The Executioner Critic Reviews

The Executioner plays like a dark comedy, but something tells me the developers did not have this in mind at all…

When comparing The Executioner‘s frustrations to its merits, the negatives outweigh the developers’ intentions. This title seems like it plans to do and say a lot about morality within a cruel society, but its stat-based design feels like it’s going to need a huge overhaul before the statements it wants to make can come out clearly.

It’s hard to recommend a game in which you can listen to the wet squelching noises as you choose to take out a child’s eyes. But at the same time, The Executioner isn’t grimdark for the sake of cheap thrills. The game is trying to say something, and features a solid RPG system that helps me make decisions and learn about the world in a way that helps deliver that message.