The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline launches September 10 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, later in 2026 for Switch 2
The Divine Comedy-based first-person psychological mystery thriller dated.
First-person psychological mystery thriller The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline, which is based on Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on September 10 for $19.99 / £19.50, followed by Switch 2 later in 2026, developer ONE-O-ONE Games announced. A 10 percent-off discount will be available during the first two weeks of launch.
“We decided what kind of terror we wanted to portray: not the fear of dying, but the fear of being seen,” said game director Gaia Righelli in a press release. “Because sometimes the most terrifying thing is someone or something that understands you completely.”
Creative director Emanuele Miccianza added, “When most people think of Dante or Dante’s Inferno, they imagine something very concrete: monsters, demons, action. But when I read the Divine Comedy, I didn’t see an action story; I saw a person going through an inner journey. That became our central idea: Hell is internal.”
Here is an overview of the game, via ONE-O-ONE Games:
About
Every 33 years the barrier between our reality and Hell fades. To protect his family and the world he knows, Gabriele Alighieri must perform The Ritual, returning to his ancestral home and accept a destiny he has spent his life running from. Immerse yourself into a tense atmosphere and explore the unknown in this dark, modern interpretation of the Divine Comedy, where the Inferno is a shadow waiting to consume you.
Your Trials
- The Quest for the Infernal Seal – Gather the lost, magical pages of the Divine Comedy and reunite them to perform the ritual that keeps the gates of Hell sealed.
- Esoteric Puzzle Solving – Decipher esoteric riddles and navigate a harrowing psychological journey that forces you to confront Gabriele’s deepest fears and trauma.
- Unearth a Fragmented Truth – Scour the environment to find hidden collectibles and diary pages. Piece together the tragic history of the Alighieri bloodline and the forgotten memories of Gabriele’s life to understand the true cost of the Ritual.
The Ritual requires you to navigate two converging realities:
- The Villa: Explore the silent, melancholic halls of the Italian manor.
- The Dive: Cross the threshold into a distorted reflection of the infernal depths.
Watch a new trailer below.