Finally, a video game with an Arachnophobia Mode! Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Finally, a video game with an Arachnophobia Mode! Very Satisfactory. News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Updated on 15 Mar 2019 56 comments Hands up how many of you used to pick spiders off their webs, and from dark corners in sheds, and plonk them overnight in a Millennium Falcon toy - with removable roof - so in the morning you could see which one emerged triumphant? Come on, own up! Don't be shy! Ah. This! But with spiders inside. Look, I know this makes me horrible but I was a child! (Who invented the battle royale genre. Stop it Bertie! They'll never forgive you!) Point is: whereas I don't have much of a problem with spiders, many people do, and in some cases, the fear can be so strong as to become a phobia. Arachnophobia is no joke and it can be a real issue playing games. Games love spiders. Can't get enough of them. Giant spiders, half-spider-people things, creatures inspired by spiders - caves many game worlds over are filled with them. Imagine an RPG without spiders! But how many developers stop to think, while eagerly tweaking their latest scuttling animation, about the effect it will have on a spider-phobic audience? Well, one developer has. It's Swedish studio Coffee Stain, in new game Satisfactory - and very promising it is too. There are spiders in Satisfactory, and although they're relatively small, they move in a flurry of knobbly-jointed legs, eerily like the real thing. This was causing a problem for people working on the game so an Arachnophobia Mode was added - and remains in the game still! Arachnophobia Mode is a checkbox in the menu. It doesn't turn spiders off but conceals them. Instead of seeing a scary spider you - and this is brilliant - see an image of a cat's face. A big image of a cat. It looks like this: Well, meow about that? (No I'm not sorry!) Satisfactory launches in early access exclusively on the Epic Game Store 19th March. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store