Samorost 3

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%2016

$19.99

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A gorgeous, wordless, music-driven point-and-click with stunning handmade art and sound, but many puzzles rely on obscure trial and error. Skip it if you want logical puzzles.

Great for

Players who want a relaxing, atmospheric audiovisual journey and don't mind using hints

Main risk

Vague, illogical trial-and-error puzzles that push you to a walkthrough

What players love

Stunning handmade art style

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews

“Art this good shouldn't exist.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗

“This is one of the most unique visual styles I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“The game is very beautiful, it's really interesting to look at the nature of the planets and their inhabitants.”
Steam review · translated · 2.9 h played ↗

Superb soundtrack and sound design

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“This game has one of the best soundtracks and sound designs I've ever experienced”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗

“The sound and music are a treat of their own. You crawl across these planets and they're alive, rustling, humming and playing melodies.”
Steam review · translated · 5 h played ↗

“Oh my God, the soundtrack. It's beautiful.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗

Relaxing, whimsical atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Feels like drifting through a dream powered by music and surreal landscapes.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗

“The game is super relaxing.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗

“One of the best games in terms of atmosphere I've ever seen.”
Steam review · translated · 5.9 h played ↗

Bigger, fuller adventure than earlier games

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews

“the third game finally feels like a proper point-and-click game”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗

“That's a big jump in quality AND quantity since previous Samorosts.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗

Helpful in-game hint book

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“You have a book in the game with hints to help you if you're stuck”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗

“the book saves you from dead ends without breaking the atmosphere.”
Steam review · translated · 3.4 h played ↗

Music-based puzzles and flute mechanic

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“The flute mechanic is the heart of it, pointing it at a plant or a rusted machine and watching the whole screen answer back with sound never stopped being satisfying.”
Steam review · 42.2 h played ↗

“you can make music in this game yourself!!”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗

What players complain about

Illogical trial-and-error puzzles

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“I often felt like a chimpanzee pushing buttons randomly until finally rewarded with a banana, sometimes not even knowing what I had done.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗

“None of the puzzles have any sense; there's no logic anywhere. You click everywhere just to make any progress in the story.”
Steam review · translated · 2 h played ↗

“You cannot really play this without a walkthrough, it is almost designed to be.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗

Developers' politics prompt review bombing

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Games should not engage in politics, this benefits both developers and players.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗

“The game is fine, it's wonderful. But the developers needlessly decided to push their political views onto players.”
Steam review · translated · 6 h played ↗

Slow animations, backtracking and tedium

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“It also feels slow as you need to wait for the character to move from point A to B without a way to skip these long walking/running animation.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗

“By the end you just watch a guide on how to pass so as not to waste time on long pointless running around.”
Steam review · translated · 9.8 h played ↗

Poor guidance and unclear interactions

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“At any given point you have no idea what exactly you're trying to do, or why you're trying to do it.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗

“I was stuck on a lot of puzzles because I didn't get any feeling that something could be moved.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

Short and overpriced

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“Way overpriced for what it really offers!”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗

“Game was too short and maybe a bit too easy.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗

Progress-blocking bugs and accidental restarts

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews

“Wasnt able to finisch the game because of a bug.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗

“I thought a vague icon of my house would fast travel back there, but instead restarted the entire smegging game.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 7, 8, 10

Processor2.3 GHz Dual Core

Memory1 GB RAM

GraphicsIntel HD 4000

Storage1 GB available space

OSWindows 7, 8, 10

Processor2.3 GHz Dual Core

Memory1 GB RAM

GraphicsIntel HD 4000

Storage1 GB available space

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