Saturnine

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About this game

You are an android. Almost a thousand years of age, you’ve seen more wars and fought more battles than any human ever could. Your experience will soon be called upon, as you battle an ancient monster and fight to preserve the Solar System…or whatever else you hold dear.

"Saturnine" is an interactive novel by Jon Matthieu where your choices control the story. It's almost entirely text-based, with 700,000 words and hundreds of choices, fueled by the vast power of your imagination.

It is the year 990 AC. Earth is dead, forever claimed by the Calamity. Stars are unreachable, forever denied to human ambition. Only in the vastness of the Solar System humanity still survives, spiting the sentient machines that once tried to destroy it. Artificial Intelligence, a tool once used to shape space itself to human liking, is now an object of fear and a target of ceaseless hunts on every moon of every planet. You are a dying breed, though you’re determined to survive all the same.

You’ve spent almost a thousand years on the run, an android among humans, a machine among creatures of flesh. You’ve recently found a safe haven, perhaps even a family, on a nigh-forgotten Saturnian station. During a heist launched on behalf of your group, you encounter a group of meta-humans who pose great danger to you and your friends…but also present a unique opportunity.

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary—or abandon silly human notions of sex and gender.
• Travel around Saturn and its various moons, in a setting where every location is based on an existing astronomical object.
• Fight superhuman foes with your advanced weaponry, powerful fists, silver tongue, or the lightning dancing between your fingers.
• Romance one of your robotic friends—or perhaps one of your quasi-human pursuers.
• Determine your place, goals, and values in the bizarre world 1207 years into our future.
• Reconcile with humanity and forgive past wrongs…or embrace your hatred as part of you.

Just what kind of android will you be?

Ratings and reviews

one of the most well-written CoG entries in a hot minute. choices have real impact, and failures don't automatically railroad you into a shittier game experience; in fact, some failures provide even more interesting content. i will definitely be replaying this one a lot -- so much depth and so many paths you can take...

The game is absolutely amazing. And for a CYOA game the choices you can do is quite good. But what blew my mind away is the quality of the world building. I especially loved the way author mixed old myths with tech and it is done here quite tastefully. Sheila is the best. Absolutely recommend.

this game is a masterpiece with different endings. You are an android that fought during the humans vs robots(you pick the side) when robots suddenly gained free will. its been a 1000 years later and now you are a fugitive robot, living in the edges of nearby Saturn with fellow machines and shunned organics. The government needs you to hunt down a creature in exchange for peace and freedom. Will you do it? fans of the matrix will love this story.

What’s new

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "Saturnine", please leave us a written review. It really helps!