The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Text-based narrative RPG where choices shape a commoner's entire life

Sever, Schisma Games · Published by 101XP · Released Mar 4, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 13K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 55 in 30 days
Playing now: 166; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante?

This single-player, text-based narrative RPG presents Sir Brante's life through his journal in a harsh empire divided into fixed social classes. Across chapters spanning birth to death, you read scenes, make decisions, and develop traits as a commoner challenges his predetermined place in society.

For you if...

+you enjoy bleak fantasy politics and morally difficult decisions
+you like replaying branching stories to explore alternate paths
+you prefer single-player stories told mainly through text

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused play over reading and stat management

What players say

88% of 13,050 reviews are positive · 87% of 55 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the writing and world-building, with the soundtrack and art also drawing approval. Their recurring complaint is that unclear stat requirements lock major choices late in the story, so desired outcomes can require advance planning or restarts.

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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7
Processor: Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
Graphics: DirectX® 9.0c compatible
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 89
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America.