Satan is an Astronaut
A woman who suffers from severe delusions wakes in the center of a forest aboard “The BUB,” a proto-generation ship from the mysterious Faust Corporation to a vision of a spirit she grew up with, she quickly learns that not everything is as it seems, and this waking cycle is anything but ordinary.
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Released
14 Feb 2025
1 year ago
Overview
Summary
A woman who suffers from severe delusions wakes in the center of a forest aboard “The BUB,” a proto-generation ship from the mysterious Faust Corporation to a vision of a spirit she grew up with, she quickly learns that not everything is as it seems, and this waking cycle is anything but ordinary.
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About This Game
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel set aboard the BUB - a living forest adrift in space.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about something ancient and evil adrift in space.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about hell.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about judgment.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about a girl who summons a forest spirit.
Satan is an Astronaut is a magical stag that lives in the woods in space.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about a girl who is losing her mind.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about a talking cat.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about love and madness.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about time and space.
Satan is an Astronaut is a visual novel about the corporatization of justice.
Satan is an Astronaut is trying to avoid being too political.
Satan is an Astronaut is built by history.
Satan is an Astronaut is built by philosophy.
Satan is an Astronaut is about getting endings and achievements.
Satan is an Astronaut is about going outside and making friends.
Satan is an Astronaut is about doing what it takes to survive.
Satan is an Astronaut is a tale you’ve heard before.
Satan is an Astronaut is something entirely new.
Satan is an Astronaut is a horror game.
Satan is an Astronaut is a coven-building sim set in space.
Satan is an Astronaut is a friend-killing sim set in the imagination of a mentally disturbed young woman.
is a person who goes to space
is someone who understands space. 
is the accuser and the adversary.
is the beginning and the end.
- Enjoy truly spectacular original art and gameplay from Matt de Carvalho.
- Experience original music and fearsome sound design from Shane Stephenson.
- Explore a fine story about cats and devils and space and what can happen when people really buy into your madness without fully thinking it through, written by Ryan Moriarty.
- Hours of fun! (About two, if I’m honest, but that warrants a plural by DEFINITION.)
- Multiple endings - some of them make a lot of sense and will speak to you, others, you’ll wonder what I was thinking about when I wrote them. I have a degree in English Lit, so allow me to pre-handwave with a “What do you think it means?”
- Branching paths where you CHOOSE who gets to live and who gets to die. Don’t let that power go to your head in real life, though! We don’t need any more lawsuits.
