Satan is presented as a side-view action platformer. The objective is to guide the protagonist through dangerous stages, avoid environmental hazards, defeat hostile creatures, and reach the end of each area.

Progress depends on learning enemy patterns, timing movement around platforms and traps, and preserving enough health or lives to continue. The game uses discrete stages rather than a large free-roaming world, and its arcade structure encourages repeated runs to memorize routes and danger points.

Study each screen before advancing, especially where enemies overlap with jumps or narrow passages. Move cautiously near traps and do not spend lives experimenting with hazards that can be identified from a distance.

Because the game is built around repetition, memorizing safe routes and enemy timing is generally more useful than rushing. Explore platforms thoroughly when the route appears blocked, but avoid unnecessary confrontations.