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A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build
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Developer(s)
  • Alan Hazelden
  • Benjamin Davis
Publisher(s)Draknek & Friends
Designer(s)Alan Hazelden
Artist(s)Benjamin Davis
Composer(s)
  • Ryan Roth
  • Priscilla Snow
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Release
  • iOS, Android
  • 10 December 2015
  • Switch
  • 2 September 2021
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build is a 2015 puzzle video game developed and published by Alan Hazelden and Benjamin Davis, who comprise the independent game studio Draknek & Friends.

Gameplay[edit]

In each level, the player—a featureless monster—must assemble a snowman by rolling and stacking snowballs of decreasing sizes. To increase a snowball's size, they must roll it over snowy ground.[1]

Development and release[edit]

A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build was planned to release in late-November of 2015.[2] However, the iOS and Android release date was delayed to 10 December 2015.[3][4]

Reception[edit]

A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build garnered "universal acclaim" on Metacritic, based on seven critics.[7] On OpenCritic, the game has an 80% approval rating.[8]

Pocket Gamer praised the game's "slick" controls.[5] "Oh my gosh this game". This game."[6]

References[edit]

See Talk:A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build.

  1. ^ Priestman, Chris (7 April 2014). "Forthcoming mobile game A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is about a monster building snowmen". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ Valentin, Christian (9 September 2015). "Charming puzzler A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is coming to iOS and Android this fall". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ Brown, Mark (10 December 2015). "A Good Snowman is Hard to a Build turns festive frolics into a tricky logic puzzle". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ Nelson, Jared (9 December 2015). "Out Now: Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest, Dungeon Time, Devouring Stars, Power Hover, Sheep Dreams Are Made of This, Star Billions, Flewn and Much More". TouchArcade. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Slater, Harry (14 December 2015). "A Good Snowman is Hard to Build - Yup, but it's a lot of fun". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b Rich, Rob (10 December 2015). "A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build Review: Easy to Love". Gamezebo. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "A Good Snowman is Hard to Build Reviews". OpenCritic. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

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