A co-op survival horror set in a cursed Sardinian village whose streets reshuffle every time you die. The grainy art direction is stunning and the dread is constant. The forced replays and sometimes murky readability divide players, but the atmosphere grips.
Your verdict
Category
Survival1 player16+
Description
Four characters try to flee a cursed Sardinian island as darkness closes its paths. Published by Santa Ragione, released worldwide in 2022. Mapping by lamp and camera flash, a maze that reshapes on every death, an oppressive pursuit and an eerie retro grain.
Saturnalia review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Sardinian folk horror where the line trembles like old film: nervy rotoscoping, riso-print flats and an almost total inky night. This unstable aesthetic, where a matchstick's light is all you have, instils a primal, clinging dread.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
A Sardinian mansion drowned in darkness, three characters bound by a single lighter, and a threat that reshuffles the house with each death: exploration grips through sheer fragility. Finding a clue, opening a passage, narrowly escaping pushes you to chain attempts and piece the ritual together room by room. The hand-drawn art and constant tension make every discovery precious, which keeps the urge to restart alive. Caution: the random reshuffle after failure can discourage anyone seeking linear progress.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
A survival horror with an eerie aesthetic, Saturnalia traps you in a Sardinian village where death reshuffles the streets after each failure. Steering several characters bound by one fate forces you to restart, memorise and unravel a deep-rooted superstition. That roguelite structure, where every loss redraws the map, stretches the experience through learning and persistence rather than sheer length.
Technical info
💾3 GB📅27/10/2022
Published by Santa Ragione
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