Este juego corto (junto a la demo de su secuela) lo jugué a cortísima edad, de hecho creo que es de los primeros videojuegos que probé, por ello lo recuerdo como un sueño febril de la infancia. Tras jugarlo puedo decir que no solo lo recuerdo febril, lo es: gráficos flash primigenios, collages de tuercas y paisajes naturales, con un resultado que recuerda mucho a cortometrajes de sucio stop motion de los 90 (al menos ya puedo decir de donde viene mi hiperfijación por esta estética tan concreta). Me es de cierta forma incomodo pero mola.

I have been playing a lot of games this year but I am a lazy cunt and have been postponing logging them in here for months. During September Amanita Design celebrated their 20th anniversary with a chunky discount on a bundle containing all of their games released on Steam, so I went fuck it and bought it. I was familiar with Machinarium, one of their games, having played it but not beaten it years ago. I then decided to go through their games in release order, starting with Samorost 1. This game was not actually part of the bundle, because it was released for free on Steam in 2021 as a celebration of its own Even got remastered on So I download this, open the game and 13 minutes later according to steam, I'm done. It feels weird to even try to review a game this short, but it was a flash game from 20 years ago I suppose. Playing it felt weirdly familiar, I must've randomly gone through it at least a decade ago during computer class instead of doing any actual work. It's quite possible I did not, but the game has a very striking artstyle that easily sticks in my memory so maybe I just saw it somewhere. Game might only be 13 minutes, but they were pleasant. The music is quite relaxing and goes well with it, and the puzzles were a bit easy but fun to complete due to how bizarre the world which made me never be sure of what to expect. Overall what's here is great, but frankly I'm glad this is free because its a tougher sell when the asking price is anything above that. As of me writing this I've played up to Botanicula, but I remember this left me very excited to see where the studio was going next.

Incredibly nostalgic to me! Played a few Amanita games when I was a kid and was absolutely mesmerized by their art, and this game is no exception. It's short, but cute and memorable. The remaster is also great, sporting a brand new, completely original soundtrack, though i have noticed that the devs forgot about the sheep that sticks out of the hut when the mouse is pointed at the entrance in the second location and the sound fireflies make when clicked on in the second to last location... minor nitpicks though!!! If you're starting out with Amanita Design, this game is a darn good introduction!