
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!
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 40.57/day in the week to Aug 10 → 27.57/day in the week after.
About
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative-driven RPG that comes to life on the pages of the protagonist's journal. Set in a ruthless world where any form of dissent is mercilessly crushed, the story follows a man who has dared to challenge the existing order. Set out on a lifelong journey and become an individual able to carve out their own destiny... But remember that freedom never comes cheap.
Life in the Great Arknian Empire is harsh and its hardest Lot is yours by the circumstance of birth. You are a commoner, holding no rights and no title. To seize your fate and become the rightful heir to the legacy of the Brante family you will have to come to grips with ossified tradition and prejudice. Embarking on a life-long journey from one's birth until true death, you will have to endure great upheavals, face adversity, and make many difficult choices. Every decision will affect not only the protagonist, his family, and loved ones, but may even topple the foundation of the Empire itself.

At the turn of time
Every imperial citizen's life is predetermined by their estate. The deities known as the Twin Gods have bestowed this truth to the world, dividing mortals into Lots. The nobles lead and rule over others, while the clergy guides people on the one true path, and the lowborn suffer, toiling away for the glory of the Empire. You may accept your fate without question, but it is also in your power to change the cosmic order that governs all.

Your choice is not an illusion
Divided into chapters, the game keeps track of the player's deeds, the skills they acquired, as well as other overlapping circumstances that shape a unique plotline for each playthrough. Every decision has its consequences and you will be held accountable throughout the entire journey. To protect your family and loved ones, to impose the rule of the Emperor and make a fortune, or to try and change the world as you see fit... Make your choice, but beware of the follies of pride and ambition.

Fight for your life
One man is anything but omnipotent in this realm yet under your guidance, Sir Brante may become a person who can endure every trial fate throws at him and rewrite the very laws that govern his world! Develop and train your character, leveling up such traits as determination, sensitivity, and endurance. All of the hero's skills, starting with those acquired in infancy, will affect his personality, worldview, and relationships, ultimately unlocking new talents and possible storylines.

Find your own path
The first complete walkthrough can take you upwards of 15 hours! Numerous branching paths that affect the unfolding story will make every playthrough a unique experience: become a noble judge, learn the ways of the inquisition, plot a revolution as a member of a secret society, or embrace an entirely different purpose. Be brave and fate itself shall bend to your will!

There and hereafter
Resurrection system allows the character to keep his experience upon death, letting the player reevaluate past steps and make adjustments to their strategy going forward. Take control not only of your life but also your demise, then put everything at stake in this cycle of death and rebirth!

Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, GOG, Nintendo, Epic publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 13Kreviews | 88% | — | $4.2M |
| $24.99 | 175ratings | 92% | — | not modelled | |
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먹고 살기 ㅈㄴ 힘들다
The combation of visual novel + stat management just doesn't work. You can't achieve anything in this game without following a guide. The story itself isn't interesting either. I could not care about either the characters or the setting.
Damn the Arknian!
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 66.86/day in the week to Jul 20 → 199.67/day in the week after.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 302/day in the week to Jul 17 → 201.29/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 22 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 9 places towards #1, and the 2,513 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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Languages: English, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America
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| $19.99 | 85ratings | 84% | — | not modelled |
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Hours played at review time, across 1.7K reviews with recorded playtime.
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Contains mild spoilers in terms of a playthrough path I chose. The way it's delivered makes this so much more enjoyable than other text based games. No big walls of text, plenty of illustrations, and there's an accompanying soundtrack at all times. It is an extremely compelling story with a vast lore and worldbuilding that doesn't overwhelm you. I go into these games a little sceptical of just how much choices matter, but they really do matter in this one. There are numerous major paths you can go do down with varying degrees of success. I went into my first run thinking I would try and become a Judge like the MCs father, and as a judge try to change the empire for the better. Half expecting that becoming a judge just means that you are stuck being a part of the system and can't fight for change, I was wrong. As a judge I made certain progressive choices and the pros and cons were heavily felt and noticed. By the time I got to the end I could see the real consequences of the choices I made, my character became a bit of a peoples champion and ultimately a martyr, at great cost. But ultimately died happy knowing he sparked the flame of change. This was far from a perfect run. I can see that had things been done a certain way it could have been a "better" ending. However, it felt like a perfect and fitting ending to the story I had made and the choices made by Sir Brante. Before all of that anyway, you start at the very beginning as a baby. You spend a long time in this game simply growing up, learning who your family and friends are, seeing how they grow up and change, what kind of society you live in, all at the pace of the child. Some of the events can be highly emotional. You learn about the world along side Sir Brante, as though you are there with him. If you find your self visiting the capital to study, Brante is right there with you in having no knowledge of the place, he's discovering it for the first time along with you. I'll try not to ramble any further, ultimately I find it an extremely compelling game where the events and lore are presented to you perfectly and the story brings out a range of emotions. There are numerous major paths to try and choices really do have consequences. My first playthrough took me 14 hours.
Игра очень затягивает, сюжет интересный и объёмный. Но не без минусов, в тексте иногда встречаются орфографические и грамматические ошибки. Не прошёл пока что полностью, но уже могу посоветовать попробовать другим.
10/10 great game
叙事挺好
мне понравилось сюжет про судьбу
Великолепная игра, идя по всему пути успеваешь привязаться к персонажам очень сильно, будто живые. Спасибо разработчикам и всем причастным к игре за новый опыт. Когда настала череда сложных выборов я понял почему игра называется жизнь и СТРАДАНИЯ господина Бранте.
초회차에 [철인, 결과는 숨겨짐] 플레이. 혁명을 원했고 유혈 사태는 피했지만, 자유만 찾고 타협하지 않아서 19세에 진정한 죽음으로 사망함. 이 게임을 제대로 즐기려면 아래 다른 평가글처럼 저 두 개는 체크 해제하고 하는게 나을 듯 싶음. 이런 게임의 특성 상 선택지 문구의 애매모호함과 어느 정도는 정해진 루트가 있기 때문에 서사있는 결말보단 허무한 엔딩으로 끝나버릴 가능성이 커보임.
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