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Mediterranea Inferno
Developer Eyeguys, Lorenzo Redaelli
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. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
228 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
148 positive · 29 negative
95% range 77–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 148 | 29 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 20 | 1 | 22 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
230 of 275 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 156 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (476 of 577 positive).
Players praise the game's stunning, unique art style and confident presentation. [1][2][3] The story is described as deeply queer, Italian, and post-pandemic, with universal themes. [1][2][4] Some reviewers find the characters bratty, unlikable, and hard to relate to. [5][6][7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
man...a story about 3 fake little spoiled brats being around other spoiled brats during the pandemic and their sad pathetic story about it? idk...i cant relate, this is a weird game.
- [1]
A review both in English and Italian. ENGLISH A hot, bright lucid dream in a ketamine-fueled psychedelic Italian summer. The contrast is so high, you almost feel like the heat is real. Probably having played it with 32 C helped the sensation. The story is unapologetically queer and hyper Italian in every detail, with a good amount of cultural references a bit hard to get if you don't know the culture. The story is …
- [2]
This game doesn't have nearly enough reviews for how good it is. It's incredibly confident in its presentation, with some of the most uniquely stylish artwork I've seen in a game that does a fantastic job of presenting the setting as a lurid, neon-soaked hellscape that is nonetheless sensually tempting, tying in with the constant Catholic imagery and themes of Catholic guilt. The story is very much about a specific …
- [4]
Brilliantly cruel. Won't be for everyone, but you will find at least something familiar in the unhappiness of the game's characters and society, their various self-destructive fears and anxieties. I'm not an Italian, nor a gay man, nor was I really affected by the COVID pandemic, but still found a lot to relate to, in all its messy, tragic, queer glory.
- [3]
In many ways this visual novel is about very specific things. It is about Italian culture, about the Covid pandemic, about queerness, about growing up in a specific time and place. Yet it also feels strikingly universal. Through its privileged, often unlikable main trio and a hyper saturated art style, it captures the many ways we are under pressure in the modern world and struggle to imagine a new future. I have …
Summarised from 34 of the 237 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Mediterranea Inferno talk about gorgeous, unique art style and visuals; those who didn't talk about characters are bratty, entitled, and unlikable. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator Metacritic, Mediterranea Inferno received "generally favorable" reviews, receiving positive coverage from critics. Eurogamer named the game as the fifth best game of 2023. 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.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 228 · most liked firstTo celebrate HORSES’ Nuovo Award win, we’ve launched a new Italian Horror Trilogy bundle featuring 2024 IGF Excellence in Narrative winner Mediterranea Inferno and 2022 IGF Grand Prize Honorable Mention Saturnalia, all for $15.99 for a limited time! www.gog.com/en/game/ital...
neutral · AI labelView post →HORSES + Mediterranea Inferno + Saturnalia for less than 20$? www.gog.com/en/game/ital...
neutral · AI labelView post →and if your first game from Santa Ragione was Horses, and you DIDN’T enjoy that, you should check out Mediterranea Inferno
positive · AI labelView post →Mediterranea Inferno is a really good game and more people should play it
positive · AI labelView post →Relearning how to do things for fun (as opposed to locking in on work all day with the tv running) so I'm finally getting in on Mediterranea Inferno. The visual direction and motion design in this game is turning my fuuucking brain inside out jesus christ
positive · AI labelView post →man...a story about 3 fake little spoiled brats being around other spoiled brats during the pandemic and their sad pathetic story about it? idk...i cant relate, this is a weird game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story for twinks about twinks. The characters seem bratty, entitled and hard to relate to. I really tried to enjoy it, I just can't. The visuals are silly or awkward in some parts of this novel and main characters lack distinctive design. They're literally ctrl+c ctrl+v with altered haircut, which made the story hard to follow sometimes. Religious themes and symbolism don't appeal to me, it's seems inauthentic, just for the sake of aesthetic.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just an insane story about 3 gays looking to get high. I regret even claiming this for free
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no game, there is just following what the author wanted you to follow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A review both in English and Italian. ENGLISH A hot, bright lucid dream in a ketamine-fueled psychedelic Italian summer. The contrast is so high, you almost feel like the heat is real. Probably having played it with 32 C helped the sensation. The story is unapologetically queer and hyper Italian in every detail, with a good amount of cultural references a bit hard to get if you don't know the culture. The story is nice, nothing unforgettable, but here what really mattersis the sensation, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hit final ending credits on Mediterranea Inferno. there's really too much to say in a single post but suffice to say: play it. as a game, and especially as an example of how the visual novel format and experience can be pushed, it is unmissable store.steampowered.com/app/2103680/...
positive · AI labelView post →Mediterranea Inferno has officially received our Badge of Approval! Pre-order this Lost In Cult game at www.lostincult.co.uk/ and these ref links. LBG: lootboxgaming.us/cidocs PnP Games: https://pnp.games/ilp0n VGP: videogamesplus.ca/lj... Playasia: www.play-asia.com/en...
neutral · AI labelView post →My Playtime: 2.7h (100% achievement, finished the game) Grindy Achievement(s): No. Optional Achievement(s): Yes (~7 achievements). Difficult Achievement(s): No. Intro Mediterranea Inferno is a visual novel about 3 gay friends who spent a holiday together after the Covid outbreak. It's a game that tells a story through emotions rather than words, describing the feelings that each person goes through. Pros: - Provocative story that tells the struggles of the younger generation - Twisted ending…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2024 IGF Awards. -Excellence in Visual Art ($2,000) - Phonopolis (Amanita Design) -Excellence in Audio ($2,000) - Rhythm Doctor (7th Beat Games) -Excellence in Design ($2,000) - Cryptmaster (Paul Hart & Lee Williams) -Excellence in Narrative ($2,000) - Mediterranea Inferno (EYEGUYS) -Nuovo Award ($2,000) - Anthology of the Killer (Thecatamites, Tommy Tone, A. Degen) -Best Student Game ($2,000) - Once Upon a Jester (Bonte Avond) -Audience Award ($2,000) - RAM: Random Access Mayhem (Xylem…
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven't finished this game because it felt like a bundle of all possible clichés around queerness, mental health, substance abuse... There are a lot of great themes but they all feel so stereotypical, and frankly at times kind of offensive. The 3 main characters are walking archetypes, both of the cliché gay men calling themselves "guuurls" and "sluts", but also regarding their own stories. You've basically got the addict with self esteem issues, the sex-obsessed dude in search of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚨New Pre-Orders from Lost in Cult!🚨 The Immortal John Triptych [PS5/NSW2 (Full game on Cart)] Is This Seat Taken? [PS5/NSW] Mediterranea Inferno [PS5] 💿 tinyurl.com/3kvzmybb -Placeholder: March 31, 2027 - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 53 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →At a Glance Recommendation: Recommended with caveats Best For: Players looking for an artistic, unsettling visual novel about gay friendship, desire, grief, and post-pandemic disillusionment. Not For: Players seeking a comforting M/M romance, clean happy ending, or escapist wish fulfillment. Playtime: About 5 hours to reach the final ending and earn all achievements; multiple runs are required to see all content. MLM Tags: MLM, M4M, Visual Novel, Gay-Centered, Drama, Horror, Heavy Themes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game doesn't have nearly enough reviews for how good it is. It's incredibly confident in its presentation, with some of the most uniquely stylish artwork I've seen in a game that does a fantastic job of presenting the setting as a lurid, neon-soaked hellscape that is nonetheless sensually tempting, tying in with the constant Catholic imagery and themes of Catholic guilt. The story is very much about a specific moment in time (post-Covid) for a specific group of people (wealthy Italian…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In many ways this visual novel is about very specific things. It is about Italian culture, about the Covid pandemic, about queerness, about growing up in a specific time and place. Yet it also feels strikingly universal. Through its privileged, often unlikable main trio and a hyper saturated art style, it captures the many ways we are under pressure in the modern world and struggle to imagine a new future. I have rarely seen my own wider anxieties captured so well. Also the ART. Never played a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game made me more gay than i already was.. that's not an easy thing to do
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Gorgeous visuals and audio + Excellent writing is a mashup of neon-soaked theatrical drama, bitingly cynical comedy and grounded, intimate human emotion + Every single scene has unique art, rather than static sprites talking at each other + Meaningful choices despite limited interactivity + Fantastically atmospheric - No option to skip read text, even though you're clearly meant to replay the game? - You have to unlock the "fast-forward" option that lets you get through scenes you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Premise This review reflects my personal experience with the game. While I aim to write thoughtfully and as fairly as possible, my reviews are subjective in nature and should not be used as objective metrics to assess/critique a game. I also curate a steam group which focusses on reviewing BL/Bara/MxM VNs. Feel free to join if you would like to see more reviews! :) [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46061383-Gay-Games-Vault] Gay Games Vault SECTION | SCORE…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Again, I bought my copy through itch and it was about $7 Canadian. I suspect that the dev is selling it at a significant discount, because I previously bought their Mediterranea Inferno and that visual novel cost me around $20. Regardless, it's worth it just to support ambitious game development.
positive · AI labelView post →Brilliantly cruel. Won't be for everyone, but you will find at least something familiar in the unhappiness of the game's characters and society, their various self-destructive fears and anxieties. I'm not an Italian, nor a gay man, nor was I really affected by the COVID pandemic, but still found a lot to relate to, in all its messy, tragic, queer glory.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →psychedelic, psychological and arthaus in the best possible way
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very boring game. Mediterranea Inferno 3/10 Heisen
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It feels like it was written by teenager addicted to tiktok and instagram and for some reason they were on acid all the way through and asked art director to go on a acid trip with them. I liked the idea at first, but the dialogues and random thoughts were just too much for me, it's as stereotypical as it can get, both when it comes to gays and teenagers. Average fanfic made by 12 yo is better as they at least ask their parents how to use some of the words and what alternatives to use. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There aren't meaningful choices, there aren't intelligible events, there aren't interesting characters... Somebody ought to be writing a very-small-audience literary novel but thought they'd "write" a game instead. Onanistic.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The graphics are great, albeit too flashy, I get a mild headache playing this. I play in English and there are Italian mixed in. I don’t understand those at all. The characters seem entitled? They are "suffering from success", that is unlikable for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So-so visuals paired with “No, oh God, no-o-o-o-o” writing don’t make for a good visual novel. There were parts of the story where I couldn’t visually tell one character from another. There were also moments when I thought a fourth character had shown up just because they slightly changed the color of someone’s hair. But when the only differences between characters are hairstyles and hair colors, it’s not surprising that this kind of confusion happens. I don’t think those characters are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got a cat here. Passerby can touch her and click Like to pet her once. Award for good luck. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ＿＿ ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` .ミ.ܫ.ノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿ヽ)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For me this is clearly one of those games that proves, there really should be an option to give a neutral rating. If this game were a basketball team, it would have barely scraped a win at 86:83, but as a spectator it felt like one of those matches you regret having spent money on to see it. In Mediterranea Inferno (a title-name I didn’t like from the very start) the story revolves around three friends who haven’t seen each other in years and want to reconnect after the pandemic by taking a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ADORO. this game/visual novel is really special and the art style is stunning, recommend for all my gays, queers, and italians.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mediterranea Inferno is a stunning visual novel that blends emotional depth with striking artistry. Set during the sweltering Italian summer of 2022, the game follows three childhood friends—Claudio, Andrea, and Mida—reuniting after years apart due to the pandemic. It’s a journey of self-discovery, trauma, and healing, wrapped in a unique mix of vibrant visuals, haunting soundscapes, and compelling storytelling. What Works: + Innovative Art Style: The game’s visual design is nothing short of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game: Mediterranea Inferno - 10/10 Are you a gay, traumatized, substance-using & hypersexual gen-z Italian twink? Boy, do I have a game for you. The main theme, losing your youth to COVID, seems not to hit as hard for me. It still hurts, but I feel a few years dif could have made it devastating.
positive · AI labelView post →Love it. It's so subtle, so strong, so deep. The struggles of Gen Z in post-pandemic era. The crush from the weight of family and history, the gaze from social media, the desire to be free and yet belong to the crowd. The lyrics of the duet on the beach is my favorite. Are you in love because you are afraid of being lonely
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In March I went to GDC and got to meet Lorenzo for the first time after working on two games together. I met so many amazing new people and got to spend a week with friends I care about enormously. Mediterranea Inferno won an award I’ve been dreaming about for years. blog.arden.rip/editing-and-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Let’s be direct about this. I’m not a fan of visual novels for involving too much reading and not enough gameplay or visual depiction. I’m not the target audience for this niche (gen z, queer, Italian etc). I’m not into explicit sexuality and strong LGBT tones. This game doesn’t hold back aside from showing you the D in full glory. I’m not into art deeply. A lot of symbolism is gibberish to me aside from basic ones. I still got intrigued and ended up enjoying the game, way more than expected!…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played Mediterranea Inferno today. game of identity and complicated/toxic friendships post pandemic in italy, with a trio of gay 25 year olds. their trauma, expectations, feelings during and after pandemic, feelings for each other. all very interesting. and visually very striking. #vn #indiegames
positive · AI labelView post →Recommended because the music is good and visually is very interesting but the game is meh. The story is about three flamboyant gay men that had a lot of unresolved issues that are, basically, pointless and stupid. They're very annoying and you don't care about them and the story and dialogues being extremely pedant and forcibly pompous dones't help. Music is good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you enjoy stories? Play this. Do you enjoy vibes? Play this. Do you enjoy gay drama? Play this. Are you homophobic? Play this. A peculiar game that begs to be played, and so you should do it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So much hurt. So much pain. Illustrated so well. Also they are so gay. It's nice, at least.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stylish, Queer, Existential, Opinionated. I adore this game. My eyes were initially drawn to the queerness of the game as that is something we as a community are in shortage of in our medium. But on further inspection and playing the demo, I knew this game had more to say than what was shown. And now after fully completing the game and getting the actual ending, I'm glad I took a chance on this indie gem. No spoilers below, but I will be talking about general themes in the story.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boku no Pico part 3 has an better story than this crap. I couldn't read this longer than 5mins. After that I used my bot to idle the game for cards. So I can sell them to fund an actually game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I'm too midwestern for this level of gay disaster.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WORTH playing even if you're NOT LGBTQA+, NOT Italian or NOT gen-Z If this game even mildly catches your attention, give it a try! Characters are placed in a specific gay / italian / gen-z culture, and exploring fragments of that culture was a value on its own. Still, I found many aspects of their worries, hopes and needs relatable despite cultural differences. It struck me how different and similar at the same time were my lockdown experiences to those of the main characters.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll preface my review with a few things. I had never played (if that's even the correct term since there isn't a whole lot of gameplay) a visual novel. I don't identify as LGBTQA+ and I'm over twice the age of the characters in Mediterranea Inferno. In other words I don't think I'm the target audience but I felt like trying something different. With this out of the way, I'm still giving it a thumb up because I was invested enough in the story and its characters to finish the game. I thought…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →loved milky way prince so i wanted to check this game out by the creator, lorenzo, as well! here are some of my thoughts: amazing art style that is very confident in itself and unique the italian culture in this game is very beautiful and strong i thought the ui was interesting. i liked how the text boxes would move around the screen depending on who was talking. text was glitchy sometimes though 2 or 3 times i had issues loading a save file (not loading from the title, but from within a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strange, bold and inventive - you'll either click with it or you won't. It absolutely commits to its aesthetics and its insane (even by Italian standards, even by gay standards, even by Catholic standards) level of drama, to the point that for me it loops back around to feeling like a cathartic experience. Not since playing Catherine have I felt the urge to shake playable characters by the shoulders while yelling GOOD LORD, GET A GRIP more, but I kind of love how the game refuses to let you do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought it was interesting how Andre refers to his friends as "girls" when he's feeling positive and "guys" when he's feeling negative. The ending was great, but I did not like any of the characters which made this short story un-enjoyable and feel like it took a lot of Time to get through. Also, the auto-save can over-write your file and it can also fail to load, potentially setting you back hours if you have not been saving often.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →mediterranea inferno is like...what if revolutionary girl utena was about a trio of italian twinks whose coming of age was interrupted by the pandemic. i mean that as the highest compliment. the art/music/sound design is incredible, the characters feel like real people, and the symbolism and social/political commentary make it a prime example of games as serious literature. it is a visual novel, after all — but it takes advantage of the medium in some delightfully creative ways that remind me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mediterranea Inferno was my favorite indie game of the year. 1000x Resist next. (I realize I am not counting Baldur’s Gate 3.)
positive · AI labelView post →edgy, somewhat twisted, avant-garde experience that is letting us look in some existential problems of provocative youth (recommended to all educated and open-minded players)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i understand the metaphors and all the symbolism but truly is there no good ending to our world is there no happiness to be found except for hurting those we love and cherish around us? I SAY NO THERE CAN BE HAPPINESS AND LOVE FOUND IN THE DARKEST AND HARDEST PLACES OF OUR LIVES we only have to reflect and choose to move forward with our lives not being consumed by how seemingly perfect the past was. covid was hard really hard it screwed an important beginning and ending for myself and lead me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A weird yet beautifully crafted narrative experience about three queer Italian youngsters reuniting for a post-lockdown summer weekend filled with drugs, fashion, sex, existentialism and spirituality. But is it any good? Great question. All I know for sure is that the art is awesome and that I am not the target audience. So although I'll be grabbing a refund, I do encourage others to check this bizarre game out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"A polycule of 3 Italian men reunite after covid"... ...doesn't have the same ring to it as "Mediterranea Inferno" The artwork looks great but the subject matter is too narrow for me to personally connect with. May 2024 Humble Bundle
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is weird. But also cool. And horny. And very well designed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry We’re Closed and Mediterranea Inferno were two of the games I played in 2024 that I enjoyed most, and Sorry We’re Closed was my favourite game of the year. All of these choices are phenomenal.
positive · AI labelView post →Christianity/Satanism on psychedelics Classic Euro gays.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mediterranea Inferno (2023) God you have to love when a game has a vision it refuses to compromise on. i respect this one so much for leaning into the eroticism and desire of homosexuality.. we need more weird horny shit right now! i wasn't too fond of the true end but I had a good time altogether
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