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SATURA — MAJOR UPDATE OUT NOW!

A darker world. Deadlier enemies. A new way to survive.

SATURA is a dark biomechanical roguelite developed by HILIØ Games, combining atmospheric pixel art, intense combat and relentless enemy hordes.

Built in just one week, SATURA is still an early prototype, but it's evolving rapidly!

What's new?

ZERO — Redesigned protagonist: Improved character design and combat experience.
LACERO ORFANO — New enemy: A disturbing biomechanical creature joins the battlefield.
DASH: Escape dangerous situations with faster, more responsive movement.
SHOCKWAVE: Push back surrounding enemies and regain control.
SMARTER HORDES: Improved enemy intelligence and more dynamic encounters.
INCREASED DIFFICULTY: More intense and challenging combat.
NEW GUARDIAN ATTACKS: Face new threats and deadly attack patterns.
VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS: Refined pixel art, environments and combat effects.

Play SATURA for free!

The latest Windows prototype is available on itch.io.

[ New Gameplay ]

This project is still in active development, and your feedback is incredibly valuable. Let me know what you think about the gameplay, difficulty, enemies and visual style!

Thank you for supporting independent game development.

HILIØ GamesWatch the New Gameplay Trailer

haoyiming80097545-web9 hours ago

With dashes, shockwaves, and smarter mobs all dropping in the same update, how players choose to escape should matter a lot more. Just going by the patch notes, I'd look at how the two skills create different windows of safety. For this round, are you looking more to test how readable the new enemies are, or the survival pacing now that the overall difficulty is higher?

HILIØ Games9 hours ago

Thank you so much for your comment and for taking the time to look into the mechanics!

You've actually touched on one of the main things I'm working on right now. The idea is to make dash and shockwave serve two different tactical purposes, dash helps you quickly reposition, while shockwave gives you some breathing room when you're surrounded by hordes.

At this stage, I'm mainly focusing on balancing the difficulty and survival pacing. I want combat to feel increasingly challenging without becoming frustrating.

Of course, enemy readability is also really important, especially when the screen starts filling up with creatures!

SATURA is still a very early prototype, so feedback like yours is genuinely valuable.

If you get the chance to try it, I'd love to hear what you think, especially about how these two abilities feel during combat.

Thanks again for the support!

haoyiming80097545-web7 hours ago

Makes sense—the dash is for quick repositioning, and the shockwave clears space when you're surrounded, so this round is really focused on difficulty and survival pacing. My team's also working on an AI anime RPG, and right now we're testing the opening and how characters respond to free-text input. Would you be down to try a quick, free web playtest? If you're interested, I can drop the link and a personal invite code right here—no long review needed.

HILIØ Games6 hours ago

Thank you so much for your reply and for sharing your thoughts on Zero's abilities! I really appreciate the opportunity to exchange ideas with fellow developers.

Your project sounds really interesting too! I'd be more than happy to give it a try, especially since I'm curious to see how the AI-driven character interactions work.

Feel free to share the link and invite code whenever you're ready!

Thanks again, and best of luck with your development!