Choose Pentiment
Choose Pentiment if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.7% positive across 4,985 reviews.
Pentiment vs The Inquisitor
Pentiment and The Inquisitor both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Pentiment (2022) is 2 years older than The Inquisitor (2024). Pentiment scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than The Inquisitor (71.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Inquisitor
Choose The Inquisitor if you want an Action experience. The Inquisitor launched in 2024.
Both Pentiment and The Inquisitor sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Pentiment |  The Inquisitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 22.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (4,985 reviews) | 71.7% positive (113 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Obsidian Entertainment | The Dust S.A. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Pentiment (2022) is 2 years older than The Inquisitor (2024).
- Pentiment scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than The Inquisitor (71.7% positive).
- Pentiment is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than The Inquisitor (19.99 USD vs. 22.49 USD).
- Steam Deck: Pentiment is Deck Verified, The Inquisitor is Deck Playable.
Pentiment vs The Inquisitor — FAQ
- Which is better, Pentiment or The Inquisitor?
- On Steam reviews Pentiment scores higher (94.7% positive) than The Inquisitor (71.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Pentiment is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Pentiment or The Inquisitor first?
- If you want chronology, Pentiment (2022) came out before The Inquisitor (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Pentiment and The Inquisitor similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.