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Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.

Release DateDec 10, 2009
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.4% (very positive) / 86.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.5% Top 15% / 82.5%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.6K  Top 10% / 2K  Top 10%
Curators76 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time1.3 hour  Bottom 35%
Play Time per Dollar15 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers4.8K  Top 15%
Owners± 396.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 124.3K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 260K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Samorost 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Samorost 2's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (May 2011) to 82.8% (August 2019).

The 2K reviews Top 10% suggest that Samorost 2 is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. They often took place in November.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Samorost 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Samorost 2's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (41%), followed by Russian (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game is available in 29 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Samorost 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Samorost 2, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 128 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • great art style
  • cute graphics
  • nice soundtrack
  • short game time
  • atmosphere
  • simple story
  • fun to figure out
  • fun romp
  • beautiful hand-drawn graphics
  • characters are cute
  • very short
  • linear
  • not that many or difficult puzzles
  • low resolution game
  • gameplay problems
  • not made for Steam
  • save system is old
  • some puzzles make no sense
  • clickable areas are not clearly highlighted
  • some puzzles require pixel hunting

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 86.4% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Samorost 2's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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