Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1)
A point-and-click comedy about philosophy and Spanish university life
Videojuegos Fermín · Published by Erbe Software · Released Sep 30, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 90
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Sep 20, 2017
What is Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1)?
This free, single-player adventure follows Benito Retamosa, a student seeking enlightenment at a Spanish university with guidance from philosopher Gustavo Bueno. You interact with characters and objects through surreal situations in this opening chapter, with artwork made in MS Paint and English text.
For you if...
- +you enjoy examining objects and combining inventory items
Not for you if...
- −you want English voice acting rather than Spanish dialogue
What players say
84% of 90 reviews are positive
Players praise the humor and retro presentation. Complaints focus on confusing controls and the small on-screen display area.
Screenshots and trailer
Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1) system requirements
Minimum: Direct Draw, 0.5 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1)?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- Intel or AMD
- Graphics
- Direct Draw or Direct X compatible card
- Memory
- 500 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Mouse
Does Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1) have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1) run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: Spanish - Spain. Text only: English.
Does Symploke: Legend of Gustavo Bueno (Chapter 1) use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
