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SANABI

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

What works

  • Fluid and satisfying grappling hook mechanics
  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Beautiful pixel art and animations
  • Excellent synthwave soundtrack
  • Challenging and rewarding boss fights

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length with limited replayability
  • Frequent cutscenes can disrupt gameplay flow
  • Some translation and dialogue pacing issues
  • Controller support suboptimal compared to mouse and keyboard
  • Level design can feel repetitive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Crossing Souls

  • BLADECHIMERA

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

  • Berserk Boy

  • The Messenger

  • DOOMBLADE

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like SANABI but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Dead Cells

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

  • Rogue Legacy 2

  • Hollow Knight

  • Nine Sols

  • Ghost 1.0

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SANABI: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026