Comparison

Sanitarium vs Not Another Weekend

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sanitarium

Embark on a dark adventure as an amnesiac in a creepy asylum. Solve puzzles, uncover a complex plot, and escape this morbid universe. This enhanced mobile version offers new features for an immersive point-and-click horror experience.

Highlights
  • Amnesiac protagonist
  • Morbid and creepy universe
  • Puzzle solving
  • Complex plot
  • Touch and pad controls
  • New inventory system
  • Achievements
Features
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In Sanitarium you play an amnesiac thrust into a morbid, really creepy universe. After a car accident you wake up to find that instead of lying in a hospital, you’re in an asylum with your head wrapped in bandages. Who the hell am I? What am I doing here? How do I escape? There endless questions eating away at you, and so too are the many puzzles you’ll need to resolve throughout this immersive, captivating adventure. Featuring a rich, complex plot set in an intense world where a very thin line separates reason from madness, Sanitarium is a masterwork suitable for point-and-click beginners, experts and everyone who enjoys captivating storylines and horror games. This version has not only been authentically recreated for mobile, but also enhanced with brand-new features: • Choose between touch mode and pad mode • A new easy-to-use interface specially adapted for touch devices • Automatic save system • Dynamic ON/OFF hint system • New inventory system • 20 Achievements to unlock • Choose between full screen mode & original mode • 3 languages available: English, French, German (voices and text) Originally released in 1998 for PC and Adventure Game of the Year Winner, this timeless point-and-click horror game is a must-have for adventure game fans. Discover or rediscover one of the scariest games of all time with this mobile version you can play anywhere! MORE ABOUT DOTEMU facebook.com/dotemu twitter.com/dotemu youtube.com/dotemu

About

Not Another Weekend

Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Unique story with twists
  • Strange characters and funny dialogues
  • Adult humor
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.

Screenshots

Sanitarium4 screens
Not Another Weekend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Not Another Weekend at 4.8 against Sanitarium's 4.2. Not Another Weekend also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 73 months) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). Sanitarium's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sanitarium costs $3.99 and Not Another Weekend $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Not Another Weekend holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Sanitarium's written reviews are positive against 79% of Not Another Weekend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sanitarium ships an update every 73 months, Not Another Weekend every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sanitarium versus Not Another Weekend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanitariumNot Another Weekend
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.2 (131 ratings)4.8 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews78.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings131 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 73 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#148 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size887 MB264 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDotEmuDionous Games

Customer experience

Sanitarium

All ratings131 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative19.9%

Not Another Weekend

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%

Bugs and requests

Sanitarium

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes in certain levels
  • Dialogue skipping and desynchronization issues
  • Unresponsive interactions and missing prompts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Russian language support
  • Improve touch controls and UI for mobile
  • Provide more instructions and tutorials

Not Another Weekend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sanitarium

No in-app purchases

None

Not Another Weekend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sanitarium free?
Sanitarium costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Not Another Weekend free?
Not Another Weekend costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sanitarium or Not Another Weekend?
Not Another Weekend is rated higher. Sanitarium averages 4.2 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Not Another Weekend averages 4.8 from 53 ratings.
Do Sanitarium or Not Another Weekend have ads?
Neither Sanitarium nor Not Another Weekend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sanitarium or Not Another Weekend?
Sanitarium ships an update every 73 months, and Not Another Weekend every 10 months. Most recently, Sanitarium was updated on October 26, 2026 and Not Another Weekend on October 27, 2026.

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