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Press release:
29 JULY 2019 — The upcoming roleplaying game “The Executioner” – which fuses elements of a traditional RPG with investigation, exploration and moral decision-making – will now release on Wednesday 25th September, its developer Lesser Evil Games has announced.

A sprawling, text-based title, The Executioner puts players in the shoes of a man who tortures and executes people for a living, while trying to retain his own sanity.

“We’ve decided it needs a little sharpening before release,” wrote the team on Twitter.

“We hate to delay release – but promise the experience will be better for it.”

With the additional time, Lesser Evil Games want to put the game through an additional robust beta testing phase – and are calling on interested players to get in touch via email at [email protected].

The team is especially looking for native English speakers to help ensure that the English-language version of the game is as good as it possibly can be prior to launch.

The Executioner will be a multipart epic adventure into the cruel and unforgiving political sphere of medieval times. Starting with the base game, this brutal tale will follow the newly appointed Royal Executioner on a journey to retain his sanity in the darkest of times.

The Executioner will launch on Steam on Wednesday 25th September 2019.

About The Executioner
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living and has to fight to preserve his own waning sanity.

Fusing elements of traditional roleplaying with investigation, exploration and moral decision-making, it invites players to take on the role of an executioner who must seek a signed confession from those he is about to put to death – and there are many means of gaining one, not all of them pleasant.

Key Features:
Your own 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 rich mysticism built around Medieval artefacts: the Hand of Glory, Mandrake Root, and Tarot Cards.

A dark economy – a market in dead flesh, with you as the main supplier.

A walking lie detector – your character’s unique perceptive abilities make him a walking lie detector and opens the door into the occult.

Staying sane – as a torturer and executioner, you’ll need to constantly manage your sanity to survive in this world.

About Lesser Evil Games
Lesser Evil Games is a Moscow-based independent development studio with a background in both tabletop and digital games. Brought together with a shared passion for the impact games can have, Lesser Evil Games creates experiences that give food for thought and tackle subjects others don’t venture near.