Snowman (company)

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Snowman
Industry Video games
Founded2012;11 years ago (2012)
Headquarters,
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]

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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]

Games published

YearTitleDeveloperPlatform(s)
2015 Alto's Adventure Team AltoAndroid, iOS, macOS, Windows
2018 Alto's Odyssey Team AltoAndroid, iOS, macOS
2019Skate CityAgens GamesiOS, macOS, Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Where Cards FallThe Game BandiOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo
2022Lucky Luna [8] SnowmanAndroid, iOS
2023 Laya's Horizon [9] SnowmanAndroid, iOS
TBADISTANTSlingshot & SatchelWindows, macOS, Apple TV

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