The Executioner
Released Sep 2019
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.
65% positive · 372 reviews
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Released, but development status unclear
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
The Executioner launched on September 25, 2019 as the first of a planned three-episode series, as stated on the store page. The developer released a free story DLC (Watchmaker's Son) on October 8, 2019 and a soundtrack DLC on March 2, 2020, alongside several patches refining the base game through March 2020.
However, on March 2, 2020, the developer posted a notice stating that Episode 2 had been delayed due to funding problems. That post — and a final patch on March 16, 2020 — represent the last known communications from the developer. There have been no updates, announcements, or posts of any kind since March 16, 2020, a period of over six years.
The game was always framed as an incomplete series, with two additional episodes promised but never delivered. The funding problem acknowledged in the developer's last post was never followed up with a resolution. Both released DLC items are now shipped, but the core promise of the game — the continuation into Episodes 2 and 3 — remains unfulfilled with no indication of whether development will ever resume.
Evidence
Developer announces Episode 2 is delayed due to funding problems. This is the last substantive developer communication about the game's future.
Store page explicitly states this is 'the first out of three episodes,' indicating the story is designed to continue across two more installments.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Lesser Evil Games
Achievements
52
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity.
Fusing elements of a traditional RPG with investigation, exploration and moral decision-making, it invites players take on the role of a man who must seek a signed confession from those he is about to put to death.
With a predominantly text-based interface unfolding engaging story, The Executioner promises a dark and unsettling atmosphere, and a world filled with moral ambiguity
With the threat of revolution on the cards will you fight for monarchy and tradition or revolt in the name of progress? Do you support emerging science or follow the mystical path? Will you desensitize yourself to the violence you have to inflict or try to preserve your humanity?
The decision is yours. So are the consequences.
Note: This is the first out of three episodes.
Fusing elements of a traditional RPG with investigation, exploration and moral decision-making, it invites players take on the role of a man who must seek a signed confession from those he is about to put to death.
With a predominantly text-based interface unfolding engaging story, The Executioner promises a dark and unsettling atmosphere, and a world filled with moral ambiguity
With the threat of revolution on the cards will you fight for monarchy and tradition or revolt in the name of progress? Do you support emerging science or follow the mystical path? Will you desensitize yourself to the violence you have to inflict or try to preserve your humanity?
The decision is yours. So are the consequences.
Note: This is the first out of three episodes.
- The torture chamber: study your victims, find their weak spot, and use your extensive arsenal (or their loved ones) to break them
- An occult underground: a town filled with mysticism built around Medieval artefacts, such as the Hand of Glory and Mandrake Root
- A dark economy: a market in dead flesh with you as its main supplier
- Synesthesia: your character's unique perceptive abilities make him a walking lie detector
- Staying sane: as a professional torturer you'll need to constantly manage your sanity to survive
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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