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The Retro Exorcist

You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?

29 May 2026

The Retro Exorcist is an indie, released 29 May 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Retro Exorcist is

The Retro Exorcist was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After losing your position as a priest for the Vatican, you find yourself employed for a shady company. You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games? The Retro Exorcist is a narrative-focused visual novel centered around a former priest as he attempts to exorcize a plethora of haunted video game discs and cartridges. In order to set these entities free, you must ask them several questions to learn more about their past lives. But be careful, too many questions will cause them to go berserk, and not every question is important to the investigation.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Retro Exorcist launched on 29 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Directive 8020.

Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Directive 8020.

Official trailer

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When did The Retro Exorcist come out?
The Retro Exorcist was released on 29 May 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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