# Sub Rosa: LitRPG Dungeons — a litrpg of private descents

> Text-based RPG with AI-generated dungeons, strategic combat, and meta-progression. (iPhone/iPad app by Releasy CORP.)

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- Developer: [Releasy CORP](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883727726)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: +9
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 49 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-06
- Data updated: 2026-10-11
- Monetization: subscription

## What is Sub Rosa?

A text-based LitRPG, descended from classic MUDs and rewritten for the phone in your pocket.

You do not play a run. You read a book. Each book is five chapters, each chapter a place descended at four depths, and one protagonist walks all twenty of them: your level, your virtues, your health, your gear, your relics and your purse come with you from one descent to the next. There are ten books, in fantasy, pirates, sci-fi, horror and western.

Every dungeon is written whole before you arrive, every room in view of the others, so what one room plants a later one pays off, and the road out of one chapter is the road into the next. The walls describe themselves. Enemies have reasons to be there. Choices in narrative rooms are not dice rolls dressed up: they shape what the dungeon becomes.

Experience is earned where you earn it. Kill something or read a room truly and the numbers appear beneath the prose, in their own hand: the roll, the damage, the gold, the experience. Cross a level in a corridor and you place the point there, in the room that gave it to you. At the third level, the fifth and the seventh, the dungeon offers you a trait to keep.

Chapters open in order. Clear a place at all four depths and the next one opens; lose a descent and the chapter in progress is taken back, though nothing you carried home is. What you take home from a victory is a relic or more, halved in strength but kept in memory, and every descent you finish is written into your chronicle, re-readable as prose long after the dungeon is closed.

Combat is four virtues and a single die. Strike, brace, speak, study, each resolved in candlelight.

Once a week, a single dungeon is drawn for everyone who dares it. Same rooms, same seed. Descend it and see where you stand: survivor, contender, ascendant, or paragon. Place well and the week pays you in coin and a trophy for your study. Earlier weeks stay on the shelf as unranked practice. (A subscriber feature.)

Features
- A protagonist per book who levels, learns and lasts all twenty descents
- Ten books across five settings, five chapters each, four depths a chapter
- Dungeons written whole, each chapter leading into the next
- Callings, virtues and passive traits: a build that grows over a whole book
- The chronicle: every descent you finish, kept and re-readable
- Relics, gear and a purse that survive the door
- The weekly ranked descent: one shared dungeon, standings, and prizes
- Trials and ironman: harder descents for richer rewards
- Manuscript aesthetic: dark parchment, single-candle light

Subscription
Sub Rosa is free to begin. Free readers open one fantasy or pirates book and walk its first chapter at three depths. A subscription, monthly or a one-time lifetime purchase through your App Store account, opens every book at every depth, a protagonist in each, ironman, the weekly ranked descent, and a new book each month.

Sub rosa: under the rose. What is said under the rose stays there.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://playsubrosa.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://playsubrosa.com/privacy

## Key features

- AI-generated dungeons
- Multiple settings and sizes
- Light, four-stat combat
- Relic meta-progression
- Weekly ranked descent
- Trials and ironman modes
- Manuscript aesthetic

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sub Rosa Premium - Monthly | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sub Rosa Premium - Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |



## Frequently asked questions about Sub Rosa

### What is Sub Rosa: Dungeons?

Sub Rosa: Dungeons is a text-based RPG where each descent creates a unique, AI-generated dungeon. Players engage in strategic combat, make narrative choices, and collect relics for meta-progression between runs.

### How does the subscription work for Sub Rosa: Dungeons?

Sub Rosa: Dungeons is subscription-only, with options for monthly or annual billing. The free tier offers limited settings and dungeon sizes, while subscribers unlock all content, including the weekly ranked descent.

### Can I play Sub Rosa: Dungeons offline?

The provided data does not specify offline play capabilities. However, text-based RPGs often require an internet connection for content generation and leaderboards.

### What are the settings available in Sub Rosa: Dungeons?

Currently, Sub Rosa: Dungeons offers Fantasy, Pirates, Sci-Fi, Horror, and Western settings, with Feudal Japan, Mythic Antiquity, Steampunk, and Atomic Era settings arriving soon. The free tier includes Fantasy and Pirates.

### How does combat work in Sub Rosa: Dungeons?

Combat is a light, four-stat system resolved with a single die. Actions include strike, brace, speak, and study, with choices in narrative rooms also shaping the dungeon's progression.

### What are relics in Sub Rosa: Dungeons?

Relics are small, permanent rewards earned by finishing descents. They provide subtle meta-progression, allowing players to carry out items that persist between runs.

### Is Sub Rosa: Dungeons suitable for children?

Sub Rosa: Dungeons has an age rating of 9+. The game features text-based content and strategic combat, making it appropriate for younger players with parental guidance.

### How often is Sub Rosa: Dungeons updated?

The latest version of Sub Rosa: Dungeons was released on July 21, 2026, indicating recent development activity. The game is actively being updated with new settings and features.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.3 — 2026-10-09

Minor changes on the combat system

### 2.0.2 — 2026-10-03

· a new weekly story each week, set in a place from the books
· finished weeks now reveal their hidden truth
· a clearer map
· no healing or changing gear while a fight waits in the room
· better VoiceOver support and many small fixes

### 2.0.1 — 2026-10-02

- key items are now shown when found, listed in your satchel, and named when they open a door.
- fixed: a completed weekly descent could still read as unfinished.

### 2.0.0 — 2026-09-29

Sub Rosa is now a LitRPG.

Choose a book and follow one protagonist through all of it. Your level, virtues, gear and relics carry from one descent to the next, and every chapter leads into the one after.

Every dungeon is now written whole, room by room, and your finished descents are kept in a chronicle you can read again.

Also in this update: a redrawn map, named treasure, earlier weekly descents to replay, and many smaller fixes.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-08-03

Minor UI changes and some small fixes on translations

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