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Sacnoth

Japan Founded 1997

Sacnoth (later known as Nautilus) was a small Japanese based video games developer. Sacnoth’s high profile games include Koudelka for the PlayStation, the three Shadow Hearts games for the PlayStation 2, and Faselei! for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. The name was taken from the name of a supposed magical weapon in a short story by Lord Dunsany, "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth," published in 1908 in the collection The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories.

Sacnoth at a Glance

Sacnoth has been active in the gaming industry from 1999 to 2001, with 5 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS), with additional titles in Adventure and Strategy. The studio carries a solid 75.4/100 average rating across their catalog, with 2 titles rated favorably by the community. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Shadow Hearts (80.5/100). Games from Sacnoth are available across 3 platforms, most notably Neo Geo Pocket Color, PlayStation, PlayStation 2.

5
Total Games
75.4
Avg Rating
1999
First Release
2001
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Role-playing (RPG)
45%
Tactical
18%
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
18%
Adventure
9%
Strategy
9%

Platform Spread

Neo Geo Pocket Color
3
PlayStation
1
PlayStation 2
1

Release Timeline

1990s
4
2000s
1

Rating Distribution

1
80-100
1
60-79
0
40-59
0
0-39