on low activity and the game’s lack of updates.
Sub Rosa is a multiplayer first-person shooter about tense deals, double-crosses, and the occasional high-speed car chase. The game is currently in an extended and indefinite Early Access period so please do not purchase Sub Rosa without watching gameplay or doing a modest amount of research into the game. P
CURRENT GAME MODES
World Mode
Multiple corporations vie for money and power by taking control of different colored disks through clean trades or bloody acquisitions. Both cash and disks are immensely valuable and allow players to purchase guns, cars, equipment, and clothing that may contribute to their company’s success. Smooth transactions and smart business practices with others can eventually lead to riches while a quick trigger and a steady aim can get you there faster as long as you're the one still standing.
Round Mode
Similar to World Mode, each corporation is pitted against one another in a round-based variant of World Mode that goes through a five day work week and the cumulative money of a corporation over those days determines its standing at the end of the round week.
Eliminator Mode
One player is secretly assigned as the Eliminator and is tasked with killing the player assigned as the Savior. While the Savior does not initially know their role, another player that is assigned the role of the Protector is given this knowledge and the ability to periodically track the Savior which allows them to meet up and communicate the Saviors' importance to them. All remaining players (and the Savior) will see themselves as assigned the role of Civilians and must work together to either avoid the Eliminator for the duration of the round or take down the Eliminator with a grenade.
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
