The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor is a story-driven, dark renaissance, action-adventure mystery game set in an alternate history 1500’s. In this world, Jesus did not die on the cross. Instead, he broke free from his crucifixion…
The Inquisitor is an adventure developed by The Dust S.A., released 8 February 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Inquisitor is
The Inquisitor is an adventure game developed by The Dust S.A. and released in 2024. It was published by Kalypso Media. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Inquisitor is a story-driven, dark renaissance, action-adventure mystery game set in an alternate history 1500’s. In this world, Jesus did not die on the cross. Instead, he broke free from his crucifixion and unleashed bloody vengeance on those who did not believe in him. Centuries pass and now an army of zealot Inquisitors brutally enforce the faith of this blood-hungry Church that has taken hold in Europe. You play as one such Inquisitor in service this The Holy Office - Mordimer Madderdin. Dispatched to the despondent town of Konigstein, you will be tasked with dealing with the various crimes and transgressions of the common folk, all while dealing with an ancient evil that is trying…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Inquisitor holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What it launched against
The Inquisitor launched on 8 February 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2 and The Last of Us Part II Remastered. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Helldivers 2, The Last of Us Part II Remastered.
Cheats and codes
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