Death of the Reprobate: A Hilarious, Art-Filled Adventure Game Review

Death of the Reprobate: A Hilarious, Art-Filled Adventure Game Review

Fun, cheeky, and irreverent, Death of the Reprobate prances through art history with a wicked twinkle in its eye, and is one of this year’s most memorable adventure games.

Death of the Reprobate Review

• Developer: Joe Richardson
• Publisher: Joe Richardson
• Platform: Played on PC and Steam Deck
• Availability: Out on 7th November on PC (Steam)

You play as Malcolm the Shit, a man tasked with performing seven good deeds before sundown to prove he’s worthy of his inheritance. The game takes you on a droll point and click odyssey through a surreal village of miscreants, all presented through the lens of comically repurposed real-life paintings.

Think Pentiment or Please, Touch the Artwork at their naughtiest, and then keep dialling it up to 11. Jauntily animated and armed with modern, whip-smart quips, Death of the Reprobate is a delight to behold.

Malcolm must use a combination of looking, speaking, and touching to solve puzzles, with a straight-talking mystic providing hints when you get stuck. The puzzles are cleverly constructed, though the game’s artistic style can sometimes make it difficult to spot interactive objects.

The game’s dialogue is a bit hit or miss, leaning heavily on