Membrillo Hid My Socks

A mischievous cat, a sock drawer disaster, and a scavenger hunt

Membrillo Hid My Socks is a free point-and-click hidden-object game from solo studio Footnote Games, published by Smarto Club, casting players as someone whose cat, Membrillo, has gone on a rampage and scattered 30 socks throughout the house. The task is simple to state and, per this review's sample, often trickier to execute: find every sock, some in plain view and others locked behind smaller puzzles, across two distinct endings. This review draws on the full English review sample available at the time of research, 100 reviews out of 179 total rated Very Positive, an unusually large and enthusiastic sample for a short, free indie puzzler.

Praised near-universally for its charming, cozy presentation

The dominant theme across this review's sample is genuine affection for the game's tone and craft. "The game overall feels really cozy, and I love the art style," writes one reviewer, echoed by another who calls it "such a cozy and enjoyable experience" thanks to "the adorable art style to the soothing background music." A third reviewer, having live-streamed the game with an audience, independently reports the art was "fantastic, and that cat was so damn cute." This review reads that convergence, reviewers repeatedly reaching for the same words, cozy, adorable, soothing, across independently written reviews, as strong, reliable evidence the game's presentation lands exactly as intended.

Praised for a well-designed hidden-object loop and genuine free-to-play value

A second consistent theme is appreciation for how the core sock-hunting loop is built. One reviewer explains that despite there being "only 30 socks to find," the game isn't a quick blast-through: "you need to find some items to be able to have access to those socks and solve some puzzles," adding they don't "take that as a negative." A separate reviewer independently frames the game's low cost as a real part of its appeal, writing, "for a free to play game made by a single person, this one is worth the play," while another notes they "probably wouldn't have bought the game if it costed money because it's kinda short, but that's not a bad thing" at no cost. This review treats that framing as fair: reviewers consistently calibrate their expectations to the game's price and length rather than penalising it for either.

A fair, corroborated complaint about obtuse puzzle solutions

Set against that praise, this review found a specific, corroborated complaint about a handful of the game's puzzles. "Membrillo Hid My Socks is a decent search and point-and-click puzzle game with some hard, non-obvious barriers," writes one reviewer, noting approvingly that "an official Steam guide exists with hints (not just solutions)," itself an implicit acknowledgment from the developer that some solutions need outside help. A separate reviewer independently reports being stuck on "the shelf puzzle and PC password puzzle," which "had simple solutions but it was not obvious that I needed to do those things." A third, more critical reviewer describes the game as "let down by some obtuse solutions and triggering scenarios." This review treats that as fair: multiple reviewers who otherwise enjoyed the game single out the same category of frustration, distinct from ordinary puzzle difficulty.

A fair complaint about a specific replay-blocking bug

This review also found a specific, credible complaint about a bug affecting the game's second playthrough, required to unlock its second ending. "I was able to complete the game once, but my second playthrough wasn't able to be completed as of 5/21 due to a bug with the computer not letting the password be input again," writes one reviewer, adding they hoped a future update would resolve it. This review treats that as a fair, specific data point rather than a widespread failure, since it comes from a single detailed report close to launch, but flags it as worth knowing for players specifically chasing both endings and their associated achievements.

A note on this review's large, enthusiastic sample

With 100 English reviews pulled from a pool of 179, Membrillo Hid My Socks carries an unusually large sample for a short, free solo-developer game, and this review reads the near-unanimous warmth toward its art, music, and premise as a reliable signal. The puzzle-obtuseness and bug complaints raised above come from a genuine minority within that otherwise enthusiastic sample, but this review treats them as fair rather than dismissing them, since they're specific and independently corroborated rather than vague dissatisfaction.

A note on achievement data

This review's own check of Steam's global achievement data found a steady decline from 96.8% of players earning the game's first sock-related achievement down to 20.1% reaching its hardest tracked achievement, consistent with several reviewers' accounts that finding every sock and completing both endings takes real persistence, even if the core hunt itself, per one detailed review, can be finished in well under an hour on a single playthrough.

Final verdict

Membrillo Hid My Socks is a charming, well-crafted free hidden-object puzzler that this review found genuinely earns the warmth of its large review sample through cozy art, soothing music, and a likeable cat-themed premise. That praise is tempered by a fair, corroborated complaint about a handful of obtuse puzzle solutions, and by a specific, credible bug report affecting the game's second playthrough. For fans of short, free point-and-click puzzlers who don't mind the occasional guide check, it's an easy recommendation at no cost, and this review reads it as a strong example of what a solo developer can achieve within a tight, no-cost scope rather than a lesser substitute for a paid release.