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Death of the Reprobate

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Explore a world built from the luscious landscapes, turbulent townscapes and preposterous portraits of real Renaissance paintings. Death of the Reprobate is a Rabelaisian adventure game from the creator of Four Last Things and The Procession to Calvary.

What works
  • Unique and creative use of renaissance art and classical music
  • Humorous, witty, and absurd writing
  • Engaging and varied puzzles
  • Polished presentation and animations
  • Built-in hint system to aid puzzle solving
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length
  • Some puzzles considered obtuse or illogical
  • Lack of innovation compared to previous series entries
  • Limited player customization
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Four Last Things

  • Oknytt

  • The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition

  • The Inner World

  • The Procession to Calvary

  • The Whispered World Special Edition

  • HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM

  • Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse

  • Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition

  • Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate

  • Slender Threads
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Death of the Reprobate: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Why this game works

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