No thread yet? It's already out! https://appsto.re/de/ED1c-.i Please insert Appinfo. A Good Snowman Draknek Limited A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is an adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen. * Adorable graphic… $5.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsA Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is an adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen. * Adorable graphics by Benjamin Davis (Cosmic Express, Sushi Snake). * Featuring an enchanting original soundtrack by Priscilla Snow (Voyageur, The Silence Under Your Bed). * Lovingly-crafted puzzle design from Alan Hazelden (Cosmic Express, Sokobond). * No in-app-purchases or ads. * iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 5, iPad 2, iPad Mini or later recommended. Awards: Top 10 apps of 2016 - TIME magazine Best Character Design - Intel Level Up 2014 Official Selection - Develop Indie Showcase 2014 Official Selection - Screenshake 2015 Official Selection - BAFTA Inside Games Arcade 2015 Official Selection - Different Games Arcade 2015 Official Selection - Fantastic Arcade 2015 Information Seller:Draknek Limited Genre:Puzzle Release:Dec 09, 2015 Updated:Dec 01, 2018 Version:1.1.0 Size:209.2 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (7) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #2 AppUnwrapper, Dec 10, 2015 Last edited: Dec 10, 2015 Loved this game so much. I made a short little gameplay video and also a walkthrough if anyone's playing and needs help. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel http://www.appunwrapper.com/2015/12/09/a-good-snowman-is-hard-to-build-ios-walkthrough-guide/ slewis7 Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2011 3,768 41 48 Male Retired! Houston, TX #3 slewis7, Dec 10, 2015 I beta tested this game and really enjoyed it. Smart puzzles and cute aesthetics. y2kmp3 Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2010 1,784 3 38 #4 y2kmp3, Dec 10, 2015 Agree that this is an instant buy! Saw the game when it was first released on PC. Glad to see that the game is now available on iOS. Wondering if the game has been expanded with more puzzles. I recall a minor drawback of the original is that there were only a handful of puzzles. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #5 AppUnwrapper, Dec 10, 2015 Yeah, sadly it's not very long. I would have loved more of it. But what we do get is really solid. Some of those puzzles are incredibly tricky and took me many tries to solve. rezn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Mar 8, 2014 862 6 18 Male Coder/Keyer in medical ICD 10 Reno, NV #6 rezn, Dec 10, 2015 I still haven't picked this up on Mac. So I think I'll have to get the iOS version. Very original game. Stuff like this is why I play. killercow Well-Known Member Apr 8, 2009 3,784 3 38 https://twitter.com/killercow #7 killercow, Dec 10, 2015 Beta tester here as well and I can't recommend it enough. It's my game of the week for sure. fabianb Well-Known Member Nov 1, 2014 1,009 0 36 #8 fabianb, Dec 10, 2015 How many puzzles are there? Or is the pc version expanded? ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #9 ROGER-NL, Dec 10, 2015 Good game, but short, I think. But it's really clever put together. y2kmp3 Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2010 1,784 3 38 #10 y2kmp3, Dec 10, 2015 Agree with how clever the puzzles are! Well done and very satisfying to solve. To this end, knowing that a level can frequently be solved in many levels with different efficiencies, it feels like a big missed opportunity not to include some kind of metrics to measure how efficient the player's chosen solution is and how that compares to the developer's intended solution. A step counter, a counter to measure how many snow rolls are being made, and other similar metrics would make a great secondary goal. Why is this not incorporated? The puzzle mechanics also somewhat rely on a "cheat" in that the snowball would not grow any larger once it reaches the "upper" size. I understand this constraint is necessary so not to break the core mechanics. But still it feels artificial and internally inconsistent with the game's logic whereby you are making a "growing" snowball. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #11 metalcasket, Dec 10, 2015 Not usually a fan of Sokoban type puzzle games, but bought this due to Killercow's praise. It's fantastic. I for one prefer just being able to play the game and enjoy the mechanics for what they are (my goodness those controls are insanely good), and am so glad there are no secondary objectives, timers, counters and star systems. I know I'm automatically backing myself into a corner, but I hope it stays that way. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #12 AppUnwrapper, Dec 10, 2015 Yeah, I actually liked that about it, too. Star systems and leaderboards are great for some games, but I think it would have cheapened the experience here. The whole mood of the game would have been different. Nicola Salmoria Well-Known Member Jul 8, 2012 106 0 0 http://nontrivialgames.blogspot.com #13 Nicola Salmoria, Dec 10, 2015 I'm glad that other people are liking this game as much as I did. This is one of those rare examples of taking a simple mechanic and taking it in all possible and unexpected directions, often surprising the player during the journey. The level design is terrific; every puzzle has something to say, there is no filler. I also liked a lot that all levels are put together in a single map, and that there are no scores, counters, stars, to distract from the immersion into this fantasy world. The game might seem a bit short, but I think it's right the way it is. The author simply didn't have anything more to say with the mechanics, and adding more levels just to increase their number would have diluted the enjoyment. Anyway, after finishing the normal puzzles, there's a secret meta-puzzle which more than doubles the length of the game The controls have been adapted very well from the PC version. They are actually better, I think. Regrettably, it doesn't seem to run too well on iPad Mini. It stutters every few seconds, with music breaking up. That's after rebooting the device; before doing that, it would simply crash :-( Hopefully this is something that can be fixed. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #14 AppUnwrapper, Dec 10, 2015 Spoiler More than doubles the length of the game? I thought there was just one bonus puzzle? Hmmmmm... AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #15 AppUnwrapper, Dec 10, 2015 Last edited: Dec 10, 2015 So it seems I took the easy "cheat" route on some of he puzzles and am back to playing more. I may have also missed a huge chunk of hidden content, so will edit my review and walkthrough once I discover everything. Seems the game is a lot longer than I thought! Edit: If you like these types of puzzle games at all, this is a must-have. Totally rewriting my review later. y2kmp3 Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2010 1,784 3 38 #16 y2kmp3, Dec 11, 2015 Last edited: Dec 11, 2015 Wow! I thought initially I had finished the game and was a bit surprised by how easy the puzzles were, even with the added constraint that Spoiler you can always solve each puzzle in isolation without leaving its own garden. And then the floor drops when I discovered ***completely by chance*** the bonus puzzles in the Spoiler dream world ... Good idea that the developer sees fit to give a "tutorial" bonus puzzle before letting the player tackle the "true" bonus puzzle. Once you realize the secret, it makes you think of the entire game so differently and having the need to replay the entire game in a different way to solve the bonus puzzle. Yikes! I can't think of another puzzle game for the iOS with such a big secret that the developer does not even advertise! AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #17 AppUnwrapper, Dec 11, 2015 Yeah, I thought there was just the one bonus puzzle lol. Bit crazy to hide the juiciest content! y2kmp3 Well-Known Member Jun 25, 2010 1,784 3 38 #18 y2kmp3, Dec 12, 2015 AppUnwrapper, Your PM inbox is full, so I can't reply to you by PM. There is my answer to your question: Spoiler I don't think you can position all of the snowmen in the needed positions in the dream world without exiting some of the enclosures. In my grouping, there are cases in which this is clearly impossible. ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #19 ROGER-NL, Dec 12, 2015 I am gonna say it again really clever this game Ha ha. AppUnwrapper Well-Known Member Oct 26, 2011 4,062 3 0 http://www.appunwrapper.com/escape-games/ #20 AppUnwrapper, Dec 12, 2015 Ok, that's what I thought. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't mistaken. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Loved this game so much. I made a short little gameplay video and also a walkthrough if anyone's playing and needs help. Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel http://www.appunwrapper.com/2015/12/09/a-good-snowman-is-hard-to-build-ios-walkthrough-guide/
Agree that this is an instant buy! Saw the game when it was first released on PC. Glad to see that the game is now available on iOS. Wondering if the game has been expanded with more puzzles. I recall a minor drawback of the original is that there were only a handful of puzzles.
Yeah, sadly it's not very long. I would have loved more of it. But what we do get is really solid. Some of those puzzles are incredibly tricky and took me many tries to solve.
I still haven't picked this up on Mac. So I think I'll have to get the iOS version. Very original game. Stuff like this is why I play.
Agree with how clever the puzzles are! Well done and very satisfying to solve. To this end, knowing that a level can frequently be solved in many levels with different efficiencies, it feels like a big missed opportunity not to include some kind of metrics to measure how efficient the player's chosen solution is and how that compares to the developer's intended solution. A step counter, a counter to measure how many snow rolls are being made, and other similar metrics would make a great secondary goal. Why is this not incorporated? The puzzle mechanics also somewhat rely on a "cheat" in that the snowball would not grow any larger once it reaches the "upper" size. I understand this constraint is necessary so not to break the core mechanics. But still it feels artificial and internally inconsistent with the game's logic whereby you are making a "growing" snowball.
Not usually a fan of Sokoban type puzzle games, but bought this due to Killercow's praise. It's fantastic. I for one prefer just being able to play the game and enjoy the mechanics for what they are (my goodness those controls are insanely good), and am so glad there are no secondary objectives, timers, counters and star systems. I know I'm automatically backing myself into a corner, but I hope it stays that way.
Yeah, I actually liked that about it, too. Star systems and leaderboards are great for some games, but I think it would have cheapened the experience here. The whole mood of the game would have been different.
I'm glad that other people are liking this game as much as I did. This is one of those rare examples of taking a simple mechanic and taking it in all possible and unexpected directions, often surprising the player during the journey. The level design is terrific; every puzzle has something to say, there is no filler. I also liked a lot that all levels are put together in a single map, and that there are no scores, counters, stars, to distract from the immersion into this fantasy world. The game might seem a bit short, but I think it's right the way it is. The author simply didn't have anything more to say with the mechanics, and adding more levels just to increase their number would have diluted the enjoyment. Anyway, after finishing the normal puzzles, there's a secret meta-puzzle which more than doubles the length of the game The controls have been adapted very well from the PC version. They are actually better, I think. Regrettably, it doesn't seem to run too well on iPad Mini. It stutters every few seconds, with music breaking up. That's after rebooting the device; before doing that, it would simply crash :-( Hopefully this is something that can be fixed.
Spoiler More than doubles the length of the game? I thought there was just one bonus puzzle? Hmmmmm...
So it seems I took the easy "cheat" route on some of he puzzles and am back to playing more. I may have also missed a huge chunk of hidden content, so will edit my review and walkthrough once I discover everything. Seems the game is a lot longer than I thought! Edit: If you like these types of puzzle games at all, this is a must-have. Totally rewriting my review later.
Wow! I thought initially I had finished the game and was a bit surprised by how easy the puzzles were, even with the added constraint that Spoiler you can always solve each puzzle in isolation without leaving its own garden. And then the floor drops when I discovered ***completely by chance*** the bonus puzzles in the Spoiler dream world ... Good idea that the developer sees fit to give a "tutorial" bonus puzzle before letting the player tackle the "true" bonus puzzle. Once you realize the secret, it makes you think of the entire game so differently and having the need to replay the entire game in a different way to solve the bonus puzzle. Yikes! I can't think of another puzzle game for the iOS with such a big secret that the developer does not even advertise!
AppUnwrapper, Your PM inbox is full, so I can't reply to you by PM. There is my answer to your question: Spoiler I don't think you can position all of the snowmen in the needed positions in the dream world without exiting some of the enclosures. In my grouping, there are cases in which this is clearly impossible.
