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A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a choices matter, story rich and rpg game developed by Sever and Schisma Games and published by 101XP.
Released on March 04th 2021 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 8,619 reviews of which 7,790 were positive and 829 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.77€ on Gamivo.


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  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7
  • Processor: Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX® 9.0c compatible
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible

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71 hours played
July 2026
Writing this review for all the newcomers to the series. I HIGHLY recommend this game, and I also recommend everyone to avoid spoilers, since one major strenghts of Sir Brante is its writing. But here's sort of short summary(no spoilers) of why you should play this game. Basically imagine if visual novels genre had a baby with RPG genre, and ya get Sir Brante! The gameplay is you trying to help Brante survive, by making important choices in his life, shaping him as a person(as in, is he more pro aristocracy or not, will he go out of his way to help as many or play it safe etc) And I say survive, because, its surprisingly hard to get a good endings on your first, or even second run. The game requires you to have good stats for most impactful choices, which require you to make smaller choices in earlier chapters. If you fail to raise your stats sufficiently, or make risky choices n run out of lives, you'll get game overs, or worst endings. Which adds a LOT of depth to this game, you genuinely get immersed in this highly hierarchical fictional society, trying to weight in your morals, or even questioning what would be moral, since the game isnt so black and white in its writing. Even if you couldn't make choices, the writing alone single handedly makes it worth playing this game, The way characters are written, the events(like final chapter) unfold, makes the game world feel extremely realistic, and captivating. And the soundrack, oh man the soundtrack is just breathtaking. We rarely get classiical music in games, even rarer does it sound so, picturesque? All Brante music fits each scene perfectly, despite reusing a lot of tracks. Really the only downside to this game is that, its a little repetitive after a few playthroughs, because some events dont have much going for em, like childhood friend, but you can get at the very least 3 unique playthroughs, arguably 6, where almost all your choices can be different. Small spoiler free tip, you should try to not minmax too much for your first playthrough, unless you know what to do, and try to focus on increasing stats appropriate for the lot you chose, sure that means your playthrough might not end up as happy, since you do need to minmax a bit in earlier chapters, but thats just Life and Suffering of Sir Brante for ya
11 hours played
July 2026
I really want to love this game, i will give it a thumbs up because the story and soundtrack are really great, but i couldn't finish the game. I ragequit and restarted the playthrough 4 times in the past 2 days. The game is divised in 4 parts, and no matter how I approached my choices, i got stunlocked at the end of chapter 3 with decisions limited to only 1 as either i didnt have enough remaining "willpower" (energy-like mechanism besides the other countless stats you need to level) or was short on 1 stat of something and was forced to select the worst choice out of 4. Basically you need to look up a guide to be able to actually have the ability to chose from OPTIONS in a game where choices matter?? Sorry but i won't do that. This game would be so much better with the willpower mechanic removed, that is the basically what the "suffering" is about. I don't mind bad endings due to poor choices i made, as long as i have options to chose from, since the game is all about CHOICES YOU MAKE. There's an option to turn on tooltips to see what stats you will get and see what you need for a certain path, but what's the point of that in a game like this? I don't want to be influenced by a choice just because i see it will give me 10 willpower that i will surely need later on, as without it, i just get locked out of options to chose from. It was so close to be a great game, which it is if you don't mind playing skip dialogue simulator. I recommend it to buy it on sale as 20euros is just too much to pay to be frustrated over and over again.
24 hours played
June 2026
A great narrative-driven game with good writing, soundtrack, and art style. Also interesting world-building. Despite an overall good impression, I have to state that it is not a "choose your own adventure" type of game, but rather "calculate your adventure". Despite seemingly branching paths, the game is still heavily decided by the numbers you get during your playthrough. I suggest playing once for yourself to get into the game's world and mechanics, and then use guides to read through a great, interesting, and compelling story where everything was already calculated accordingly by other players. Basically, you have 3 main paths and 2 sub paths for each of them. Hope the next entry will depend on numbers a bit less.
90 hours played
Dec. 2025
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is one of those rare games that doesn’t just entertain you it moves you, makes you reflect, and lets you fully experience another person’s life. It’s a powerful interactive drama that lingers in your mind long after you’re done playing. From the very first moments, the game pulls you in with its dark, rich, and carefully crafted atmosphere. The world is cruel, unfair, and unforgiving and that is exactly what makes it so compelling. You’re not just reading a story, you’re living it, making painful decisions, sacrificing, making mistakes, and fighting for survival and ideals. Every choice feels meaningful, and every consequence feels real. The story is simply a masterpiece. It is mature, tragic, emotionally heavy, and deeply human. The characters feel alive complex, flawed, and unforgettable. The themes of growing up, resisting the system, the price of freedom, and personal destiny are handled with incredible depth. Some moments hit so hard they genuinely give you chills. The visual style perfectly supports the tone: dark, atmospheric art, powerful music, and strong overall presentation make every scene impactful. The writing itself is outstanding rich, emotional, and engaging from start to finish. Replayability also deserves huge praise. Different life paths, ideologies, careers, relationships, and endings make each playthrough feel like a completely different destiny. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is not just a game it is a true interactive tragedy, a philosophical journey, and a powerful work of art. A must-play for everyone who loves deep stories, difficult choices, and emotional experiences.
11 hours played
Sept. 2025
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante Almost everyone plays video games recreationally. Losing is a part of the process, but what keeps us coming back is the promise that we might win. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante doesn’t really do this. It’s a game you don’t really win as much as you lose less hard, and if you can lose the least, you win. All the praise I have for its great writing and intuitive RPG mechanics that facilitate these losses can’t get around this point. If the prospect of a game where you don’t really win sounds unappealing to you, then you’ll probably not enjoy this game. That being said, what makes The Life and Suffering so great is how it deals with these losses, in that it never feels unfair or unreasonable. You will lose, but it will make you feel like you deserve it. This comes from two major factors: its fantastic writing and world-building, and its RPG mechanics. World Building You take control of the life (and suffering) of Sir Brante, a middle child in the Brante household, during the turbulent social upheaval in the fictional Arknian Empire. The Empire exists in a world where God is a very real force and is defined by its church doctrine that enforces a strict caste system on society, called the “lot,” that demands commoners toil and struggle while the priests and aristocrats rule over them. This system, however, is a human invention, and a new faith is on the rise, one that disavows the “lot” and upholds that the people should be free to choose their standing. The people are roused from their lowly position: wealth disparity, growing unemployment, and a government locked in bureaucracy form a powder keg ready to explode. It’s up to you to decide whether to disarm it peacefully, destroy it violently, or light it yourself. It does a fantastic job of depicting these conflicts in terms of how they spread and how truly destructive they were. Showing their version of the Protestant Reformation, a series of conflicts in the 14th century so devastating that Europe would not see suffering of the same magnitude until World War 1, and of the Reign of Terror brought on by the French Revolution. All exacerbated, in no small part, by the advent of gunpowder weapons, where a commoner with barely any training can take down the gentry in full plate armor with the simple pull of the trigger, and most unassailable walls turned to dust under the mighty cannon. This use of real-world history as inspiration works wonders in building its world. It grounds the world, giving just enough sense of familiarity so that it is fairly easy to understand and conceptualize, while still leaning into the more fantastical elements, such as holy beings and witchcraft. It makes the story feel so much more natural, that the events that transpire not only make sense, but it's hard to imagine it could have gone any other way. Mix this with consistent, excellent writing, and you have yourself one of the best realized worlds I’ve explored in a while. Which was somewhat ironic, as my character, a back-stabbing revolutionary with an unmatched zeal, chose to ignore the study of history on his course to forge his own. It’s up to you how far you dive into the game's world. You can spend your days studying its history in-game, or you can make it on your own. What good is the historical backdrop to a starving man? Yet what good is a man who refuses to learn from the mistakes of the past? Gameplay The core gameplay takes a lot of notes from games like Disco Elysium , where you have specific stats that affect the choices you can make and what story beats open up to you. Your stats are separated into four categories, starting with your most important attributes, your personal stats. From your determination to your ability to scheme, or even your prowess in oration and your skill with the sword, can all be affected and improved. Then there are the in-world stats, such as general unrest or wealth of the province, and the balance of power in the government. You are but a man, and some stats are out of your control, such as unrest, which generally goes up due to the nature of the story. Next are your family statistics, ranging from their health and well-being to their unity or disillusionment. Finally, there are your relations to specific characters that go from lovers to all-out enemies. Every one of these stats is defined by a number that can be raised and lowered depending on your actions. With various decisions locked and unlocked depending on what your score for a given stat is. All of these stats are tied together with your main in-game currency, willpower. You gain willpower from inaction and use willpower to take actions, meaning if you don’t have enough willpower at the time, you may lose out on an important decision. Sometimes it’s best to do nothing and hold out your willpower for when you really need it. This might all seem like a lot to juggle in-game, because it is. It is purposefully designed to be unmanageable and overbearing. You have to make difficult choices and sacrifices for your beliefs. To make choices in the world will be at the behest of your family's health; focusing too much on your own fortune might alienate your friends and make powerful enemies. In this, it weaves an intricate web of actions and reactions for you to unravel. It gives a real weight to your decision, making all the small victories and the tragic defeats all the more impactful. There is one major pitfall to this system, however. This isn’t a self-insert sort of story; it’s an RPG that demands you roleplay your character. Trying to min-max or switch playstyles midgame will ensure you get very little done in your playthrough. That is to say, if you spend the whole game as a manipulative cutthroat, then suddenly try to become a preacher, you're gonna suck at it and get a weird, convoluted ending that doesn’t make sense. You can make changes and important decisions as a cutthroat, but you, more or less, have to remain a cutthroat. Usually, I like to play as the good guy in my RPGs, always choosing to be the hero when possible. In The Life and Suffering, I found myself making choices I never thought I was capable of because it felt right for my character. It succeeds greatly in its RPG mechanics, both physically in gameplay and thematically, but only if you’re willing to play along. It’s rigid in nature, and if you refuse to play along, the whole thing starts to fall apart. Conclusion The weight of every decision and choice is heavy, a burden you have to bear to see the calamity through. My family was slaughtered at the sword, and I stood men and women alike against the walls for treason against the revolution, and had them shot on the spot. I became a butcher, the right hand of the Reign of Terror that brought an empire to its knees. The world burned, and I burned with it. Looking back, I can only wonder how things could have changed if I’d chosen a different path. Could I have been a better man? Could I have upheld the social status or fought against it peacefully? It’s hard to say, all I can do now is live with myself and the man I’d become. It may just be a game, but it's a very impactful one. One that will keep you held in suspense and really test your strength of character. If this at all interests you, then it is well worth a look. Follow our Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41449676/]Summit Reviews , to see more high quality reviews regularly.

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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

No, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante received 7,790 positive votes out of a total of 8,619 achieving a rating of 8.77.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante was developed by Sever and Schisma Games and published by 101XP.

Yes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is not playable on MacOS.

No, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is not playable on Linux.

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. Explore additional content available for The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante on Steam.

No, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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