A fun little sampler before trying the real Snakebird, but if this is the beginner mode I really do worry about playing the main game... don't get me wrong, I didn't find the puzzles here difficult but it's very much the kind of puzzle where I will either see a solution immediately or not at all, and even a couple of levels in this easy set fell into that latter category. So I'm not sure that Snakebird proper is going to be For Me, feels like the kind of thing that might result in hair being torn out...

But as a standalone, Snakebird Primer was decent but very short and, like I said before, largely pretty easy. The puzzles are mechanically simple but there's quite a bit of depth in what you have to do to solve them, and it never became formulaic - each puzzle felt distinct. The presentation is simplistic but stylish, and perfectly designed to make all the puzzle elements crystal clear. But yeah, just not enough of it really, and it doesn't explore the puzzle mechanics to their fullest. Of course, this is by design. Because Snakebird exists. Oh God, I am going to have to try the main game after all, aren't I?

Primer is overly easy but it's still an interesting puzzle game with a good variety of interactions. However in the face of the original Snakebird, Primer is shallow and babyfied. Primer has several levels that act as a tutorial for a tutorial for a tutorial, and sometimes even further. There's maybe ~5 puzzles that don't feel like the game is holding your hand tightly, but those 5ish levels aren't worth the price if you plan on playing the original Snakebird. In fact, Primer should be avoided altogether if you plan to play Snakebird since Primer spoils a lot of the interesting systems of Snakebird by spoon feeding them to you.

This review is from the perspective of a "seasoned" puzzle fan though. If you are trying to get a child teen aged or younger (or an adult over 60ish) into puzzle games this is the perfect introduction, and in that regard this game is probably closer to a 4 or 4.5 star. But for everyone else, play the real Snakebird.

Juego de puzles cuqui que mezcla el funcionamiento del Snake de toda la vida con gravedad.

El resultado es un juego corto pero creo que sus puzles son agradables. Esta técnicamente es el juego "facilón" de la duología, pero aun así ha habido algunos puzles que te hacen pensar lo suyo.

Estuvo en Epic Games hace poco y me ha servido para pasar un poco el tiempo y es simpático. No tengo mucho más que decir.

A simplified version of a clever game that, despite its wonderful colors, animation, and core mechanics, had no mercy. I assume this game is the result of parents buying an adorable, simple-looking game and finding out how unsuitable it was for children the hard way.

While it can help ease the player into new mechanics with simple exercises, Primer rather egregiously does not function as a stepladder to the original's difficulty curve. When switching from Primer to the original, I found a noticeable gap in difficulty between the former's final puzzles and the latter's earliest. I hate to rag on an IP I really enjoy, but Primer seems to fail at its sole purpose as a preparatory companion piece.

So, the first Snakebird was unbelievably hard, so they made another game that was much easier.

And they overshot it. This game is insanely easy. Not a single level stumped me for longer than 5 seconds. It's still the same great concept as the original Snakebird though, so if you really aren't that experienced with puzzle games, this would probably be a good starting point.

And as easy as it was, I still enjoyed it. I knew it would be easy going into it.