A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build

peak puzzle gaming

0 found this helpful, 2026-09-08

This has to be the most chill video game ever made. It's a pure puzzle game, with no time pressure whatsoever, and everything about the design is set up to make for a relaxing experience. The puzzles are not at all easy, but they are nowhere near as hard as games like A Monster's Expedition or Steven's Sausage Roll (disclaimer: I'm not all the way through yet). The mechanics are almost absurdly simple, and new...

1 found this helpful, 2026-07-09

overall it was pretty good. i played it slowly while i was doing other things and i left it open a few times (not actually 9 hours. more liek 2-3 if you're taking it slowly?). a few puzzles were tricky but nothing too hard as the space was so small. i dont remember how much i paid for it but i got abotu 2-3 hours of enjoyment, and it was nice and relaxing. some weird hidden level at the end, but i didn't understand...

1 found this helpful, 2026-06-27

I played through this game twice since I did not 100% it the first time and enjoyed my experience both times. The game has a lot of charm. The puzzles are individually memorable, because all of them have unique solutions. The game didn't try to be longer than necessary. The difficulty is perfect for a short, more casual game. I think it's comparable to the earlier worlds of Baba Is You, and similar to A Monster's...

0 found this helpful, 2026-08-11

As is typical with Sokoban-esque puzzles, there's a lot of walking, but the controls are fairly decent feeling with queued inputs. My only real complaint was the fact that you could not disable the "lean into a bush" mechanic. Other than that, 10/10 puzzles. Without revealing too much (and still spoilered for your convenience), there is a second stage of the game after you solve all of the initial snowmen puzzles....

0 found this helpful, 2026-06-28