Pentiment

Pentiment

Available on:

PC
PS4
XONE
Switch
PS5
Series X|S

Genres

Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Obsidian Entertainment

Release Date

November 14, 2022 (3 years ago)

Publisher

Xbox Game Studios

Content Rating

M

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Summary

A 16th-century narrative adventure set in Upper Bavaria, following Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist working in the bygone scriptorium of Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social unrest. While finishing his masterpiece, Andreas inadvertently becomes entangled in a series of murders that take place over 25 years. Peasants, thieves, craftsmen, monks, nuns, nobles, and even saints must be investigated and interrogated to expose the truth.

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