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Island of Penance

A prison-island RPG mixing an investigation with elemental magic combat

ONEONE1 · Published by Kagura Games · Released Apr 12, 2024

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Mixed
46% of 156
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Apr 12, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Island of Penance?

An adult single-player RPG set on a prison archipelago, where guard Illumina investigates her father's mysterious death. You move between prison blocks, talk to guards and wardens, complete favors and missions, and fight with magic, buying stronger crests to gain access to additional elements.

For you if...

  • +you like fantasy mysteries rooted in institutional corruption

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer nonlinear adventures over following a fixed story

What players say

46% of 156 reviews are positive

Players praise the anime artwork, but criticism centers on extreme fetish content, repeated sexual violence, and a relentlessly bleak story.

Screenshots and trailer

Island of Penance screenshot 1

Island of Penance system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo or better
Graphics
DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0
Notes
1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

Recommended

OS
Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
Processor
2+ GHz Processor
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0
Notes
1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

Does Island of Penance have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Island of Penance run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does Island of Penance use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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