The Inquisitor
Skip · Action · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 19, under the fair line, at $39.99.
- Length
- 9.3h
- Value
- $4.30/hr
- Reviews
- 70% of 430 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 16 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 590, 23 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 19 times in the 3 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 35 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 69 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition ($29.99, scores 52) beats it on value, while it beats Dragon's Dogma 2 ($39.99, scores 11).
More about The Inquisitor
Of the 272 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 5 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written February 2024 to July 2026.
The drop-off
92% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Oct 8, 09:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
The Inquisitor is a dark fantasy narrative adventure built around an unsettling alternate version of European religious history. Developed by The Dust S.A. and published by Kalypso Media, it presents a world in which Jesus survived the crucifixion and abandoned the doctrine of forgiveness in favor of vengeance. Centuries later, the faith that emerged from this event has become an authoritarian institution whose...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I had this game on my wishlist for a while. I love the idea of alternate history and whatnot, and this game did not disappoint in that regard. Brilliant storytelling and lore! The game itself is a bit rough around the edges, but graphics do not make a game. They are more like the cherry on the top. I am still playing through this title, so I do not know how it will end, but I am definitely wanting to see more from...
Ill start with the good part This game does have a fairly intruging story, just captivating enough to keep me from stop playing, and feel engaged, with many intressting concepts. with smal bits of humor that landed really well and not overephesised to much, senery and enviroment is quite intressting as well... that said id give it a 6.2-6.5/10 the setting ide and general concept of beeing an inqusitor and simular I...
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Cite this score
The Inquisitor scores 19/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1880470/the-inquisitorReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.