Saturnalia

Santa Ragione · 27 Oct 2022

About

Saturnalia is a survival-horror adventure inspired and heavily influenced by the folklore of Sardinia, Italy, a region rich with unique traditions and culture. You play as four characters, experiencing a deeply connected storyline that ties back to the haunting traditions of this ancient village. 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.

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