The Inquisitor

Jesus did not die on the cross, but came down and unleashed vengeance on all the nonbelievers. 1500 years later, an army of Inquisitors brutally enforce the faith. In this dark fantasy adventure you solve intricate cases and unveil abysmal secrets as Inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin.

The Inquisitor is a action-adventure, alternate history and fantasy game developed by The Dust S.A. and published by Kalypso Media.
Released on February 08th 2024 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 334 reviews of which 237 were positive and 97 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 27.99€ on Steam and has a 30% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Inquisitor into these genres:

Action-Adventure Alternate History Fantasy Medieval Action Adventure Magic Gothic Third Person Detective Investigation Atmospheric Choices Matter Mystery Dark Fantasy Dynamic Narration Faith Multiple Endings Singleplayer Action RPG

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 590
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 23 GB available space
Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated compatible soundcard
Additional Notes: Low settings | Full-HD | Average performance | SSD recommended / Upscaling via FSR recommended

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Oct. 2024

Reminds me of original Witcher game: rough around the edges, but a really interesting world, lore, and dark atmosphere. It's also based on the books of a Polish author, like the Witcher. If graphics, facial animations, and modern gameplay is really important to you, then you probably won't like this game. BUT, if your priority is story and the atmosphere of an original and intriguing dark world - then I would definitely recommend this! I really hope 'the Inquisitor' gets a sequel! It would be great to see what the team can do with a bigger budget.

April 2024

I played the game all the way through and I can definitely recommend it. It has a rather clunky combat system, and the graphics and animations look like something out of a 2000s game. But at the same time, it has an interesting detective plot, memorable characters, a well-developed city that can delight you with atmospheric landscapes. I really hope to see someday a continuation, a sequel, where the developers will take into account their weaknesses and delight us with a full-fledged open world and a more polished combat system. Yes, and I would like the plot to be longer, I completed the game in just 14 hours, and this, by modern standards, is very little. But I was still satisfied overall, and I can recommend it to those who love some mystical and detective stories; the game has its own atmosphere and a charismatic main character.

Feb. 2024

This is one of the jankiest, most broken, most unoptimized games I've ever played. The animations are stilted, the graphics very outdated, the combat is atrocious, the story makes little sense, and the dialogue is super cheesy... and I loved every minute of it. This isn't a good game by the standard definition, but it is an enjoyable experience that's far more interesting and valuable than 90% of the crap the big companies shit out every year. Eurojank at its finest; here's hoping we get a more polished sequel one day!

Feb. 2024

It is certainly not game of the year, but overall, game is much better than it looks on promotional footage, and I really like it. Pros: +gameplay/story is fun and immersive, +there are really nice looking late medieval enviroments, Unworld is beatuiful and ethereal, +jester was f&ckin scary +you ARE The Inquisitor! Cons: - animation of the faces and eyes is really horrible, I guess this is the reason for 'bad graphics' reviews - bugs here and there - sometimes Inquisitor is too dumb in the story - fight system is... strange. Too realistic and way too clunky at the same time

Feb. 2024

At this writing I have 3.2 hours on record -- effectively 2.2 since I spent the first hour screwing up. You can miss some tutorial interactions by advancing the plot too soon, so when you get to a shrine that mentions it's a good place to visit some weirder place, back off unless you don't mind missing those side tasks. So, writing with a weighty 2 hours and 12 minutes under my belt, I can say: so far, I love this game. I have to warn you it's not for everyone though... the few professional reviews that are out there will testify to that, though they aren't entirely negative. You have to like a slow burn, and (so far at least) a lot more looking around than fighting, which is fine for me if the looking around is interesting, which it is. There will be QTEs and stealth segments, too, which I generally detest -- but here they're easy even for a chump like me (again, so far). Here, then, are some early impressions. First, unlike the Witcher series, the Polish dark fantasy books that inspired this game (guess there must be something good in the water over there) have unfortunately not yet been published in English -- but the setting is a hoot. The game takes place in 1533, exactly 1500 years by Church reckoning after Christ's resurrection in our timeline, or after His terrible vengeance in this game's. I know this setting offends some people -- it's a disrespectful, blasphemous mockery, they believe, and while I can understand their reaction, I really don't get the impression that this story is arguing the 16th century would have been so much better if Christianity didn't preach forgiveness and mercy and love and all. That said, the vengeful world this alternate Christ created still behaves by most of the same rules as ours nominally does; stealing, murder, and other offenses are still crimes. It's kind of like the Addams Family: they're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, and yet aside from the sinister trappings they mostly behave the same as any other civilized people. Long story short, unless you're looking to take offense you probably won't be offended. Though, as I said, I'm only 2 hours in so I could be very wrong in the long run. (If so, may Christ forgive me, or may I at least endure my deserved punishment with dignity...) Performance-wise, I have no major complaints but I'm playing on a decent machine (i9-12900F/3080ti) and I'm using a 60 FPS cap. Even so, there are occasional hitches where the game has split-second freezes -- nothing game-breaking or frequent, but there will be a hiccup every few minutes. Graphically, I think it looks great; not quite as refined as Witcher 3, and the world is zone-based rather than seamlessly open, but still the art direction is pretty sweet (or convincingly crappy where it needs to be). I sprang for the deluxe edition mainly because I wanted to see the PDF world book that it includes, and while I haven't read it all because I wanted to actually play the game and avoid too many spoilers, it's fascinating and has some great back story for the 8 or so pages I've checked out. Considering that the deluxe edition is still cheaper than most mainstream games and also includes extra cosmetic gear and a downloadable soundtrack, it's worth considering (and I often skip deluxe editions). That's about all I can say so far. Short summary: if you're willing to drop 40 or 50 bucks on the twisted mutant baby of The Witcher 3 and L.A. Noire, here's your chance. UPDATES 2/13/2024: I inadvertently left out an important detail in my initial review: I am playing at 1080p. And it turns out that even at that resolution, the game sometimes dips to around 42 FPS. It's not frequent, but it happens. Leave the game paused too long and your character may (or may not) enter a mode where black smoke rises endlessly from the ground around him and you need to reboot the game. When the game says "stall for time", that's a hint that in the ensuing dialogue, you need to choose the options that stall for time. Overall, still enjoying the game, though the visits to the Unworld are a little too frequent for my tastes.

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