Saturnine: An Ancient Android's Fight for Humanity's Future

9/16/2026, 10:20:34 AM (JST)

Release date: 8/7/2025

Tags: #rpg #interactive-fiction #choose-your-own-adventure #text-based #singleplayer #character-customization #choices-matter #indie

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Steam rating: Steam positive 70% (27 reviews)
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Key highlight

Saturnine is a 700,000-word text-based interactive novel where players control the fate of an ancient android defending humanity in a post-apocalyptic Solar System.

Who this is for

For players who crave a grand narrative of humanity's survival, shaped by their own choices. Step into the role of an ancient android and leverage millennia of experience to navigate a harsh future.

Details

Overview

Saturnine is an extensive, text-based interactive novel developed and published by Hosted Games. Set in the year 990 AC, humanity clings to existence within the Solar System after Earth's demise. Players step into the role of an ancient android, nearly a millennium old, who has witnessed countless wars. This seasoned warrior is called upon once more to confront an ancient monster and protect what remains of humanity, or anything else they hold dear. The narrative is driven by player choice, with a staggering 700,000 words and hundreds of branching decisions.

Highlights

Genre-Bending Narrative: Saturnine blends RPG elements with a deeply interactive, text-based adventure, offering a unique reading and decision-making experience.
Vast Storytelling: With 700,000 words and hundreds of choices, the game provides an immense narrative scope where player decisions significantly shape the outcome.
Sci-Fi Setting: The story unfolds in a post-apocalyptic Solar System, nearly a thousand years after Earth's destruction, presenting a grim yet compelling future for humanity.

Who It's For

This game is ideal for players who enjoy deep narrative experiences, appreciate the power of choice in storytelling, and have a fondness for science fiction settings. Fans of interactive fiction, text-based adventures, and RPGs that prioritize story and character development will find Saturnine particularly engaging.

Game Info

Developer: Hosted Games
Publisher: Hosted Games
Release Date: August 7, 2025
Genre: RPG, Interactive Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Text-Based
Player Count: Singleplayer
Features: Character Customization, Choices Matter, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing