A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build

Isometric puzzle game about pushing snowballs to build snowmen

Alan Hazelden, Benjamin Davis · Published by Draknek & Friends · Released Feb 25, 2015

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 1,197
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; peak 24h 1
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build?

You play as a monster building snowmen in an isometric puzzle game. You push snowballs around each puzzle area to put the snowmen together.

For you if...

+you enjoy untimed puzzles that require careful planning
+you like cute games built around simple rules

Not for you if...

−you prefer fast action to methodical puzzle solving

What players say

95% of 1,197 reviews are positive

Players praise the clever puzzles and how much challenge the simple snowball rules create. The most common complaints are the short length for the price and hidden bonus puzzles that can be confusing to find or complete.

Screenshots and trailer

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7+
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 5
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.