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2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive29.99 €

Saturnalia is a survival horror adventure steeped in Sardinian folklore. You explore a village whose maze-like layout shifts between attempts, and you solve its mysteries largely without guidance.

  • Dread and tension
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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In short: Games like Saturnalia

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Saturnalia special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Song of Horror

90 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable80 % positive29.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Saturnalia: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as lots to discover.

A classic fixed-camera survival horror told in episodes, where an unpredictable entity stalks you. Characters can die permanently, and puzzles plus dread behind every door drive the experience.

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Madison

Dread and tension

A first-person psychological horror game where an instant camera bridges the human world and the beyond. You develop photos yourself to solve disturbing puzzles while surviving a deeply unsettling atmosphere.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Dread and tension

Defenseless in a gloomy Prussian castle, you hide from monsters, ration lamp oil and fight to keep your sanity instead of fighting back. A genre-defining horror classic built on physics-based puzzles and relentless dread.

Alone in the Dark

Dread and tension

A pioneer of survival horror: you explore a cursed 1920s mansion, solve puzzles and fight sparingly against monsters. Its 3D characters on pre-rendered backdrops and menacing mood shaped the entire genre.

Year Walk

Dread and tension

A short, eerie puzzle adventure rooted in Swedish folklore. You wander a chilling wintry world with a paper-cutout look, solving cryptic puzzles and meeting creatures from legend. Its dense atmosphere and hidden secrets make it stand out.

Detention

Strong, story-driven narrative

An atmospheric 2D horror adventure set in 1960s martial-law Taiwan, where you sneak through a haunted school and solve puzzles as a student. It blends political repression with Taiwanese folk religion and myth for a deeply unsettling story.

Lamentum

Dread and tension

A pixel-art survival horror set in mid-1800s New England, where you explore a creepy mansion, solve puzzles and decide whom to trust while hostile creatures lurk around every corner.

Tormented Souls

Dread and tension

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

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