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Pentiment
Released On: Nov 15, 2022
86
7.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 56 Critic Reviews
86
91% Positive
51 Reviews
51 Reviews
9% Mixed
5 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 56 Critic Reviews
86
91% Positive
51 Reviews
51 Reviews
9% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Nov 28, 2022
Pentiment is a superb game that marks an important step forward for its genre. Quiet, contemplative and intelligent, it is a shining example of what happens when a team is allowed to expand their horizons and take risks.
Nov 14, 2022
Pentiment is the kind of masterwork that Andreas chases early in the game, and it's equally as flawed, biased, subjective, and captivating as the pieces he's inspired by. Play it and decide for yourself whether it's worthy of that kind of comparison. That's the point.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 640 User Ratings
7.7
75% Positive
483 Ratings
483 Ratings
8% Mixed
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
17% Negative
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 640 User Ratings
7.7
75% Positive
483 Ratings
483 Ratings
8% Mixed
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
17% Negative
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
Jul 30, 2025
Absolutely phenomenal and unique experience in hand-drawn medieval Europe. Fantastic story, characters and world building. The only thing missing is the voice acting, but Lingua Ignota makes it up in the final credits. Highly recommended. 10/10
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Xbox Series X Dec 14, 2024
What a special spectacular game. Didn't think I would like it but since it's in game pass i gave it try & fell in love with it. I think everyone should at least give it try & u will most likely be surprised by this little gem
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Xbox Series X Nov 14, 2022
A pure narrative wonder that will make you want to be discovered and rediscovered over the years.
Nov 14, 2022
Pentiment is not going to be popular. I do think however that it will become a cult classic… It’s a unique, dazzling work of art that will stand the test of time for as long as we remember it.
Nov 20, 2022
Pentiment is one of those games that seem simple but enclose you more than what they show from the outside. It is a narrative with a strong classic adaptation, which many lovers of the middle ages and the genre will love. It is not the perfect game, but it will give us a very interesting story.
Nov 14, 2022
Learn to move at Tassing’s sedate pace and patience will be rewarded as a seemingly simple murder mystery makes way for a rich portrait of village life and the difficult choices that come to define it.
Nov 14, 2022
Pentiment strives to exist somewhere between a history book and historical fiction, not quite committing to a detailed look at history or fulfilling a narrative arc. This is a detriment to the game's conclusion, dampening my memories of the game save for the stories of individual characters. I retain a soft spot for the wise Illuminata and her conversations with Andreas about literature and religion, and I have a parental fondness for a young peasant girl who I watched grow from a gurgling toddler to a young woman. Witnessing their lives play out is a narrative delight, only enhanced by the creative use of Pentiment's different fonts to better convey a person's societal station or education. But limiting how much time the player actually has to engage in the game's best parts hurts the overall experience too much.
Jul 10, 2024
A wonderfully immersive experience. Pentiment is the perfect game to sit down and relax while unfolding both a complexe murder story and a incredibly detailed medieval reality.
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Xbox Series X Dec 20, 2024
Bold to put out a story game in this day & age of online gaming & a gaming community that has poor attention span & low IQ where as they can't play a game without combat... Playing this game if basically like reading a book, if you don't like reading, you wont like this game, if are an intellect & like to relax by reading, then you will enjoy this game. Story is nothing spectacular but you having the capability of making choices that effect some outcomes make it more interesting, will be a game I will remember for sure, neat experience.
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Xbox Series X Jul 15, 2023
A narratively-brilliant, excellent, and original medieval adventure game with a unique art style and extremely deep choice and dialog reactivity. There's a good amount of the Persona games here with Pentiment's time management system, where you only have certain amount of time segments in a day, and have to pick and choose what to do with each one. You also build up relationships by talking to people and saying the right things, which ultimately helps you achieve your goals. Pentiment also reminded of Frogwares' Sherlock games because you spend most of your time investigating and following up on clues, usually to solve a murder. The reason I can't rate it higher is that there isn't that much gameplay to speak of. It's almost all clicking on things and choosing dialog options. One of the selling points of the game, the feeling of authenticity, is also a negative, as most NPCs are fairly mundane, and talking to them isn't that interesting. It's a masterfully-crafted adventure game, but I found a lot of it dull, talking to villagers about raising kids or a monk about life in a monastery. I seldom say this, but it could have used some more whackiness and excitement.
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Xbox Series X Jan 24, 2023
Game was cool the art was old school but I found the story to be very entertaining.
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Xbox Series X Nov 22, 2024
It’s just so boring. It’s never exciting any second. Sound design is dull, graphics are dull. It feels like an interactive very boring book with lots to read. You never have to be smart. Just click through the dialogs, speak to all persoan mentioned in your diary and the mystery will reveal itself. I stopped playing in the middle of the second act when I realized I would have to spend another 7 hours with this.
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Xbox Series X Summary Step into a living illustrated world inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps. Choose your backgr...
Rated M for Mature
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- PC
- Xbox Series X
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- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Nov 15, 2022
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Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
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