We Love It's Guide to…
As scientist Akim Kovalev, investigate a machine uprising on Earth and Saturn’s moons through timed exploration, choices, and combat.
Released 15 Nov 2024
Pilot Moon Robots
Race the Three-Day Clock
Restart the Time Loop
Saturn is a tactical RPG set on the moons of Saturn and on Earth. The protagonist controls robots on the moons of Saturn and explores an underground city where one can find keys to the secrets of deep space.
Developed by Ninsar Games · Published by Ninsar Games
In 2062, a mysterious signal drives machines across the Solar System to rebel. You play Akim Kovalev, a scientist and operator of the Reflection program, tasked with investigating the threat and protecting people on Earth.
Explore locations, gather clues, and speak with characters as a three-day clock limits how much you can do. Dialogue and other decisions can affect people’s fates and lead to different outcomes.
Use Reflection to control robots on Saturn’s moons while confronting rogue machines on Earth and in space. Combat combines movement with ranged and melee weapons; character skills and perks develop over time, and failure restarts the cycle with some progression carried forward.
Players who enjoy Saturn often point to its science-fiction setting, story mysteries, and atmosphere, with visual design, music, and voice acting also drawing praise. Some appreciate how exploration, timed events, dialogue choices, and repeated cycles reveal different information or outcomes. Reactions to the loop and combat vary: some find them engaging, while others describe the repeated runs and fights as tedious.
"Saturn" is a tactical RPG set on Earth and the moons of Saturn.
A mysterious signal from space causes the AI of machines to rebel against their creators across the entire Solar System. Defend Earth from the threat and connect with the robots on Saturn's moons to stop the apocalypse. You only have 3 days to save the world.
The year is 2062, a new era in space exploration. ARKA from Russia, Huang-Di from China, and BUF from Britain have established research stations throughout the Solar System.
The discovery of a new form of communication—ether threads—has enabled more efficient space exploration using robots and drones. From Earth, operators of the "Reflection" program remotely control machines in real time. Thanks to their work, research stations have been built on the major moons of Saturn, where international expeditions have been working for the past twenty years.
Scanners indicate that a malicious signal is traveling through the ether threads from somewhere in Saturn’s orbit. Only through the "Reflection" program on Earth can the source of the threat be discovered, the mystery of the disaster that has struck humanity unraveled, and the world saved.
Time is running out. There is no escape from the crazed robots, neither on Earth nor in space. A civilization dependent on robots and new technologies faces disaster with significant human casualties unless the catastrophe is averted.
You are Akim Kovalev, a scientist and one of the top operators of the "Reflection" program. Your life's work was deemed obsolete and shut down two years ago. Stop the catastrophe and prove that both "Reflection" and you still have a place in this world.
Save your colleagues and friends on Earth while gathering information about what's happening. Connect to and control robots on Saturn’s moons through "Reflection" to uncover the mysterious signal that is driving the machines insane.
Time in combat flows only for you. Use it to carefully plan your tactics and strategy. You have a wide array of weapons at your disposal, ranging from melee to powerful laser and electromagnetic cannons. Fight on Earth yourself and through robots on Saturn.
Death is not the end. Failures along the way will return you to the start of the cycle. Use this to try different weapons and combat approaches. As many times as it takes...
Solve emerging problems in different ways. The lives on Earth and the fate of the entire world depend on your choices. Negotiate or take an aggressive approach—the outcome of the game is shaped by your actions.
Restart the cycle, make different decisions, and experience different outcomes. Experiment and find your own way to stop the catastrophe!
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 21 |
| Age ratings |
|
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 4 listed on Steam |
