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Dante's Purgatory is the cancelled sequel to Dante's Inferno.
Development[]
Since the game ends in a cliffhanger with Dante reaching Mount Purgatory, it was widely speculated that a sequel, based on the second poem in The Divine Comedy, Purgatorio would enter production. Despite this, it was announced that Visceral had no plans for a sequel. However, in November 2011, Joshua Rubin announced that he had been hired as a writer for a video game sequel that was heavily hinted to be a sequel to Dante's Inferno.
No further information regarding a sequel has been forthcoming, and though not officially confirmed, some rumors and gaming websites reported that the game had been canceled.[1][2] In 2016, industry insider Shinobi602 stated on Twitter that the sequel was cancelled, and that it would feature Dante through Purgatory and some bits of Hell, with angels as opponents.[3] In 2018, Alex Riviello of Polygon, through interviews with people involved in the canceled game The Ripper also by Visceral Games, stated that the sequel Purgatorio had a finished script and playable chapter, and that it would feature a climbing mechanic in order to reach the top of the Mount Purgatory, but it was canceled without being publicly revealed after the disappointing sales of the first game.[2]
Due to the closing of Visceral Games in October 2017, it is unlikely a sequel will ever be made.