Saturnalia
Release date: Nov 8, 2023
Developers: Santa Ragione
Publishers: Santa Ragione
Genres: Adventure
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese

A third-person horror adventure where you play as four characters, experiencing an intergenerational storyline tied to the haunting traditions of an ancient village in Sardinia, Italy, a region rich with unique folklore… The village itself is an elaborate maze with no two iterations being precisely the same—you will have to explore and solve the mysteries of the game largely unguided. Die, and watch the village reconfigure itself into a new form. Solve puzzles and open shortcuts to new areas with tools and items you find along the way, unlocking every piece of the story with different characters, each with its own power and suited for another aspect of exploration and investigation. Game Features The village structure changes each time all your characters die Discover characters' special abilities, use tools and consumables to open shortcuts Keep narrative and puzzle progress across game-overs (roguelite) Manage your supply of matches to help your sight and solve puzzles Non-linear progression, dynamic and adaptive narrative Investigate the ritual at the heart of the game and use what you find to stop it Puzzles deeply integrated with the game world and narrative (not abstract) Artwork and animations inspired by stop-motion and rotoscoping film techniques Info A playthrough takes approximately 10 hours, leading to one of several potential endings.

Press reviews: “This disquieting, disorienting place leaves us as properly rattled as we've been by a videogame.” 8/10 – Edge Magazine “A pulse-raising, shiver-making, dark little whisper; a beautiful game.” Bestest Bests – Rock Paper Shotgun “Saturnalia mixes mechanics to effectively elevate the entire survival horror genre.” 9/10 – Game Rant 

Notes: This game features scenes of implied physical violence, domestic abuse, and limited gory imagery (screams, human and animal corpses, blood trails). Throughout the game, character dialogue and clues make references to suicide, substance abuse, sexual violence, racism, homophobia, sexism, and abortion that some may find distressing or disturbing. Player discretion is advised.