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Neon-folk horror Saturnalia is coming to Steam with a new first-person mode and moreItalian folk horror with a new perspective
Italian folk horror with a new perspective
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Saturnalia follows four playable characters as they solve an intergenerational mystery, although an ever-changing town, tangled-up puzzles and shadowy horrors make things a little tricky.
The Steam release is adding an optional first-person mode, potentially making the maze-like world even more disorientating. For those worried about motion sickness in this mode, the team are also implementing accessibility features to alleviate that dizziness: camera responsiveness sliders, the option to switch to first-person only when indoors, and more. There’ll also be a “smooth animations” option that turns off the stop motion-like effect, otherwise known as the A-ha Take On Me aesthetic.
Other new features include a photo mode (for snapping the bright Giallo colours) and a monochrome film noir mode (to replace those bright Giallo colours). Every death shuffles the village’s layout, so the photo mode can help you capture an iteration that you won’t see again. That especially specialoneversion. There’ll also be the achievement and cloud save support you’d expect from a Steam release.
“More and more I find myself skulking around the edges of the bell curve,” AliceB said in herSaturnalia review, “looking for unusual things that provoke unusual feelings. Saturnalia is one. It’s a pulse-raising, shiver-making, dark little whisper; a beautiful game.” That little whisper is available now on theEpic Games Storefor £20/€20/$20, or you can wishlist iton Steamahead of its release later this year.
