Factsheet

Developer:
Santa Ragione
Based in Milan, Italy

Founding date:
June 21, 2010

Website:
santaragione.com

Press / Business Contact:
info@santaragione.com

Social:
Twitter
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Facebook
Skype

Releases:
FOTONICA (PC)
EFTAIOS
Milky Way Prince
Saturnalia
Milano Game Festival
Triennale Game Collection 2
Triennale Game Collection
Wheels Of Aurelia (PC)
Wheels Of Aurelia (mobile)
FOTONICA (mobile)
MirrorMoon EP

Address:
Via Serbelloni 4
20122, Milan
Italy

Phone:
Not Available.

Description

Santa Ragione is an Italian game design studio founded by Pietro Righi Riva and Nicolò Tedeschi in 2010, creators of FOTONICA, MirrorMoon EP, Wheels of Aurelia, and Saturnalia. Santa Ragione’s games focus on achieving a visceral response from the player, whether through the desolate landscapes of MirrorMoon EP, the uncompromising, vertigo-inducing speeds of FOTONICA, or the controversial politics in Wheels of Aurelia. The studio has a unique, experimental approach to accessibility that encourages exploration and personal interpretation, to achieve depth. Santa Ragione's ambitions are to influence game design through new genres and to continue the tradition of Italian design.

History

Founded in 2010 by longtime friends Pietro Righi Riva and Nicolò Tedeschi, Santa Ragione is a design studio dedicated to developing games and video games. In 2010, Santa Ragione developed and published the board game Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space in over fifteen countries. The game was nominated for the prestigious Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. In 2011, Santa Ragione launched the award-winning video game FOTONICA for PC and created the international indie game event LUNARCADE. In 2012, Santa Ragione released a music game for Pitchfork Media; In 2013, they launched their new game MirrorMoon EP, finalist at the Independent Games Festival award for innovation. In 2014, Santa Ragione launched a redesigned version of FOTONICA for iOS to critical acclaim. In 2016 and 2017 Santa Ragione published their first narrative game Wheels of Aurelia across all platforms, including mobile and consoles. Since 2019, Santa Ragione is co-producing and publishing the work of up-and-coming Italian authors, such as Lorenzo Redaelli's Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star. Saturnalia, a third person horror adventure, is releasing in 2022.

Projects

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Awards & Recognition

  • "Honourable Mention for the IGF 2022 Grand Prize" - Saturnalia, 2022
  • "Indiecade 2021 Finalist" - Saturnalia, 2022
  • "Honourable Mention for the IGF 2017 Nuovo Award" - Wheels of Aurelia, 2017
  • "Indiecade 2016 Finalist" - Wheels of Aurelia, 2017
  • "Apple’s App Store: Best of 2014 Selection" - FOTONICA, 2014
  • "Honourable Mention for the IGF 2015 Excellence in Audio" - FOTONICA, 2014
  • "Nominated for the IGF 2013 Nuovo Award" - MirrorMoon EP, 2012
  • "54th Venice Biennale, Neoludica Selection" - FOTONICA, 2011
  • "Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Shortlist" - Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space, 2010

Selected Articles

  • "It’s a rare game indeed that makes the player themselves feel special."
    - Interview with Duncan Harris, Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Milano Game Festival
A recurring festival for videogames that display the best narrative experiences across the world. http://www.milanogamefestival.com/.

LUNARCADE
A past series of exhibtions that display the most experimental indie games across the world. http://www.santaragione.com.

Team & Repeating Collaborators

Pietro Righi Riva
Co-Founder, Director

Nicolò Tedeschi
Co-Founder

Stefano Sanitate
Gameplay Programming, Freelancer

Alberto Putignano
Gameplay Programming, Freelancer

Riccardo Reina
QA, Freelancer

Luca Francesco Rossi
Graphic Design, Freelancer

Michael Manning
Music and SFX, Freelancer

Nicolò Sala
Music, Freelancer

Contact

Inquiries
info@santaragione.com

Twitter
twitter.com/santaragione

Facebook
facebook.com/santaragione

Web
santaragione.com

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