Snowman (company) explained
| Snowman |
| Industry: | Video games |
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| Hq Location City: | Toronto |
| Hq Location Country: | Canada |
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| Key People: | Ryan Cash (CEO)[1] |
| Products: | Alto's Adventure
Alto's Odyssey |
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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.
In March 2016, Snowman announced Where Cards Fall, a collaboration designer Sam Rosenthal and his game studio The Game Band.[3] Snowman will also publish DISTANT, a game created by the two-person team at Slingshot & Satchel.[4] The game is confirmed for release on Windows, Mac, Apple TV, and home consoles.[5] The studio released Alto's Odyssey, the sequel to Alto's Adventure, in 2018.[6]
Snowman spun out play-based learning app Pok Pok in 2022.[7] [8]
Games published
Notes and References
- Web site: Snowman, the studio behind Alto’s Adventure, debuts wingsuit game Laya’s Horizon exclusively with Netflix . September 22, 2023 . Malik . Aisha . May 2, 2023 . . mdy . May 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529171813/https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/02/snowman-altos-adventure-wingsuit-game-layas-horizon-netflix/ . live .
- Web site: Sapieha . Chad . Built By Snowman is making all the right moves for its Alto's Adventure sequel . Financial Post . February 12, 2018 . September 24, 2023 . January 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122161546/https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/built-by-snowman-is-making-all-the-right-moves-for-its-altos-adventure-sequel . live .
- Web site: Watch the first teaser for Where Cards Fall, the somber follow-up to Alto's Adventure. Andrew. Webster. August 30, 2016. The Verge. September 12, 2017. January 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170124191458/http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/30/12690814/where-cards-fall-teaser-trailer-altos-adventure. live.
- Web site: Alto's Adventure creator is publishing the beautiful new platformer, Distant. Chris. Plante. November 30, 2016. The Verge. September 12, 2017. February 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180212212007/https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/30/13794366/altos-adventure-distant-new-game. live.
- Web site: Introducing DISTANT, a game about saving dreamscapes from destruction. Chris. Priestman. November 29, 2016. Kill Screen. December 7, 2016. November 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130164800/https://killscreen.com/articles/introducing-distant-game-saving-dreamscapes-destruction/. live.
- Web site: Alto's Odyssey, the follow-up to Alto's Adventure, is coming in 2017. Chaim. Gartenberg. December 7, 2016. The Verge. September 12, 2017. December 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208010418/https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/7/13871130/altos-odyssey-adventure-built-by-snowman-2017. live.
- Web site: Webster . Andrew . The team behind Alto’s Adventure is launching a new app — and studio — aimed at kids . The Verge . en . 11 May 2021.
- Web site: Scott . Josh . Snowman gaming studio spinout Pok Pok closes $3.9 million CAD to help kids learn through play . Betakit.com . en-CA . 15 June 2022.
- Web site: Netflix's latest game is a fresh take on platformers. Andrew. Webster. September 8, 2022. The Verge. September 10, 2022. September 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220910143053/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/8/23340894/netflix-lucky-luna-platform-game-iphone-android. live.
- Web site: Netflix is getting a beautiful new wingsuit game on May 2nd. Andrew. Webster. April 26, 2023. The Verge. April 26, 2023. April 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230426161415/https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/26/23697635/layas-horizon-game-release-date-trailer-netflix. live.
