A beautiful narrative, Sanabi's story hit me harder than any game I've played before.

The characters have a lot of depth to them, and Sanabi does a really good job at infusing dialogue and interactions with as much personality as possible, whether through numerous text effects, subtle character animations, or controlling how dialogue advances. I'd like to see this level of detail picked up in other narrative games.

For a long time I thought I'd never see pixel art visuals as gorgeous as Hyper Light Drifter, but just watch the trailer for Sanabi and you'll know it's among the top.

The soundtrack complements the story really well--it's very reflective of the emotions I felt in any given moment while playing the game, and it's cohesive.

The artistic elements of this game (story, art, music) are all through the roof.


The gameplay itself isn't quite on the level of everything else, but it's solid, and this works perfectly fine because the game is very story-driven.

Make sure you're not skipping cutscenes or you might as well be throwing your money down the drain.


10/10 experience overall

A beautiful narrative, Sanabi's story hit me harder than any game I've played before. The characters have a lot of depth to them, and Sanabi does a really good job at infusing dialogue and interactions with as much personality as possible, whether through numerous text effects, subtle character animations, or controlling how dialogue advances. I'd like to see this level of detail picked up in other narrative games. For a long time I thought I'd never see pixel art visuals as gorgeous as Hyper Light Drifter, but just watch the trailer for Sanabi and you'll know it's among the top. The soundtrack complements the story really well--it's very reflective of the emotions I felt in any given moment while playing the game, and it's cohesive. The artistic elements of this game (story, art, music) are all through the roof. The gameplay itself isn't quite on the level of everything else, but it's solid, and this works perfectly fine because the game is very story-driven. Make sure you're not skipping cutscenes or you might as well be throwing your money down the drain. 10/10 experience overall