The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
A question-driven RPG where your answers shape a villain's story
Randumb Studios · Released May 31, 2021
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 637
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jun 3, 2021
What is The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain?
This episodic visual novel RPG follows Magnus, a villainous magician. You answer a series of questions that determine your ending, then can vote on the direction of future episodes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dark humor in dialogue-focused stories
Not for you if...
- −you want exploration and action rather than answering questions
- −you want a complete story rather than an opening episode
What players say
96% of 637 reviews are positive
Players praise the moral dilemmas and find Magnus interesting. Common complaints include limited consequences for answers and the lack of a usable save system. Some players also say dialogue responses do not match their selections.
Screenshots and trailer
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain system requirements
Minimum: CPU-integrated, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain?
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- OS
- Windows 98/XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor
- Any processor w/ a clock rate of 2 GHz
- Graphics
- CPU-integrated or on-board graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
Does The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain 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