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Death of the Reprobate
Developer Joe Richardson
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. From the Steam store page
262 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
176 positive · 10 negative
95% range 90–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 176 | 10 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 38 | 0 | 31 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
493 of 515 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
95% recommend · 175 yes, 10 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 185 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (713 of 740 positive).
Players praise the game as a hilarious and fitting finale to the Renaissance art trilogy. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the humor crasser and less clever than previous entries. [4][5][6] The game is noted for its short length and low replay value. [7][8][9]
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- [17]
A Dull Finale to a Divine Series Death of the Reprobate feels like the series ran out of steam. It’s as if Joe Richardson just wanted to wrap things up quickly and it shows. The game is riddled with annoying puzzles. The humour, which once sparkled so brightly, has all but faded, leaving a final installment that’s noticeably less clever and fun. I found it disappointing and far inferior to the earlier entries. For …
- [1]
Death of the Reprobate is the triumphant finale of the Joe Richardson Renaissance Art Point and Click Adventure Trilogy (or JR-RAPaCAT for short). And what a finale it is! In the previous game, Procession to Cavalry, you played a mass murderer trying to kill the Pope for your king. In this adventure, you are that king’s terrible, amoral son. Your papa is on his deathbed and has asked you to commit good deeds to show …
- [2]
Death of the Reprobate is a triumphant and hilarious finale to Joe Richardson's Renaissance art trilogy, delivering everything fans have come to love while standing proudly on its own as a masterpiece of absurdist comedy. From the very first moment, you step into the shoes of Malcolm the ♥♥♥♥ – a delightfully arrogant, self-absorbed heir who must perform seven good deeds before sundown to claim his dying father's …
- [9]
Let's get the obvious out of the way first: did I enjoy this game? Yes. It was very funny. Did I like it as much as The Procession to Calvary? No. Let me explain. When I quit the game I was surprised to see I had spent 2 hours in it, just as much as in its predecessor. I was surprised because the game felt much shorter while I was playing it. I didn't count, but it feels like there's fewer scenes and the puzzles are …
- [3]
A fitting end to one of the most inspiring, classy, hilarious and tastefully absurd, while slightly heretical, trilogy out there.
Summarised from 34 of the 257 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Death of the Reprobate talk about hilarious and absurd humor; those who didn't talk about humor sometimes excessive or tasteless. Which matters more to you?
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60 of 262 · most liked firstDeath of the Reprobate by Joe Richardson: store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yesterday, I won Best Indie Localization for my Spanish translation of Death of the Reprobate! Huge thanks to @joerichardson.bsky.social and @preymak.com for the opportunity to work on this brilliant game 🤩
positive · AI labelView post →"Death of the Reprobate" is the funniest game I've ever played. This was the hardest I've laughed since before the pandemic, and I really needed that. I'll be continuing tomorrow at 7:30pm on twitch.tv/superbunnyhop!
positive · AI labelView post →It’s been just over a week since Death of the Reprobate came out. It’s been lovely seeing so many people enjoying the game and saying nice things about it! Keep the Steam reviews coming, please! They make me do big smiles and, occasionally, little chuckles…
neutral · AI labelView post →It feels appropriately surreal to post this right now: I interviewed @joerichardson.bsky.social about his new game “Death of the Reprobate”, which comes out today, for PC Gamer
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Death of the Reprobate. What a silly game! What an ending! I laughed a lot of times. Congratulations @joerichardson.bsky.social!
positive · AI labelView post →Death of the Reprobate is the triumphant finale of the Joe Richardson Renaissance Art Point and Click Adventure Trilogy (or JR-RAPaCAT for short). And what a finale it is! In the previous game, Procession to Cavalry, you played a mass murderer trying to kill the Pope for your king. In this adventure, you are that king’s terrible, amoral son. Your papa is on his deathbed and has asked you to commit good deeds to show you deserve your inheritance. The game world is a tiny village, and there…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Games by Joe Richardson Bundle on Steam. The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything is a satirical point-and-click adventure game, about progress, politics and propulsive nozzles. It features fun verbs, irrelevant ducks and satirical shenanigans. Four Last Things Four Last Things is a point-and-click adventure game made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last…
neutral · AI labelView post →A game I will not stop banging on to people about is @joerichardson.bsky.social's DEATH OF THE REPROBATE. A beautifully made biting satire on art and commercialism, and some of the best, funniest writing in any game of recent years: store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/...
positive · AI labelView post →Unless there's some kind of emergency, I'll be playing this on stream in about 6.5 hours! "Death of the Reprobate" is a point n' click adventure game about having fun with art history. It looks like there's gonna be a lot of non-sexual nudity, how exciting! 7:30pm @ twitch.tv/superbunnyhop
neutral · AI labelView post →Review: @jessclaybee.bsky.social recommends very silly point-and-click puzzle game, Death of the Reprobate, by @joerichardson.bsky.social ! Read the full review here: gameluster.com/death-of-the... #DeathOfTheReprobate #Indie #Indiegames 🎮
neutral · AI labelView post →I love it when a game lets you have beef with the menu 😂 Death of the Reprobate is just too damn funny. #indiegames #gaming
positive · AI labelView post →Sadly, this game fails to include essential modern features: no dark patterns, no habit-forming dailies, no FOMO pressure. It won’t turn any kids into braindead gambling addicts. There’s no obnoxious streamer-bait marketing with epic Twitch drops, no character slapped onto energy drink cans, no barely-relevant celebrity pretending they’re super hyped to play it. Not even a sprinkle of timegating or pay-to-win. Despite these glaring oversights, the game is somehow still entertaining.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Medieval Week on Steam! And what great news to see Death of the Reprobate on sale along with some other great games -- but DotR is a must, especially if you like to laugh (and enjoy renaissance art). #steam #gamedev #indiegames #pointandclick #adventuregames
neutral · AI labelView post →Part 2 of my playthrough of the filth-fest that is #deathofthereprobate is out now on the old YewToob! Weeks later, I'm still laughing about this game. Go check it out! 👊🍑 #indiegaming #indiegamedev @joerichardson.bsky.social #twitchstreamer #comedy #processiontothecalvary
positive · AI labelView post →Death of the Reprobate, developed by Joe Richardson and published by Akupara Games, is the final installment in a trilogy of satirical point-and-click adventures that brilliantly fuse Renaissance art with absurd, dark humor. Building on the foundation laid by its predecessors, the game immerses players in a world meticulously crafted from real classical paintings, resulting in a visually arresting experience that feels both timeless and surreal. Set in a bizarre, anachronistic version of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All right, time to play Death of the Reprobate! I'm loving this series and I'm glad I finally got around to it! Classic art, classic music, adventure gaming and pythonesque dialogue make a stunningly great combination!
positive · AI labelView post →the best game by Joe thus far! the story is humorous and a joy to play through and the way you can interact with the paintings and smaller parts of them is incredible. i recommend this game the most out of all three.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another great title from Joe Richardson with lots of silly humor and Renaissance style. Like his other games, this one has unique graphics made from animated Renaissance paintings and great classical music that make the game feel special. The dialogues are full of irony and nonsense, which makes the game funny and a bit strange. The game is quite short, but it is a fun and original adventure. Wait for a sale and snag all his games — totally worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →> Thanks for asking! Here's a list (all links are Steam Store links) **[Death of the Reprobate](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/Death_of_the_Reprobate/)** - I highly recommend this guy's previous games, which use the same style. Genuinely the funniest games I've ever played. **[Still Wakes the Deep](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/Still_Wakes_the_Deep/)** - Upcoming horror game from The Chinese Room. **[Old…
positive · AI labelView post →The soundtracks to @joerichardson.bsky.social's The Immortal John Triptych point-and-click comedy game trilogy - Four Last Things, The Procession To Calvary, and Death Of The Reprobate - are now available to preorder on vinyl via @lostincult.co.uk: blipblop.net/lost-in-cult...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tomorrow at 3pm GMT I'll be playing Death of the Reprobate over on Twitch in support of @thoughtpunks.com - come along and have a laugh while I play a very silly game and find out how you can help save our Thought Punks! 💛 www.twitch.tv/gothhoblin
neutral · AI labelView post →Same dark humor and absurd brilliance as Four Last Things and The Procession to Calvary. A deranged collage of medieval art, sharp writing, clever puzzles, and a soundtrack that fits perfectly. Every joke lands, the pacing is great, and it never outstays its welcome. If you liked the previous games, this is an easy buy. If you didn’t… this one won’t redeem your soul either. 10/10 — joyfully condemned.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Games by Joe Richardson Bundle on Steam. The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything is a satirical point-and-click adventure game, about progress, politics and propulsive nozzles. It features fun verbs, irrelevant ducks and satirical shenanigans. Four Last Things Four Last Things is a point-and-click adventure game made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last…
neutral · AI labelView post →Death of the Reprobate by @joerichardson.bsky.social. An incredible collage game, showcasing extensive knowledge of classical art, but even more impressive skill in comedy writing. The animations are the right mix between goofy and clean, plus you can do a medieval backflip. Cannot recommend enough!
positive · AI labelView post →My personal top 5 games of 2024 5 games in 5 days, in no particular order Day 4: Death of the Reprobate, by @joerichardson.bsky.social This point and click adventure made me laugh my ass off! A unique and refreshing approach to game design.
positive · AI labelView post →As someone who really enjoyed "The Procession to Calvary", I couldn't look past this game when I saw it in my recommendations. It initially feels like a step forward both design and story-wise, but as you progress, the flaws begin to reveal themselves. And by that I mostly mean the humour. While I really enjoyed it partially, a decent portion still felt a little excessive and even tasteless, which I don't recall being the case in the previous game. The ending sequence felt out of place as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Funniest guy at the museum.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Dull Finale to a Divine Series Death of the Reprobate feels like the series ran out of steam. It’s as if Joe Richardson just wanted to wrap things up quickly and it shows. The game is riddled with annoying puzzles. The humour, which once sparkled so brightly, has all but faded, leaving a final installment that’s noticeably less clever and fun. I found it disappointing and far inferior to the earlier entries. For me, it’s a lackluster ending to a trilogy that once promised so much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Death of the Reprobate is a very silly puzzle game using mostly renaissance but also some medieval art. I felt like colouring one of these artworks I found in the game ☺️
neutral · AI labelView post →Losing my mind over all the incredible game releases lately! Death of the Reprobate? Great God Grove? RISE OF THE GOLDEN IDOL?! LIKE HELLO SLOW DOWN THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD STUFF???
neutral · AI labelView post →Death of the Reprobate is a triumphant and hilarious finale to Joe Richardson's Renaissance art trilogy, delivering everything fans have come to love while standing proudly on its own as a masterpiece of absurdist comedy. From the very first moment, you step into the shoes of Malcolm the ♥♥♥♥ – a delightfully arrogant, self-absorbed heir who must perform seven good deeds before sundown to claim his dying father's throne. It's a simple premise that serves as the perfect launching pad for chaos,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only game in the trilogy I didn't love. Mainly for two reasons: too much handholding and too much unnecessary dialogue. Still a good game nonetheless. However, what makes me not recommend this is the fact that the humor, where it was actually funny and at times even clever in the previous two games, took a nosedive in this one and is just blatant sex jokes, profanities and shouting in all caps to a point its turning the game into some 13yo's edgy joke. Four Last Things and Procession…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just found out Joe Richardson, developer of The Procession to Calvary, has a new game out called Death of the Reprobate. Steam only for now, but hoping we see this one on PlayStation ASAP.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the perfect time to recommend the funniest series of games I've ever played: - [Four Last Things](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503400/Four_Last_Things/) - [The Procession to Calvary](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071130/The_Procession_to_Calvary/) - [Death of the Reprobate](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/Death_of_the_Reprobate/) (not out yet, but the demo confirms that it is going to be most excellent) The scene in the OP appears in The Procession to Calvary.
neutral · AI labelView post →Helping a couple of dudes have butt sex openly in public? It's a thing here. Giving a cow diarrhea and feeding it to children? That's here too. If you're brain is like mine, it's all the things you'd want after looking at a bunch of Renaissance paintings and wondering, "what"? This is the first game from Joe Richardson I've played and it's right up my alley. The concept of taking Renaissance paintings and turning them into an absurd and grotesque narrative point-and-click video game is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mod @gbmento.bsky.social has a new entry in their "Indie Game of the Week" feature and this time reviewed Death of the Reprobate! Read why they agree with the Python comparisons but it also has more to it than that! Article: giantbomb.com/users/4945/a... #games #gaming #indiegame #giantbomb
neutral · AI labelView post →"As tempted as i am to slap that magnificent booty... I don't think i'm willing to face the potentially violent consequences." What can I say? It's a niche game made for people with a terrible sense of humor. If you've ever laughed at those memes that take Renaissance paintings and add silly captions, this game is that kind of humor taken to the extreme. Short, consistently hilarious, and doesn't fall into the traditional design traps of this horrendous genre. Although not as tightly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The word of the day when playing through "Four Last Things", "The Procession to Calvary" and "Death of the Reprobate" is "Delightful". I found the art that was paper-doll'd and animated to be delightful. I found the humor witty, sharp, and delightful. I found the music is always suitable for the scene and delightful. This game is everything I could want in a point and click adventure. I never had to resort to looking up a guide online because every single thing clicked intuitively, even if I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →April 20th: Death of the Reprobate Game that could not have more possibly been made For Me, with all the high and low brows of its humour that it entails. Tone was set by the Bumblebee button. Turned a guy's head into a skull because he annoyed me and faced no consequences. Insane game. Loved it.
positive · AI labelView post →A fitting end to one of the most inspiring, classy, hilarious and tastefully absurd, while slightly heretical, trilogy out there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"I have psoriasis, motherf..ker!" is the single most funny thing ever uttered by a renaissance infant, or any other infant for that matter. Who would not play a game with psoriasis infants? I know I would, and I did, and then I played the rest of Richardson's oeuvre. Of course I did!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More of this very strange but very fun game 👀 [Death of the Reprobate] www.twitch.tv/unheartvt
positive · AI labelView post →Death of the Reprobate has the funniest dialogue I've ever encountered in a video game. Here are the highlights of that very unhinged stream 😂 #vtuber #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →New Q&A episode of Save Your Game, featuring @aghotspot.bsky.social out today. Plus, we talk about Death of the Reprobate and live blissfully unaware of the election results. Available on Apple, YouTube, Spotify, and all podcast platforms! zencastr.com/z/z_R3KYog
neutral · AI labelView post →I have never laughed while playing a game as much as I did in Death of the Reprobate. The writing and visual comedy is just unhinged and unfiltered 😂 #indigames #vtuber #gaming
positive · AI labelView post →I've been waiting to play this game...the demo was the funniest thing I've played in so long! Streaming Death of the Reprobate tonight at 8pm GMT+8 (We making rice paper rolls first)! #indiegames #twitch #vtuber #gaming www.twitch.tv/smallworldjay
positive · AI labelView post →There's just something about the maximum cultural seriousness oozing from the paintings combined with the absurdist ramblings of a mad man that does it for me. I laughed out loud on several occassions and was impressed with the unwavering creativity of all three games. Well done!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Insincere and trying too hard to be nonchalant. It's not really Rabelaisian or Cavalier because the great satirists weren't merely tearing down like postmoderns do. They were also looking to protect and to build because they did care for the good, they were sincere. The ending forces a twist on the humour of the Jesus pointing at objectives gag from the start and makes the game lamer for it. God the Father is blasphemed for blasphemy's sake. How He's written has none of the wit of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SUMMARY: A continuation of the absurd, yet hilarious. This installment seems more polished than past ones, but still maintains the soul that it originated from. I absolutely loved it. PROS + Wonderful story that allows you to pick up where you left off in the series, while also letting a completely new player dive in without needing to have played the previous ones (but it's still better if you play them). + The art style continues to mimic historical art, while blending in its absurdist…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was playing The Procession to Calvary tonight and enjoyed it so much I had to play the game before it (Four Last Things) as well! These games give off some strong Terry Gilliam inspiration. They're short, but really funny and clever. Can't want to play Death of the Reprobate this weekend!
positive · AI labelView post →TLDR: The dev's best entry yet - sharper humor, more varied puzzles, and livelier scenes make this a short but smile-worthy sendoff to the renaissance absurdist trilogy. PROS: ➕Great humor ➕Good puzzles NEUTRALS: 🔹Great in-game hint system that eliminates the need of a guide…but it’s almost too good, I wish it was a little more subtle CONS: ➖Low replay value ➖A bit short This is the 2nd game I’ve played by the same dev. You can view my first review here:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun & creative game, but religious people would not like this game at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're not doing voices for all the characters, you're missing out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gallery has gallery paintings—I absolutely love this design
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A dissapointing sequel, unfunny jokes, no witty commentary, puzzles are okayish but some feel like a chore not a puzzle - the only good thing was the premise but that final part is just eh at best. Also spitting on religious stuff is not cool at all, could be done a thousand times better - if it was any other religion I think these reviews would be so much different lol And the thing is - this review is coming from someone who greatly enjoyed the previous games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great way to end off an amazing trilogy, i love how from the first game to the last it kinda spiraled out of control and gotten more and more meta! can't wait to see what you've got for us next, joe!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Poor Joe, he really needs to see a therapist!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's get the obvious out of the way first: did I enjoy this game? Yes. It was very funny. Did I like it as much as The Procession to Calvary? No. Let me explain. When I quit the game I was surprised to see I had spent 2 hours in it, just as much as in its predecessor. I was surprised because the game felt much shorter while I was playing it. I didn't count, but it feels like there's fewer scenes and the puzzles are shorter. The solutions to those puzzles are less interesting and more obtuse,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's likely I'll change my mind by the time I finish this game, but it is by far the weakest in the triptych. The writer seems to have decided wordplay and genuine humour are "out" and toilet humour is "in" -- which makes for a pretty tedious game when all is said and done. There were several moments where I just fast-clicked my way through dialogue/scenes that seemed interminably gross, something that hadn't happened in either of the previous two. UPDATE: Once you get to the final 1/3 it…
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