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Sophia the Traveler
Developer Memo Gogo
Join our lovely heroine as she roams Venice, the City of Water. Like a Where's Wally Visual Novel: Search for objects & characters in stunning and vivid hand-painted cityscapes! From the Steam store page
124 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
55
Mixed
63 positive · 51 negative
95% range 46–64%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 63 | 51 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
66 of 119 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
54% recommend · 61 yes, 51 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 112 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (344 of 455 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful hand-drawn art and vibrant, detailed scenes. [1][2][3] Many find the huge maps tedious and the hints often unhelpful. [4][5][6] Some reviewers report bugs and interface issues that hinder enjoyment. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
Sophia the Traveler is a beautiful looking Hidden Object game, but it's also one of the most frustrating I've ever played. Maybe even THE most frustrating. I was looking at the negative reviews who said this was hard and thought "but I love a challenge." Now I'm agreeing with them. Yes, the art is gorgeous. I've got no complaints there. Every map is bursting with detail, and a lot of the objects and people you click …
- [6]
I love hidden-object games but this one is tedious to get through. The maps get increasingly bigger and even with the zoom out they're very difficult to navigate. The visuals and the (frankly) annoying YAY after each find would suggest the target group are children. But I doubt there is a child who would not get extremely frustrated while playing this. I was frustrated and had to use hard hints (6 minute wait for …
- [1]
TOP TIER HIDDEN OBJECT GAME! It's like Where's Wally/Waldo, but instead of looking for one person you are given a list of people/animals/object to find in a very beautiful, vibrant and colorful living background! Just looking at the animated background can be relaxing and satisfying, accompanied by the music and the ambience. Must buy if you are a fan of the genre!
- [3]
Sophia the Traveler is a serene and visually rich hidden object game developed by Memo Gogo and published by Thermite Games that transforms sightseeing into a slow, contemplative act of discovery. Set against a lovingly illustrated version of Venice, the game invites players to step into the shoes of Sophia, a cheerful traveler accompanied by her dog and parrot, and experience the city not through objectives or time …
- [2]
It’s a hidden object game with really nice hand-drawn art that makes the scenes feel like you are walking around Venice. Everything is very colorful and full of detail, which looks beautiful, but also makes it harder to find things. The gameplay is simple. You just look for hidden objects and characters in each scene. But many items are placed in tricky spots, sometimes very small or hidden in busy areas. Some …
Summarised from 34 of the 124 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Sophia the Traveler talk about beautiful hand-drawn art and vibrant colors; those who didn't talk about maps are too large and tedious to navigate. Which matters more to you?
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60 of 124 · most liked firstSophia the Traveler is a beautiful looking Hidden Object game, but it's also one of the most frustrating I've ever played. Maybe even THE most frustrating. I was looking at the negative reviews who said this was hard and thought "but I love a challenge." Now I'm agreeing with them. Yes, the art is gorgeous. I've got no complaints there. Every map is bursting with detail, and a lot of the objects and people you click on make sounds or animations, which is awesome. That took a lot of time to do.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wish there were a true neutral rating option here, because this game isnt bad… but it also didnt completely win me over. There are so many adorable hidden object games out there that I usually love, and for me, this one just didnt quite hit the spot. Though honestly, that might just be a me problem lol. My biggest frustration was the map layout. You have to zoom out just to see the full area, and my blindasss challenged self was truly not happy. There is also a well known bug that,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love hidden-object games but this one is tedious to get through. The maps get increasingly bigger and even with the zoom out they're very difficult to navigate. The visuals and the (frankly) annoying YAY after each find would suggest the target group are children. But I doubt there is a child who would not get extremely frustrated while playing this. I was frustrated and had to use hard hints (6 minute wait for each one) to even finish the game. The soft hints that should lead you to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →when youre sick of finding cats, this game is a more challenging alternative with huge maps. it also helps you if you cant find a certain object.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVE interactive hidden object games and I was so excited for this one, there really aren't enough of them and this looked so promising. This game has things I love: huge maps, hand drawn art, cute and funny detail. Unfortunately, there's just too many issues with this game that come together to make it unenjoyable. It turns out that the huge maps are, in fact, actually the same or very similar maps, just with different things to find. I ended up quitting after playing the same map twice…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Firstly, the music and sound effects were annoying and even though I turned the sound all the way down, it was still playing. Secondly, the symbols to move back, forward, scroll, etc. were vague if at all present. Thirdly, their close-up screens were insufficient and/or difficult, making finding items very difficult. I am going to ask Steam to take this game out of my library. That's how much I don't like it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of wasted potential, so I hope the devs improve it over time. The art and animations are cute and vibrant, the artist did a good job! The level design and quality control is pretty bad though. The user interface is really basic - it's not clear which parts can be scrolled or clicked on, some text overlaps badly with backgrounds and is hard to read, the speed of the camera panning is affected by the current zoom (which feels really bad), etc. Objects in levels are often on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute, and well drawn find it game, Challenging yet fun. There could be more objects to find given the intricacy and size of the scenes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is unnecessarily difficult, and would've been better if the "clues" were mostly actually useful, especially given how large some of the maps are. It got to the point where I'd just leave the game running for the hints to fill up, and use them to find everything so I could get the achievements and wouldn't have to play it anymore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love hidden object games, hated this one. The maps are often way too big, they repeat (same people on one map in different places, same places on different maps, etc), and the hints you get for the targets are not helpful at all. If you have multiple square kilometers of map and are told that your target is on the second floor of a building, that doesn not make their location any clearer... You have to wait 6 minutes for a magnifying glass (shows you the location of a target), which is just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sophia the Traveler Arrives on Nintendo Switch on April 11!. A hand-painted hidden object avdenture! Coming April 11
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a nice game, with a lot going on but I can't recommend it when a couple of levels are huge and have incredibly vague hints. "Mr pumpkin is happy to be here" gives me no help whatsoever when I'm searching an entire city!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is cute but feels like the project was rushed and thrown together. Many layering issues (characters moving behind things or objects opening behind something instead of being on top), repetitive characters in the same view/map, empty or unfinished windows and doors. The main menu is blurry - they made their files incorrectly and the vectors are not scalable. Interactions seem to be a huge yawn - not many things do anything when clicked. Seems like they ran out of ideas. I was excited for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Playtime: 2.2h (100% achievement, finished the game) Grindy Achievement(s): No. Optional Achievement(s): No. Difficult Achievement(s): No. Intro Sophia the Traveler tells the story about Sophia, who is traveling with her companion to Venice. It's a hidden object game where you need to find the group and other objects within 10 levels. Pros: - 10 levels - Hints in case you are stuck Cons: - Some descriptions are useless - Very large map with a lot of points of interest Specs AMD Ryzen 7…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game off a mystery key. If you like hidden object games, don't buy this. The UI is horrible, the map panning is way too fast when zoomed in, you can't zoom in on the outer edges of the map, scroll speed through both the level select screen and the hidden items is way too slow, the item hints are next to useless, and the unreasonably large size of the levels is annoying. I liked the smaller levels, but the large ones were a pain in the ass.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I adore hidden object games but this one has some big issues. There are a few massive maps which cannot be reasonably searched and the hints are unhelpful. The art is nice and the vistas are very cool, but there is a lot of poor UI issues. Overall, this is one of the weaker entries into this genre. It tough to recommend, but has some good aspects.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TOP TIER HIDDEN OBJECT GAME! It's like Where's Wally/Waldo, but instead of looking for one person you are given a list of people/animals/object to find in a very beautiful, vibrant and colorful living background! Just looking at the animated background can be relaxing and satisfying, accompanied by the music and the ambience. Must buy if you are a fan of the genre!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, the game is average. For fans of the hidden object genre it's an okay find. However, the audio suggests it's geared towards children, similar to 'Where's Waldo'. Despite its childlike atmosphere, I wouldn't recommend this game to kids due to: - Large maps that require exploration - Need to open windows or doors to access objects - Tedious list of items to find I also experienced a bug in the Storybook Part where the next-button was out-of-frame, only making the top of the T visible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art is cute, but there's just too much that drags this game down for me. I enjoy these kinds of games, but the developers need to learn that less is sometimes more. I ended up turning off the volume in the game, both sliders, which also didn't actually turn off all the sounds. If you leave the settings as is, you get the most annoying pop-ups per target found. Half the maps are just the same place, but bigger and bigger each time, with the clouds and fog moved around. The background…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s a hidden object game with really nice hand-drawn art that makes the scenes feel like you are walking around Venice. Everything is very colorful and full of detail, which looks beautiful, but also makes it harder to find things. The gameplay is simple. You just look for hidden objects and characters in each scene. But many items are placed in tricky spots, sometimes very small or hidden in busy areas. Some objects only appear after you interact with parts of the scene, so you can’t always…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10 Levels are too big.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely loved the art direction. It's a chill game, a shame that those absolutely massive-size levels are painfully boring and tedious to go through. You can still skip them using spyglasses. The smaller levels, much more relaxing are lovely!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The artwork is fun and you can interact with the map quite a bit but for my taste, the levels are just too big with only a few things to find, it seems wasted. Part of the challenge perhaps but I think it would be better suited in smaller bite-sized maps.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It kind of sucks not to recommend it, as there was obviously a lot of effort put into the art of the maps, which looks great. However, about half of the levels are just terrible, and it’s also a bit buggy (sounds sometimes play when they’re supposed to be muted and clicking on a hidden object occasionally doesn’t register). The smaller levels are good, however, the larger ones (the ones set in Venice) suffer from a deadly combination: the maps are way too big and the clues are absolutely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sophia the Traveler 3-4 hours to complete, Sophia the Traveler is a hidden object clicker game where you tag along with Sophie and her dog Max as they explore the City of Water, Venice. This game has ten chapters and over 150 animals, objects, and people to find with illustrated and fully colored and mostly animated maps to explore. Including various easter eggs and references to hunt down, Sophia the traveler also features eight iconic buildings including the Basilica of San Marco! There is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Half-assed hidden object game. First of all, the art is great, they really put effort into that. It's also nice that you can interact with a lot of objects. But the rest is just bad. Want the answer for really well hidden object ? Wait 6 minutes. What about a hint ? Here's one that has actually nothing to do with where the object is. When you do find an object, there is this hideous sound and visual effect. You can disable it and you'll now get a really aggressive BINGOOOOO ! If you click on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While in general I like hidden object games, especially with animation and a good vibe, this one here was sadly a disappointment more than a pleasure. In the beginning, it starts with small spaces that are easily cleared. Then it turns into bigger maps, and here the frustration starts when you have to use the hints for finding the objects. I can't seem to find them with their hints, so I gave up eventually. Some levels are just too big for their own good. I do agree with other reviews stating…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wild price for such a short and frustrating game... - the clues are useless. a lot of them will be like "sophia is enjoying her fruit!" but the map is enormous and when you finally fine sophia, there's no fruit anywhere near her - other than her sprite eating an apply or something, but you can see that in the list of objects to find. what's the point of writing it out as a hint? - the controls are clunky, despite this game only using the mouse... the sidebar list of objects scrolled very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got a free code for this game and thought it'd be a fun way to turn off my brain while I'm fighting a cold, I love "find the thing" games. This is not enjoyable. The other negative reviews get the point across, I just want to add my two cents that even getting it for free didn't change the fact the "hints" are infuriating, every constant sound (including the "YAY!!" when you find an item) will drive you crazy, and it's not fun trying to search for items. 40 minutes in I used a walkthrough so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I say this with all the kindness I can. Do not buy this game unless you like getting mad at how badly they screwed up on writing hints. As in, the hints they offer hardly ever help you find the thing/person. The hints often have nothing to do with where the thing/person is. Also, they picked some of the most boring things/people to look for. Ninja hanging off a balcony, nope, not looking for that. Generic dude in a suit that looks like all the other generic people, find that. I got this on sale…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit: I finished this game and it took me a bit over 9 hours. First of all, developers: fix the stuff below and I would be more than happy to change my rating to a positive one! I like this game and I would readily change my review if for a few things: Firstly, why does the zoom cut off part of the screen? When you zoom in on something at the edge of the screen, you can't scan that zoomed in area. It's cut off, until you zoom back out. This makes it difficult to find stuff and I have missed a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The controls are incredibly annoying. The screen moves too easily, and will fly off in any direction when you're trying to click. The images that can be interacted with are unclear, such as not knowing which bushes, shelves, or leaves are actually hiding objects and which are just part of the scenery. The screen resolution is way off, too, with essential buttons being trapped off screen in ways that force you to hard quit and mess with the resolution or get stuck at the end of the level. It's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sophia the Traveler could be a fun hidden object game, but after you find something there is the annoying"YAY". Its annoying and distracting, I wish there was a way to turn it off. Should have tried it sooner and got a refund. Not recommended
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like hidden object games a lot. This one is almost there and wish i could give it a neutral. The maps get way too big and the hints are rubbish. I spent so much time look for a bone. The hint for which was "mikes favorite thing." Cool, mike is a dog. Makes sense. Found mike. His bone was half a map away. Just needs to fix these and make it an actual hint and I'd change to a full recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interested in Hidden Object Games? Check out the Hidden Object Doodles [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/HiddenObjectDoodles]group[/url/ and [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44861109/]curated list. I've played a lot of hidden object games, including multiple in the "cryptic clue" category like Hidden Folk, Hidden Through Time (1&2), Looking for Aliens and Doodle Streets. Overall I have mixed feelings about Sophia the Traveler. The game itself looked great, with some fun and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not awful, and indeed there's a lot of entertainment value to be had on 2/3 of the maps.....but there's a solid third of them that are just TOO big with way too many things to find with some of the absolute worst clues in the history of clues (oh, that person is probably at a coffee shop? Such a shame that there's six or seven coffee shops strewn across an absolutely massive map of Venice....). And this trend of hidden object/let's find waldo style puzzles inundated with "cute" sound…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The large maps are way too large. You can't scroll with the keyboard, and the panning speed is not adjusted when you zoom in. Spend a microsecond on the edge of the screen and now you're two screens away. Graphical glitches on interactive parts. Crops off top and bottom on ultrawide. So much reused assets that you see the same person on a map multiple times. Most of the clues don't help, including things like "near church" when there are 6 buildings that look like churches.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The hand-drawn graphics are nice, but this is not a good hidden object game. Most maps are too large to locate single items, especially some are hidden in trees or behind shuttered windows. The descriptions can be vague at times, adding to the difficulty of finding items. That said, the view of Venice is impressive. I like how the devs portrayed San Marco Plaza, the clock tower and St. Mark's Basilica, even taking the time to depict the iconic lions. However, I don’t like making Rialto Bridge…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a hard decission to downvote it. But I really did not get the needed fun for a thumb up. The game mechanic itself is simple, but simple is not automatically fun. Also it has no replay value. The art is nice, but this is also no reason for fun. Some items are hidden in boxes or behind windows... Means you have to click a lot to find them!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun hidden objects game in the logic of hidden folks with nice drawings. There are interesting characters/references around the bigger maps and some interactables. I would generally suggest this game but I have to mention some problems. First of all, moving around the map by click and dragging doesn't feel very smooth especially when zoomed in. Secondly, there are way too many people and things around compared to what you have to find and although there are good clues, there are also many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STT is a hidden object game in essence but it feels a bit different compared to other games in the genre. The developers tried to give that feeling of going on a vacation, there is a loose story about Sophia travelling to fun tourist attractions with her animal pets, the NPC speak different languages when being clicked on and you’re trying to find objects/NPC on locations that are bursting with life. It’s very impressive and it’s what makes this game special. I love the small touches, so many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Almost a month after release, and there are still the same bugs, like volume not properly saving (my poor eardrums!). The UI is also very big and clunky the side bar is ridiculously big, yet does not fit many characters. You cannot zoom out a lot, which makes searching on the larger maps a bit frustrating. I really like the art and the world and the creativity, but these problems actively hinder me while playing. These are really simple problems to solve, but not even the bugs have been…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very colorful and beautiful. There are a couple of things I wish were a bit better such as when I turn on lights, I would like the lights to stay on and when I open a window and/or door, I would like them to stay open so I am not doing this task over and over again. Also whenever you maximize the screen even just a little, a good portion of the screen will disappear and even if you move it, it is gone. Otherwise yes I would recommend this game to others.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You could REALLY use some eye drops here. It's a nice "Where's Waldo?" game BUT It’s all fun until you’ve spent 30 minutes dragging that ludicrously gigantic map back and forth with no way to properly zoom out in an exercise in futility, sloooowly going ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, desperately searching for the rainbow, only to find out that it appears just when you make a guy water the plants. And the hint gives you absolutely zero useful information about this. Instead, you get the incredibly helpful: “A…
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neutral · AI labelView post →Today I Played: Sophia The Traveler I don't have a whole lot to say on this one, it's rather short but it's still a fun little Where's Waldo-esque game, ignore the reviews unless you're not that observant and rely on the hint system, but for $8.99 you can't go wrong. #indiegames s.team/a/1602540
positive · AI labelView post →Super cute game! If you're only looking at the screen to find things you're probably going to have a hard time because maps can be very big. HOWEVER if you zoom in and look at the scenes and enjoy how it's set up, you'll be able to find things without too much difficulty. This shouldn't be a game you rush through or you'll definitely be frustrated. The sounds are cute and it has such a cute artistic style!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sophia the Traveler is a serene and visually rich hidden object game developed by Memo Gogo and published by Thermite Games that transforms sightseeing into a slow, contemplative act of discovery. Set against a lovingly illustrated version of Venice, the game invites players to step into the shoes of Sophia, a cheerful traveler accompanied by her dog and parrot, and experience the city not through objectives or time pressure, but through observation and curiosity. Rather than pushing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 - Ok recommendation Decent "Where's Wally/Waldo" type game but on steroids - So many things to find which can be annoying after a while! Appreciate the hint button that shows you a missing person/object every 6 minutes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun time. The best thing about it are the sprawling maps which really are beautiful and packed with details (even if some of those details do repeat). Aside from being a little buggy, there were two main problems: -The hints you get for each thing you have to find are sometimes helpful in locating them, and sometimes comically useless. I almost don't see this as a problem because of how unintentionally hilarious it is to be scanning a huge map for one guy and the only thing you know about…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whenever you touch the screen to try to select an item the scene jumps to a different part of the screen making this almost unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great little low stress game when you're tired, or stressed or just want something simple and easy to play. The objects (people, animals of things) can be a challenge to find necessitating a grid search for some items but it's still a relaxing experience. Loved it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →20 minutes in + you can switch of the obnoxious yay , you get bingo , but i can live with that . + its stupidly tough +imaginative silly fun drawings that do the job . -the clouds are too big and slow and not transparent enough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was fine I guess. Using pointers that load by time is the only reason I'm recommending this, since this is actually pretty hard. Hints on characters are not that much of a help usually "Miles is having fun" for example. And some maps are ridiculously large, feels like I'm looking for a needle from a haystack. And why there is fog on the way?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good way to spend the time. I enjoyed looking for the different people, objects, and animals. Consumable hints refresh every 6 minutes, and you can click the one you're looking for on the sidebar for a general idea on where to look for them. My only complaint is that found objects on the list shouldn't mix with ones I'm still looking for. For convenience, I am thinking these should either move to the bottom of the list with their check marks, or disappear entirely once found.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a charming game. It's the same sort of find-the-hidden-objects gameplay as Hidden Through Time, with the same lovely hand-drawn art, but the maps are ENORMOUS and it's considerably more difficult. Fortunately there are both text tips and actual hints; the latter take several minutes to recharge but are otherwise unlimited. The objects are located in logical places and sized proportionally to the environment, and in general are never unfair. The scenes are full of fun animations, easter…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →another ♥♥♥♥ game thats poorly made, trees placed on water, windows that open opposite directions.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a difficult hidden object game. Sophia the Traveller reminded me of the Hidden Through Time game franchise and Where's Waldo Books, with caveats. What was done well: +Cute Maps progress the story of a young lady on her travels +magnifier to find objects when you've given up on finding them +When you click an object in the Unfound Tray it will give you a pop up balloon that tells you a little clue about the people +Blue Ribbon <3 What could be Improved: -The maps are too big and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"two mice managed to steal a box of pizza." 💖🖤🖤 🟩 cute art 🔷 lots of fun details 🔴 larger maps are painfully large vibes: doodly loops: where's wally states: finished, all achievements ramblings: i found the art style in this game incredibly charming, i adore the aesthetic it has. but the game goes from enjoyable to bafflingly annoying. this becomes less a "look for thing" and more "click randomly everywhere" since you'll have a list of dozens of things to seek, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sophie the Traveler is a cute hand drawn Where's Waldo type of game where you browse through ten different 'chapters' looking for specific targets to hunt throughout a continually expanding city. The game starts off simple with its hide-and-seek but quickly becomes more complicated as the map, Venice, expands in size with more objects to spot, and this is where the game becomes 'not recommended' and much less relaxing/casual because of how it is handled. There is a tool that you can utilize…
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