The Procession to Calvary
Developer Joe Richardson
The Procession to Calvary is a video game for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Android by Joe Richardson, released in 2020 and following on from his previous game Four Last Things. The game was released on Xbox Game Pass in October 2021. The game is named for the painting The Procession to Calvary by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Like its predecessor, the game's visuals are… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
223 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 27, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
169 positive · 17 negative
95% range 86–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 169 | 17 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 187 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (1,521 of 1,572 positive).
Players praise the game's unique Renaissance art style and Monty Python-esque humor. [1][2][3] Some find the humor vulgar or the puzzles frustrating, and the game is short. [4][5][6] Many enjoy the option to kill characters for a quick, alternative ending. [7][8][9]
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The comedy is either going to stick the landing rather immediately for you, or it won't. It did not for me.
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Funny little historical points and click game. You'll love it or hate it.
- [11]
𝕀 𝕊𝔸𝕀𝔻 ℕ𝕆 𝕂𝕀𝕃𝕃𝕀ℕ𝔾? 𝔻𝕆ℕ'𝕋 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝕌ℕ𝔻𝔼ℝ𝕊𝕋𝔸ℕ𝔻? The Procession to Calvary is one of the most unique point-and-click adventures out there, blending Renaissance art with absurd, dark humor. The entire world is built from classic paintings, creating a bizarre but beautiful collage that instantly stands out. Gameplay sticks to traditional point-and-click mechanics; talking to characters, collecting …
- [12]
The Procession to Calvary feels like someone turned Renaissance paintings into a Monty Python side quest. The puzzles are bizarre, the jokes are completely unhinged, and every new scene feels like somebody vandalized an art museum and called it game design. It’s funny, quirky, and well worth the playthrough, especially if you’re looking for another enjoyable game to add to the 100% completion list. 8/10 Came for the …
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It's nice to see that Monty Python still lives on in this bizarre and terribly funny point-and-click adventure. Terry would be proud.
Summarised from 34 of the 225 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
91% of the 187 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Procession to Calvary. The complaint that keeps coming up: humor can be vulgar or offensive to some. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 223 · most liked firstFunny little historical points and click game. You'll love it or hate it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Bundled high-ends, Anno to try, and taxes to evade. Big Deals - Cyberpunk 2077 – $35.99 on Steam - Exoprimal – $32.99 on Fanatical - DayZ – $26.99 on Steam - Attack on Titans 2: Final Battle – $25.79 on Fanatical - Dying Light 2 Stay Human – $25.17 on Gamebillet - Red Dead Redemption 2 – $23.99 on Steam - Marvel's Midnight Suns – $23.99 on Steam - NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection – $22.69 on Indiegala - Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop – $20.99 on Steam - DYNASTY WARRIORS 8:…
neutral · AI labelView post →Giving me an option to kill my way through and finish the game in couple of minutes nailed it. Total recommendation!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was fun, but, tbh, I liked first one better. Yes, more save slots is a significant improvement. And yes, you can pet the kitty (but where is the dog?)... And it's still the same kind of humor and pretty much the same gameplay as before. My only complaint - a bit too much gore to my taste, and I had to run all of them through the second time for achievement (he-he, run through... a bit of a spoiler, yes). And in one location sound effects (not the music) are kind of grating on the ears and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sup! Still recovering from the game jam. This week, I'll be streaming more pixel art on Saturday, then going back to the world of weird point 'n click adventures with The Procession to Calvary: www.twitch.tv/s1gnal/sched... #streaming #twitch #pixelart #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →It's nice to see that Monty Python still lives on in this bizarre and terribly funny point-and-click adventure. Terry would be proud.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderful point-and-click quest with cool classical music and humor. It's quick and fun to play. This is the second part of the game series. To start, play the first one, called Four Last Things.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Casual playthrough ~4 hours Minor spoilers in this review! [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45534557/]@MatureContent Much like the first game, this is a fun little point and click adventure taking you through a world built up of paintings from the Renaissance. You this time play as a bloodthirsty soldier who is dissatisfied with the end of a holy war. The story continues off from where the story from the first game "Four Last Things" ended. The first game's main character John, or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The comedy is either going to stick the landing rather immediately for you, or it won't. It did not for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →It's a cute gimmick for the first few scenes, then it gets boring fast, sorry. Really wanted to like this, as a fellow Terry Gilliam fan, but gameplay just extremely basic and there's not enough to keep me interested past the beginning.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Death of the Reprobate - Wildly Dark and Comically Vulgar. Death of the Reprobate is an absurdist comedy from Joe Richardson, creator of The Procession to Calvary. Using actual medieval paintings, this is a point and click adventure game that is absolutely hilarious and worth a try.
neutral · AI labelView post →26) The Procession to Calvary by @joerichardson.bsky.social - that rarest of gems, an actual genuinely hilarious computer game
positive · AI labelView post →The protagonist is a polite and kind little girl who absolutely adores music and small critters. Would stone the hell out of her jailors at the execution. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The negatives first, there's only one point and it's very humor subjective: - The humor can be pretty vulgar and edgy at times, and there are occasional gory moments that might not be for everyone. The meh: - The game doesn't always communicate objectives clearly. Most puzzles and progression points make sense, but there were one two moments where I wandered around aimlessly trying to figure out what the game wanted from me. The positives: - The Procession to Calvary fully embraces being…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝕀 𝕊𝔸𝕀𝔻 ℕ𝕆 𝕂𝕀𝕃𝕃𝕀ℕ𝔾? 𝔻𝕆ℕ'𝕋 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝕌ℕ𝔻𝔼ℝ𝕊𝕋𝔸ℕ𝔻? The Procession to Calvary is one of the most unique point-and-click adventures out there, blending Renaissance art with absurd, dark humor. The entire world is built from classic paintings, creating a bizarre but beautiful collage that instantly stands out. Gameplay sticks to traditional point-and-click mechanics; talking to characters, collecting items, and solving puzzles but it adds a twist with optional “violent…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Garbage offensive game. Don't know why they'd throw something like this in a Humble Choice or Bundle. if people had to seek it out more directly they'd be less likely to be people offended by it. Starting hinting towards anti-religion stuff right off the back (saying they defeated and broke free of Heavenly Peter). I wasn't sure it was going down that road, but seemed like this might be anti-religion. A good couple times a year I will do research on a piece of media I am interacting with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Exceedingly blasphemous and unfunny in ways only a Reddit atheist could envisage. The puzzles are also less "puzzles" and more time wasting exercises. It is nearly impossible to complete without a walkthrough because none of the solutions make any sense. Not quite the game for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blasphemous game, reddit humour, really only a terminally online redditor would find this game funny
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely a unique art style with a banging soundtrack and on top of that plenty of laughs. It’s worth every penny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros - Great artstyle and music. - Good puzzle design some tricky parts but very enaging. You can choose to brute force things with violence if thats your cup of tea. - Lots of humour throughout. - Multiple endings. Cons - Arguably on the short side. - Story is basic, its really about the journey. Overall recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent point-and-click adventure where a soldier continues her holy mission to hunt down Heavenly Peter, now in a time of peace, refusing to accept the end of the holy war. This is the second part of a planned trilogy, following Four Last Things, and it keeps the same surreal and ironic style. The game is full of absurd humor, sometimes a bit acid when it comes to Catholicism and the Church, so some people might feel offended. It also includes coarse language that reinforces its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Procession to Calvary is probably the funniest game I've ever played. Admittedly not a crowded field, games being what they are, but still! Highly recommended.
positive · AI labelView 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.
positive · AI labelView post →Fun little point and click adventure. If you enjoy the humor of Monty Python and the Holy Grail this will definitely hit for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't remember laughing so much during a game in such short a time frame. Amazing game, 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Procession to Calvary is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. This mobile app is from Joe Richardson, who is not to be confused with TV celebrity, Jon Richardson from shows like 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Live At The Apollo. I'm going to skip to the chase on this review because it's a difficult and conflicted review... I can't recommend buying this because it's a mobile app, and because it's priced…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Renaissance art style is a treat, but the humor falls flat and moon-logic puzzles frustrate more than they charm. PROS: ➕Graphics ➕Humor ➕Multiple endings CONS: ➖Due to the game’s absurdity, some of the puzzles can be overly challenging Content (Game world/Narrative) – [5/10] The game world takes place across multiple renaissance style backdrops. I’d say maybe ~20-30 scenes in all, so it's a fairly good variety. There isn’t much exploration or fun things to click around in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Procession to Calvary on Steam and other stores. Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things. [Xbox](https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/The-Procession-to-Calvary/9NW7S04QK7XV) [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-procession-to-calvary/id1533450600)…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is my favorite of the Immortal John trilogy. Wonderful music, creative use of classical art and a Monty Python sense of humor that I adore.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Death of the Reprobate - Wildly Dark and Comically Vulgar. Death of the Reprobate is an absurdist comedy from Joe Richardson, creator of The Procession to Calvary. Using actual medieval paintings, this is a point and click adventure game that is absolutely hilarious and worth a try.
neutral · AI labelView post →Pros: - You will not see another game like this. If you know anything about this game it would be its cool artstyle - Love the gimmicks of just killing your way through puzzles even if it gives you a bad ending - Made me chuckle Cons: - This game is SHORT short. I 100%'d it in 2 hours 40 mins. - Falls into that "XD we're in a video game" -esque humour that I personally despise
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Procession to Calvary feels like someone turned Renaissance paintings into a Monty Python side quest. The puzzles are bizarre, the jokes are completely unhinged, and every new scene feels like somebody vandalized an art museum and called it game design. It’s funny, quirky, and well worth the playthrough, especially if you’re looking for another enjoyable game to add to the 100% completion list. 8/10 Came for the art. Stayed for the blasphemy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art style is what made me buy the game, it looked really cool. I also like point and click games. Unfortunately, the point and click part feels really clunky. Here's an example which is not really a spoiler but I'll mark it as a spoiler just in case : [So at one point, if you slap a guy on a bull, he falls down and ends up in the water. I hovered over where he fell and nothing happened. So I went back downstairs to see if he was there and he wasn't. I thought it was weird there was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. The Procession to Calvary I actually installed it recently fully intending to play it but still haven't gotten around to it. It's like it was written for me, specfically. store.steampowered.com/app/1071130/...
neutral · AI labelView post →funni, and suspiciously short, almost as if killing everyone was not the correct path
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can either play the game correctly or just kill everyone and finish the game in a couple minutes. Love that. And the Monty Python humor? Amazing. 10/10
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 →This trilogy deserves to be taken seriously by *at least* every point and click adventurer. Absolutely a blast to finish one ending in all of 5 minutes, but otherwise sepnding hours unwinding meticulous and blasphemous puzzles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ [7️⃣/🔟] 💚𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝💚 🌸 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐭 🌸 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 🌸 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🌸 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 🌸 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🌸 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐬 ❤️𝐛𝐚𝐝❤️ 🌸 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Procession to Calvary probably isn't a "play with the kids" game (unless your kids are demented) but it's hilarious... especially if you're fond of poop and fart jokes
positive · AI labelView post →I very much recommend the two previous games by Richardson: [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/)
positive · AI labelView post →This game has a skunk?! Starting The Procession to Calvary, first time playing. www.twitch.tv/marekskunk
neutral · AI labelView post →Beautiful art, hilarious story, and absolutely bonkers NPC interactions that had me chuckling to myself throughout. It’s a fun, wonderfully wacky journey from start to finish.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's probably three repeating jokes, but I LOVE the confidence of their delivery!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not gonna get a tattoo from this game, but boy, ain't I happy to see unconventional art directions I haven't seen before.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good, I love this kind of artistic interpretation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If Monty Python made a take on Renaissance pt. 2 After the game Four Last Things, The Procession to Calvary continues the parodic spin on the adventure world compiled together by renaissance arts with dry humor and satire to grace the past Western society. The story events pick up at some time after Four Last Things, but still stands on its own with just a few recurring characters and a new protagonist to boot. Following a bloody carnage in battle, the victory wasn't enough to satiate your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't laughed that hard or that long playing a game in a long time. The only thing negative I can think of is it's just too short. I wish the game was a good 3 hours longer but I understand the "developer" doesn't have all the time in the world what with all the wars and stuff going on so I'll just wait for the next one pretty please with sprinkles on top? I'll keep my sword unsheathed just in case...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved it. Great sequel to Four Last Things. Almost twice as long but never dragging. Puzzles are still very well done and don't hold you up for long thinking about them, and don't require trial-and-error either. Bonus for basically offering two approaches to the game. I haven't really done a murder run so I'm not sure how much you can actually do that way, but the "pacifist" run was fun enough that I'm looking forward to trying it out. Humor was great too as was expected. I wasn't too…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, found a good one recently. #KharneRecommends The Procession to Calvary, A point and click adventure game with an arty style that's kitbashed from various classical paintings. It's like a Terry Gilliam animation in video game form. store.steampowered.com/app/1071130/...
positive · AI labelView post →Funny game, try it out. 7/10 Points.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gaudy and blasphemous. The story plays out through a dimwitted sword slinging main character, which is done a lot with point & click adventure games, but it hits the mark in this experience. The game is uniquely made with tons of old and incredibly beloved art, yet the developer tosses the prudent treatment of this stuff with a ♥♥♥♥-eating grin. A really great experience to an ironically expired gaming genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played many point-and-click adventures. The only other one I've played to completion that I'm aware of is Night Manor, one of the 50 games available in UFO 50. So, I don't know the general at all. The Procession to Calvary originally caught my eye with it art style and humor. Now admittedly, I didn't purchase this game until it was in April 2026's Humble Choice but I was aware of it's existence and that played a factor in choosing to get last month's choice. It was short. My playtime…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review is specially made for those who like to get all the achievements in games. Minor spoilers ahead. The Procession to Calvary is a short indie point-and-click game that uses Renaissance paintings for backgrounds and cut-outs for the characters. The main characters’ moods range from goofy and childish to homicidal maniac, which fits the overall absurdism of the story and characters involved, from the Jesus merch merchant to the flautist playing next to crucified men. The story isn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this from the Humble Choice and now that I've beaten it, I am going to get the rest of the games ASAP. There seems to be some discourse from religious people who find it offensive (useless word, especially when it comes to humor) so it bears saying that I may be Catholic, but I'm also a Monty Python enjoyer and the writing and hilarious animations in this hit the spot. It's very irreverent of course, but didn't seem to be in bad faith and all's fair in comedy in my opinion - plus if you've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humor probably lands for anyone old enough to know Macromedia Flash MX. I turned to a guide early to knock out the achievements and to hasten the ending. Some puzzles are convoluted. 100% achievements may take an extra playthrough, but the game can be completed very quickly with known solutions. More point-and-clicks need a "stab it with your sword" option.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely high up there in the point and click genre. These games are awesome and can't wait to play the third game in this series. Can strongly recommend. Beautiful visuals.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amusing, unusual, and challenging.
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