A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is an arcade developed by Alan Hazelden, released 25 February 2015 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and Linux. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.
What A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is
A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is an arcade game developed by Alan Hazelden and released in 2015. It was published by Draknek & Friends. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Even monsters need a friend! Continue exploring the world of A Monster’s Expedition as you roll yourself up a fresh set of pals in a series of cheery and accessible puzzles. In this wintery garden, snow and space are both limited - it’ll take a sharp mind and a big heart to hug them all.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 5 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
A Good Snowman is Hard to Build holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 60% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1 GB RAM. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
A Good Snowman is Hard to Build launched on 25 February 2015, within three weeks of Ori and the Blind Forest, Yakuza 0, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and Cities: Skylines. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Ori and the Blind Forest, Yakuza 0, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Cities: Skylines.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for A Good Snowman is Hard to Build yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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