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Smoke and Sacrifice

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth.

What works

  • Unique art style and atmosphere
  • Engaging narrative and story
  • Deep crafting system with meaningful progression
  • Open world exploration with handcrafted biomes
  • Challenging but fair combat

Things to keep in mind

  • Inventory management can be tedious
  • Combat controls and targeting can feel clunky
  • Some grind and repetitive fetch quests
  • Limited save system requiring manual saves at terminals
  • Lack of quality of life features like hotkeys and item sorting

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Smoke and Sacrifice: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Thrill.

Last update: 23/08/2026