Pentiment
Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders
Recommended as a wonderful, well-written and engaging game, and Obsidian's best in a long while. Some find it a lot of reading.
Recommended as a wonderful, well-written and engaging game, and Obsidian's best in a long while. Some find it a lot of reading.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well written and engaging
“It's terribly engaging and well written.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “German Peasants' War” Obsidian's best game in a while
“Obsidian's only decent game in a long while is Pentiment”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is retiring from game development” Wonderful game overall
“the truly wonderful video game Pentiment”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “So You've Decided to Become Dead to the World: On Becoming an Anchoress” Loved by at least one player
“I loved Pentiment, but it was soooo much reading.”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lots of reading
“I loved Pentiment, but it was soooo much reading.”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Resetting Xbox”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| PentimentThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Obsidian's only decent game in a long while is Pentiment”
“It's terribly engaging and well written.”
“I loved Pentiment, but it was soooo much reading.”
“the truly wonderful video game Pentiment”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.