Samorost

There’s not much of a story to tell, and the game isn’t very long besides. Through the 6 or 7 screens that you play, your goal is to get the little dude (who’s name is perhaps Samorost? don’t know) through the puzzle by clicking on different parts of the screen. Since some parts of each scene are interactive, through trial and error you puzzle your way through.

The solutions for each puzzle/scene are never obvious, other than that clickable objects tend to be noticeable (like animals, buttons, ropes). More likely than not, you’ll just hover your pointer all over the screen looking for interactive objects and then clicking to see what happens, when things aren’t working you just try something else. As each screen/level requires a certain set of things to happen in it before you can proceed, half the fun is thinking through how it might work and then watching as the totally unexpected happens instead.

The great joy of this game, however isn’t simply the discovery and puzzle solving, but the utterly fantastic artwork. Each room has a earthy feel with the combination of wood/metal objects combined into fantastical settings. I’m quite a nut for it to be frank! So much so that each scene feels like a work of art to me – I’d even get a poster for it if such things existed, which Im sure they don’t.

Samorost 1 isn’t very long. Depending on your puzzle solving skills, probably between 30-60 minutes to play it through. However, it is FREE so you don’t need to worry about spending your money wisely. But playing Samorost 1 will be a great use of your game time, despite its brevity.

Bottom line. If you’re looking for a creative, artsy, but not too onerous game that’ll leave you eager for the sequel (Samorost 2) then this is the game for you! Do yourself a big favor and check this one out.