Platforms
- PCNov 15, 20228.7playscore8.646 Critics9.35.17K Players
- PlayStation 5Feb 22, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.5403 Players
- Xbox Series X|SNov 15, 20228.5playscore8.647 Critics8.61.10K Players
- PlayStation 4Feb 22, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.4536 Players
- Xbox OneNov 15, 20228.4playscore8.518 Critics8.61.10K Players
- Nintendo SwitchFeb 22, 2024NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
86 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- With Pentiment, Obsidian delivers a medieval murder mystery that is unprecedented in its historical detail and thematic depth.
Matt Wardell · Mar 29, 2025 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - When it’s all said and done, Pentiment is one of the most impressive narrative adventures in recent years. From the words scrawled across the page to impressive background details, there's a distinct appreciation for history coming out of every pore; moreover, it doesn't merely succeed at doing its homework, but also in fashioning unique visual storytelling that harmonizes with its rich narrative & themes. There are some specific design and narrative critiques, but none of them outright smother the abundant successes. For a title so reverent of history, it feels like divine justice that Obsidian's special adventure earns such a high spot in the annals of its own.
Lee Mehr · Mar 25, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - Pentiment left a deep and lasting impression on me. Not only does it use its world and characters to present a time period that has been neglected far too often, but it makes a point of reinforcing why this is a story that needed to be told. I love how you aren't playing a strong knight, a ruler or a brilliant scientist here, but Andreas Maler, who is above all a person, like you or me. His interests, but especially his vulnerabilities and struggles make for an unusual protagonist in an even more unusual story. But throughout the adventure every step of the way, the gameplay, its visual design and story feels justified in saying that people in the Dark Ages were after all people. They weren't dumb or ignorant, but lived in different times. So rarely do we see this type of life portrayed in this particular way in games, let alone let a player walk their own path through it all.
Willem Hilhorst · Mar 01, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - I can't say enough wonderful things about Pentiment. The narrative coaxes out a full spectrum of emotions, with its impeccable writing delivering the story with bold strokes, and the visual style is just a pleasure to watch.
Timothy Nunes · Feb 27, 2024 Reviewed on PS5Read full review - La misma aventura original, arriesgada e importante de Obsidian llega a más jugadores con una versión para Switch sin compromisos.
Fran G. Matas · Feb 27, 2024 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Pentiment is an incredibly enchanting adventure game like no other. It doesn’t quite have the same depth and ingenuity that Disco Elysium has, but what it lacks in depth, it more than makes up for in charm. After a slow start, this murder mystery becomes the talk of the town.
Dan Webb · Feb 22, 2024 Reviewed onRead full review - Overall, Pentiment is a fantastic game with minor flaws that still impresses, even if the twist at the end of the second act is very difficult to accept. Despite being developed by a small team, Obsidian has demonstrated its ability to create an immersive and demanding game that blurs the line between art and gameplay.
Beregi Tamás · Dec 25, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The game paints a gorgeous world with stellar art direction, and the game’s story explores serious topics related to righteousness, and the corruption that may have settled in some people – and it manages to do it justice for the most part.
Usaid · Dec 02, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - The game has an astounding attention to detail with its gorgeous art style, combined with exceptional UI and a cast of interesting and wonderful characters and Pentiment is a game that will be played repeatedly in the years to come.
Joshua Burt · Nov 28, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Pentiment is one of the most interesting games I’ve played in 2022, going far beyond even what most RPGs can manage when it comes to player choice and consequence. Between its setting, its graphical style, and its fantastic story, Pentiment demands your attention.
Andrew Thornton · Nov 22, 2022 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review
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Community Reviews
- Rated on PC
About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
From Obsidian, this game is a historical mystery role-playing game that focuses on character development, heavily stylized art, and choice-driven storytelling in early 16th century Germany. The main character is a clever illustrator caught up a series of murders at Kiersau Abbey over twenty five years. This character alone possesses the wits and will to expose the killers, but each decision he makes has lasting consequences and inexorably draws him closer to the center of an underlying conspiracy.
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment