Life of a Mercenary (2020)

Developer

Hosted Games

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Rating

4.2 of 5, 13 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 5.0 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A deliberate, text-heavy adventure where every decision shapes a mercenary's rise in a medieval world.

text-basedinteractive fictionmedievalmorally ambiguouschoice-drivenslow-pacedstory-rich

What players say

Players say the story is decent with nuanced characters, but the protagonist is notably weaker than the rest of the party no matter how you train. Choices are sparse and often binary, making the game feel like a slow visual novel with too much clicking.

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