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Play OverviewPlay Overview

Saturnalia (2022) is a traversal adventure where you must help a cast of characters survive the horrors of a haunted village. You explore the isolated town to solve puzzles and find shortcuts, but if you die the world reconfigures. It stands out for character-driven storytelling where abilities and puzzles are deeply wedded with the dark story you discover.

It's a horror adventure where you can play four different characters. Each has different abilities that help you traverse the elaborate maze of village streets and houses. Play combines this exploration with solving puzzles and finding shortcuts to new areas with tools and items you find along the way. In this way, you must persevere to uncover an intergenerational story about haunting traditions and rituals.

As you progress you discover that dying makes the village reconfigure itself into a new form. This changes it from a game about memorisation to one of understanding the logic and cunning of the world you explore.

The result is an unusual and haunting game where lateral thinking and resilience are as important as quick reactions. Each run you get closer to unlocking the answers you seek, investigate the ritual at the heart of the game and use what you find to stop it.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Saturnalia 3 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 2 weeks ago.
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Play StylePlay Style

This is an Adventure and Traversal game with Brain Game, Narrative, Simulation and Stealth elements. This is a single-player game.

 
You can play this game in the following styles:

DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 9 and a half hours and 16 hours to complete.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 16 for Strong Language and Strong Violence.

Skill Level

13+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. You need resilience to try again when you fail and deal with the changed geography. Some lateral thinking and perseverance is also helpful for the puzzles.

CostsCosts

Saturnalia usually costs £15.99 to £19.99.
 

Saturnalia

XBox Store Xbox X|S £16.74
XBox Store Xbox One £16.74
Switch Store Switch £19.99
Steam Store PC £16.99
Steam Store Mac £16.99
PlayStation Store PS5 £15.99
PlayStation Store PS4 £15.99
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 27/10/2022

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Traversal (Brain Game, Narrative, Simulation and Stealth)

Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

Developer: Santa Ragione (@SantaRagione)


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