Golden Light of Rose is a Retro Horror FPS with Co-Op
After a more than year-long early access campaign, the ultra-weird roguelite survival horror titleGolden Light debuted on Steam in early 2022. Developed by indie auteur Mr. Pink, it made waves in the small-time development scene as a result of its uncompromisingly unique mechanics and one-of-a-kind approach to horror storytelling. Now that the full game is available, the indie developer seems to have shifted focus to other projects, one of which is a prequel titled Golden Light of Rose.
The recently-added Steam listing for Golden Light of Rose makes it out to be an experience very similar to the original; players will delve into a grotesque labyrinth known as The Gut and scavenge for weapons, keys, and friendly familiars while hunting down hoards of horrific meat-based marauders. It’s a surreal endeavor that constantly contorts commonly-held rules of game design and shares something in common with other weird indie games like Inscryption.
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Of course, much like the original, Golden Light of Rose touts a unique co-op mode. While most co-op titles likeIt Takes Two or Cuphead focus on comradery and friendship, the upcoming Golden Light prequel will probably be more of an examination of a shared penchant for masochism. Splitting scarce resources up among two players and arguing over who will get to eat the map or the empty revolver in order to regain health makes for some particularly gruesome gameplay scenarios.
As outstanding as the original Golden Light was, the announcement of a sequel this early after its release—or of any kind of sequel at all—comes as a bit of a surprise. Mr. Pink is primarily known for non-serialized works of a sort that would fit well into any of the Dread X
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