Buying Machinarium as a gift. Is the game portable between computers?

[Elektrobot]

Hello,

I have a few questions about buying Machinarium as a gift.

1.  Are there any extra "expansion" packs that I should or need to buy?j

2.  Is the game portable between computers?  If I install it on a laptop to give as a gift, but then that person decides they want to play it on their desktop- do they lose all their game data?

3.  Is there a difference between buying it directly at machinarium.net, or at steampowered for "50% off"?

Thanks for any advice.

I just want to make sure I help the recipient of this gift enjoy it as much as possible.

[Lamkin]

1. Nope.

2. The game data is stored in the Machinarium.sol file, and this file will need to be copied and transferred to the other computer if the giftee wants to continue playing where he or she left off. Assuming your giftee has Windows installed, information about where this .sol file is stored can be found here:
https://forum.amanita-design.net/index.php?topic=1097.0

3. Well, the only difference is that buying the game through machinarium.net will get you the full soundtrack—which is phenomenal—whereas buying it through Steam will not. However, if you purchase the Humble Indie Bundle #2 (http://www.humblebundle.com/) sometime during the next couple of days, you'll get the game, the soundtrack, and a key to activate the game on Steam, so that may be your best bet. ;o)