Thickety Creek vs Samorost 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thickety Creek
Embark on an adventure to uncover the secrets of Thickety Creek, a place rumored to hide a lost fortune. Solve puzzles, collect items, and explore a forbidden forest with the help of a new friend. This visually stunning game offers a captivating story and immersive experience.
- Hand-painted graphics
- Item collection
- Puzzle solving
- Original sound effects
- Dynamic map
- Hint system
- Multi-language support
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What secret lies hidden behind the locked gates of Thickety Creek? Locals talk of bank robbers and a lost fortune hidden in this forbidden forest. A new friendship will be your key to an extraordinary journey in the latest adventure from Fire Maple Games! Features: • Beautiful hand-painted graphics that draw you into this mesmerizing adventure! • Lots of items to collect and puzzles to solve! • Original sound effects! • A dynamic map that shows all of the areas you have explored, as well as your current location. • A complete hint system built right into the game. • Thickety Creek has been translated into many languages. • Available for all iOS devices!
Samorost 2
Embark on a surreal journey to rescue a kidnapped dog from mischievous aliens. Explore a unique world, interact with strange characters, and enjoy a calming soundtrack. This enhanced version offers improved graphics, a revamped save system, and new features like zoom and achievements.
- Surreal story and atmosphere
- Rescue a kidnapped dog
- Explore unique worlds
- Interact with curious strangers
- Soothing soundtrack
- Enhanced graphics
- Revamped save system
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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. The new and improved version brings: - Enhanced graphics with full-screen support - A bunch of game design tweaks - Revamped save system (no more level codes!) - New zoom feature - Achievements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thickety Creek at 4.6 against Samorost 2's 3.9. Thickety Creek also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 54%). Samorost 2's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Thickety Creek costs $3.99 and Samorost 2 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thickety Creek holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 192 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Thickety Creek's written reviews are positive against 54% of Samorost 2's.
Thickety Creek ships an update weekly, Samorost 2 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thickety Creek | Samorost 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (192 ratings) — better | 3.9 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 54.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 192 — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fire Maple Games, LLC | Amanita Design s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Thickety Creek
Samorost 2
User reviews
Thickety Creek
From 192 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging story
- 💎 Beautiful graphics
- 🎮 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🕹️ Intuitive controls
- 🕵️♀️ Interesting puzzles
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Short game length
- 🤔 Some puzzles too easy
- 🐛 Occasional bugs/glitches
- 🔍 Hint system issues
Samorost 2
From 73 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful art style
- 🎶 Great soundtrack
- ✨ Unique and imaginative
- 💡 Clever puzzles
- 💖 Charming and poetic
Room to improve
- ⏳ Too short
- 🤔 Puzzles can be unclear
- 📱 Difficult controls on small screens
- 💡 Lack of hints
- 💰 Overpriced for length
Bugs and requests
Thickety Creek
Reported bugs
2 issues- Hint system getting stuck on previous hints
- Inability to progress past certain points
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging puzzles
- Longer gameplay duration
- Improved hint system
Samorost 2
Reported bugs
17 issues- Sound freezes
- Game crashes
- Controls not working
- Character stuck
- Spanner not working
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- Bolts not falling off
- Game hangs up
- Feature won't work
- Red error bar appears
- Game won't install
- Touch features too sensitive
- Detail lost on small screens
- Glitchy on iOS/iPad
- Error 1009
- Cannot get dwarf to move
- Game freezes at same spot
- Interaction is one-sided
Requested features
4 requests- More hints
- Longer gameplay
- Zoom functionality
- Reset game progress
In-app purchases
Thickety Creek
No in-app purchases
Samorost 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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