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A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Full disclosure: A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build was reviewed using a copy provided by the developer. Video review embedded below. As I toddled around in the snow as its adorable monster, I couldn’t help but draw parallels between A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build’s focus on…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“A must-have for puzzle enthusiasts! This is without a doubt the most charming puzzle game I have ever played. You play as a featureless and lonely-looking monster who builds snowmen and gives them all their own character traits and names. And then he hugs them. Well, it's up to…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“A very poignant and memorable puzzle experience. The game is so eloquently simple it can't help but remind you of your childhood when you made up and played with your imaginary friends in lieu of real ones that wouldn't make you stick your hand in a scary hole in an old tree or…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Cute · Puzzle · Relaxing · Sokoban · Open World · Exploration · Difficult · Strategy · Isometric · Post-apocalyptic · Surreal · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 5 |
| Official site | http://agoodsnowman.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 200 MB available space