Comparison

Samorost 3 vs AntVentor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Samorost 3

Embark on a cosmic journey as a curious space gnome exploring nine unique alien worlds. Solve puzzles and uncover mysteries using a magic flute. This award-winning adventure game features beautiful artwork, sound, and music.

Highlights
  • Exploration adventure game
  • Puzzle solving
  • Magic flute powers
  • Nine unique alien worlds
  • Beautiful artwork and music
  • Curious space gnome protagonist
Features
Currently charting
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Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. It is Amanita Design’s most ambitious experience to date and a loose continuation of the hit indie games Samorost and Samorost 2. Samorost 3 follows a curious space gnome who uses the powers of a magic flute to travel across the cosmos in search of its mysterious origins. Visit nine unique and alien worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music. We recommend playing with headphones for a greater experience! What the press said: “Possibly the most beautiful point-and-click adventure I've ever played.” - Destructoid “The best adventure game in years.” - Kill Screen “A worthy follow-up to Machinarium and Botanicula.” - Pocket Gamer “Arguably the greatest game to come out of Amanita Design.” - PC Gamer “Samorost 3's setting is immediately entrancing.” - GameSpot “All of the music is incredible.” - GameZebo “Samorost 3 is a game that feels alive.” - Stuff

About

AntVentor

Embark on a photorealistic adventure as an inventor ant in a macroworld. Solve puzzles and uncover secrets in this point-and-click quest game. This is a free trial version.

Highlights
  • Point and click gameplay
  • Photorealistic macroworld graphics
  • Engaging quests and story
  • Puzzle-solving mechanics
  • Inventor ant protagonist
  • Part of a trilogy series
Features
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This is a free trial version of AntVentor game AntVentor is a short point and click Quest game about one unordinary Inventor-ant and his adventure in an amazing photorealistic Macroworld. We are proud of our game awards and nominations: ► Finalist - Indie Games - London 2019
 ► PAX Selection - PAX EAST - Boston 2019 ► Best game Art Winner - Indie Prize - USA 2018 ► Best Storytelling Winner - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Critics Choice Winner - Indie Cup - Online 2018 ► Best Game Design Nominee - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Best Grand Prix Nominee - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Best Game Art Nominee - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Best Game Design Nominee - Indie Prize - USA 2018 ► Best Visual Art Nominee - Play - Bilbao 2018 AntVentor is a curious adventure game that puts you in the role of a tiny ant with a big job to do. Amazing storyline, with interesting engaging quests, Unique photorealistic macroworld graphics and smart, mysterious tasks will guarantee you lots of fun in this ABSOLUTELY point and click Quest game! AntVentor is the first short chapter of the AntTrilogy series about an ant named Florantine and his unusual adventures in a photorealistic macroworld. The main character is an inventor ant. Despite his small size, he has a big dream - to see the world. He lived a simple life, until you showed up, broke his mechanism and ruined his plans. Point and click Quest game refers to a type of adventure game, in which the user interacts mainly with the mouse or any pointing device (be it a finger on mobile phones) to proceed and move in the quest and journey. All the game is built around interactions with items of the world. Most parts of the game design phase are to liberally use these possibilities, to make the player find solutions to problems. Resolving them will make the adventure continue. In a sense, point and click Quest game is similar to puzzle games. Bored with endless puzzles and without meaning? If you ever dreamed of feeling how is it to be an ant, meet and discover The macroworld with its secrets and creatures and enjoy its natural environment than this game is more than suited for you! Download the AntVentor now, and begin the ant adventure quest! Just point and click! ▬▬▬▬▬▬ IMPORTANT ▬▬▬▬▬▬ AntVentor requires iPhone 6, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPod touch 6 or higher.

Screenshots

Samorost 34 screens
AntVentor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AntVentor at Free against Samorost 3's $9.99. AntVentor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Samorost 3's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (568 vs 9). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AntVentor is free to download; Samorost 3 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Samorost 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samorost 3 has 568 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Samorost 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of AntVentor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samorost 3 ships an update every 7 months, AntVentor every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

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Samorost 3 versus AntVentor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamorost 3AntVentor
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (568 ratings) — better4.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings568 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB266 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAmanita Design s.r.o.Loopymood OU

Customer experience

Samorost 3

All ratings568 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews855 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.2%

AntVentor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Samorost 3

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to restart the game from the beginning
  • More detailed instructions and tutorials
  • Support for larger screens like iPad Pro

AntVentor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Samorost 3

No in-app purchases

None

AntVentor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samorost 3 free?
Samorost 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AntVentor free?
AntVentor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Samorost 3 or AntVentor?
Samorost 3 is rated higher. Samorost 3 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 568 ratings, while AntVentor averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Samorost 3 or AntVentor have ads?
Neither Samorost 3 nor AntVentor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Samorost 3 or AntVentor?
Samorost 3 ships an update every 7 months, and AntVentor every 9 months. Most recently, Samorost 3 was updated on October 2, 2026 and AntVentor on September 29, 2026.

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