Snowman

Short description: Canadian video game developer

Snowman

Industry| Video games
Founded| 2012; 14 years ago (2012)
Headquarters|

Toronto

Canada

Key people

| Ryan Cash (CEO)[1]
Products| Alto's Adventure
Alto's Odyssey
Website| builtbysnowman.com

Snowman (also known as Built By Snowman[2]) is an independent video game developer and publisher best known for Alto's Adventure (2015). The three-person, Toronto-based team previously worked on productivity apps before starting work on the game in 2012. In the snowboarding endless runner game, the player taps the touchscreen to make the on-screen character jump and perform tricks through procedurally generated landscapes.[3]

In March 2016, Snowman announced Where Cards Fall, a collaboration designer Sam Rosenthal and his game studio The Game Band.[4] Snowman will also publish DISTANT, a game created by the two-person team at Slingshot & Satchel.[5] The game is confirmed for release on Windows, Mac, Apple TV, and home consoles.[6] The studio released Alto's Odyssey, the sequel to Alto's Adventure, in 2018.[7]

Snowman spun out play-based learning app Pok Pok in 2022.[8][9]

## Games published

Year  | Title  | Developer  | Platform(s)

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2015  | Alto's Adventure | Team Alto  | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows
2018  | Alto's Odyssey | Team Alto  | Android, iOS, macOS
2019  | Skate City | Agens Games  | iOS, macOS, Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Where Cards Fall | The Game Band  | iOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo
2022  | Lucky Luna[10] | Snowman  | Android, iOS
2023  | Laya's Horizon[11] | Snowman  | Android, iOS
TBA  | DISTANT | Slingshot & Satchel  | Windows, macOS, Apple TV

## References

1. ↑ Malik, Aisha (May 2, 2023). "Snowman, the studio behind Alto’s Adventure, debuts wingsuit game Laya’s Horizon exclusively with Netflix". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/02/snowman-altos-adventure-wingsuit-game-layas-horizon-netflix/.
2. ↑ Sapieha, Chad (February 12, 2018). "Built By Snowman is making all the right moves for its Alto's Adventure sequel". https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/built-by-snowman-is-making-all-the-right-moves-for-its-altos-adventure-sequel.
3. ↑ Webster, Andrew (February 19, 2015). "The next great iPad game is a chill snowboarding adventure". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/19/8064545/altos-adventure-iphone-ipad-snowboarding-game.
4. ↑ Webster, Andrew (August 30, 2016). "Watch the first teaser for Where Cards Fall, the somber follow-up to Alto's Adventure". https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/30/12690814/where-cards-fall-teaser-trailer-altos-adventure.
5. ↑ Plante, Chris (November 30, 2016). "Alto's Adventure creator is publishing the beautiful new platformer, Distant". https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/30/13794366/altos-adventure-distant-new-game.
6. ↑ Priestman, Chris (November 29, 2016). "Introducing DISTANT, a game about saving dreamscapes from destruction". https://killscreen.com/articles/introducing-distant-game-saving-dreamscapes-destruction/.
7. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (December 7, 2016). "Alto's Odyssey, the follow-up to Alto's Adventure, is coming in 2017". https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/7/13871130/altos-odyssey-adventure-built-by-snowman-2017.
8. ↑ Webster, Andrew (11 May 2021). "The team behind Alto’s Adventure is launching a new app — and studio — aimed at kids" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/11/22429475/pok-playroom-app-game-snowman-altos-adventure-release-date.
9. ↑ Scott, Josh (15 June 2022). "Snowman gaming studio spinout Pok Pok closes $3.9 million CAD to help kids learn through play" (in en-CA). https://betakit.com/snowman-gaming-studio-spinout-pok-pok-closes-3-9-million-cad-to-help-kids-learn-through-play/.
10. ↑ Webster, Andrew (September 8, 2022). "Netflix's latest game is a fresh take on platformers". https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/8/23340894/netflix-lucky-luna-platform-game-iphone-android.
11. ↑ Webster, Andrew (April 26, 2023). "Netflix is getting a beautiful new wingsuit game on May 2nd". https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/26/23697635/layas-horizon-game-release-date-trailer-netflix.

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