The Inquisitor

A detective adventure under a Church that preaches vengeance

The Dust S.A. · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Feb 8, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 68% of 288
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Mar 14, 2024
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1060; 16 GB RAM · 23 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Inquisitor?

In this third-person dark fantasy adventure, you play Mordimer Madderdin, an inquisitor investigating crimes in sixteenth-century Koenigstein as an otherworldly evil threatens the living. Across story-driven cases, you track suspects, interrogate them, gather evidence, and fight. You can also enter the Unworld to uncover secrets hidden in suspects’ souls.

For you if...

+you like branching stories shaped by moral judgments
+you enjoy Gothic atmosphere and dark fantasy lore

Not for you if...

−you want religion and institutional cruelty kept out of stories
−you prefer action without detective work or interrogations

What players say

68% of 288 reviews are positive

Players praise the story and alternate-history worldbuilding. They frequently criticize the combat, with recent reviews also pointing to unintuitive puzzles. Some object to having to replay the campaign to explore other endings.

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The Inquisitor system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 23 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 590
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 23 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Low settings | Full-HD | Average performance | SSD recommended / Upscaling via FSR recommended

OS: Windows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K / Ryzen 7 2700
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD RX 5700
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 23 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Medium settings | Full-HD | Average performance | SSD recommended / Upscaling via DLSS or FSR recommended

Does The Inquisitor have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Inquisitor 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
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 41
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, German, Polish. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does The Inquisitor 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