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Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Four students find themselves trapped in the restroom of an abandoned school; the door is locked. Without a way of escaping, they can only cling to their remaining shreds of hope or come face to face with their inevitable ruin.

What works
  • Unique and unsettling art style
  • Strong psychological horror narrative
  • Immersive atmosphere with music and sound design
  • Faithful adaptation of lost media legend
  • Achievement system encourages replay
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short gameplay length
  • Limited interactivity and choices
  • Some translation and text bugs
  • Handling of suicide themes criticized by some
  • Lack of multiple endings or deeper character development

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Go For A Punch! Saki Sanobashi: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

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