The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian
A narrative RPG about growing up to rule a divided empire
Schisma Games · Published by 101XP · Released Jul 20, 2026
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 1,461
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 62% of 58 in 30 days
- Players
- 32
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 7, 2026
What is The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian?
This single-player narrative RPG follows Prince Jerian from childhood to the throne of the Great Arknian Empire, where birth determines social class. You read scenes and make personal and political choices, deciding how to handle rival factions and whether to preserve or change the established order.
For you if...
- +you enjoy moral dilemmas about power, faith, and inequality
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-driven games to long stretches of reading
What players say
74% of 1,461 reviews are positive · 62% of 58 in the last 30 days
Players praise the worldbuilding, characters, and political intrigue. Common complaints include pressure to optimize decisions, narrow story paths, and later scenes failing to reflect earlier choices.
Screenshots and trailer
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian system requirements
Minimum: DirectX® 9.0c compatible, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 or higher
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
- Graphics
- DirectX® 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® 10 or higher
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
- Graphics
- DirectX® 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 80
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Does The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian 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
Tags
- Choices Matter
- Life Sim
- Replay Value
- RPG
- Visual Novel
- Multiple Endings
- Political Sim
- Dark Fantasy
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- Interactive Fiction
- Psychological Horror
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Diplomacy
- Medieval
Recent updates
- Sep 7, 2026 · DLC Update: Now Available in 4 Languages!
- Sep 7, 2026 · Update #4 and macOS Support!
- Aug 6, 2026 · Update #3
- Jul 31, 2026 · Update #2
- Jul 24, 2026 · Update #1
3 DLC available.
