Mediterranea Inferno

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Mediterranea Inferno
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Developer(s) Eyeguys
Publisher(s) Santa Ragione
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, Mac
  • WW: 24 August 2023
[1] Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  • WW: 5 March 2024
[2]
Mode(s) Single-player

Mediterranea Inferno is a 2023 video game created by independent developer Eyeguys and published by Santa Ragione. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, and won the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival.

Contents

Gameplay

Development

Developer Eyeguys is based in Milan, Italy. [3]

Reception

According to review aggregator Metacritic, Mediterranea Inferno received "generally favorable" reviews, [4] receiving positive coverage from critics. [11] [12] Eurogamer named the game as the fifth best game of 2023. [13] [14] Mediterranea Inferno won the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival, and received a nomination for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Nuovo Award. [15] [16]

References

  1. Wales, Matt (11 August 2023). "Milky Way Prince dev's dark, stylish summer adventure Mediterranea Inferno arrives this month". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  2. Wales, Matt (6 March 2024). "Mediterranea Inferno's dazzling, pulverising Italian summer horror is out now on consoles". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. Couture, Joel (March 28, 2024). "Exploring broken identities with a steamy post-pandemic vacation in Mediterranea Inferno". Game Developer . Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Mediterranea Inferno". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. "Mediterranea Inferno". Edge. No. 390. December 2023. p. 135.
  6. Wales, Matt (11 September 2023). "Mediterranea Inferno review - a bruising, intensely stylish post-COVID nightmare". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. Watts, Rachel (May 2024). "Mediterranea Inferno - Thirsty for revenge". Official PlayStation Magazine UK. p. 96.
  8. Magistrelli, Claudio (23 August 2023). "Mediterranea Inferno". The Games Machine. Aktia SRL. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. Resa, Cristina (13 December 2023). "Mediterranea Inferno - Review". IGN Italia (in Italian). IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. Tagliaferri, Simone (24 August 2023). "Mediterranea Inferno, the review of a high-impact Italian visual novel". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Netaddiction Srl. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  11. Musgrave, Shaun (5 March 2024). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Mediterranea Inferno', Plus Today's New Releases and Sales". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. Bell, Alice (28 August 2023). "Mediterranea Inferno takes you on a beautiful hallucinogenic anxiety holiday". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  13. Eurogamer Staff (24 December 2023). "Here are Eurogamer's favourite games of 2023". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  14. Purchese, Robert (24 December 2023). "Our personal top-five games of 2023". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  15. "2024 Independent Games Festival Finalists & Winners". Independent Games Festival. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. Castle, Katharine (11 January 2024). "IGF 2024 finalists are yet again more proof that RPS is right about everything". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.