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Pentiment

Pentiment is a 2022 adventure role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. The player is tasked with investigating the murders of prominent individuals. The game was released for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on November 15, 2022. The Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 versions were released on February 22, 2024. It received positive reviews from critics and won a Peabody Award in 2023.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Pentiment (video game) · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original summary of ESRB-reported content, not a full playthrough. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations. Unknown means not established; online interactions are outside this guide.

Base game on source-listed platforms. ESRB-listed platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series. Other editions, added content, mods and later updates are not assessed.

Catalog ID 9902Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Strong

Narrative choices can lead to shootings, executions, strangling and animal killing with blood.

Sexual content

Moderate

Dialogue discusses sex, brothels, sexual illness and an assault.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Strong

Profanity includes f**k, sh*t and a*shole.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Murders, violent punishment and references to a severely beaten woman are described.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T05:48:21Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

ESRB: Pentiment · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.