Saturnalia

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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.

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Developer:
Santa Ragione
Release date:
08 November 2023
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Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (99)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7+ (64 bits)
Processor:
X64 Dual Core CPU 2+
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Radeon Pro 560X / NVIDIA GTX 960
Storage:
4 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
X64 Quad Core CPU
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Radeon Pro 580 / NVIDIA GTX 1060
Storage:
4 GB available space

User reviews

DamnItSam
Recommended | 29 Oct 2025
7.3h played

Saturnalia deserves far more recognition. It's a survival horror drenched in giallo aesthetics, and it absolutely nails its sinister presentation. It's not for everyone. The world is deliberately disorienting (it is a

Helpful: 17
geggis
Recommended | 19 Mar 2025
16 min played

Only 57 reviews for this cracker? Saturnalia came out around the time of Signalis and it's heartbreaking to see it so sorely overlooked, still. I finished this before it came to Steam but just look at that trailer.

Helpful: 38
TranquilMage
Recommended | 17 Feb 2026
8.4h played

Saturnalia is a survival horror mystery set in a small Sardinian town where a strange ritual is unfolding. You control four outsiders who are visiting Gravoi, each for their own reasons. However, they are forced to work

Helpful: 10
Raigeki
Recommended | 04 Nov 2024
6.3h played

It's a pretty fun game overall. The art style, atmosphere, and soundtrack are all great. The gameplay mechanics are generally well-designed, and the story/mystery is truly captivating, drawing you in with its intrigue.

Helpful: 10
CountZio
Recommended | 02 Dec 2025
5h played

Get this game Then get HORSES on a different platform than Steam or Epic because Gabe and Tim eat corn the long way.

Helpful: 23
KellyHijackedDisAcct
Recommended | 22 Apr 2025
19.2h played

Incredible game! I enjoyed this game so much, I completed 100% of the clues and unlocked every Steam achievement. Good storyline, game mechanics even better. The clue board is deeply satisfying. Gorgeous Giallo style

Helpful: 6