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A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build

An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.

Released Feb 25, 2015 Developer Alan Hazelden, Benjamin Davis Publisher Draknek & Friends Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux CutePuzzleRelaxingSokobanOpen World
View on Steam ↗ $4.49 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

95.5%positive1,190 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“It is a cute puzzle game where you roll snowballs around a grid and stack them into perfectly sized snowmen, following the right order from small to large. The gameplay seems simple at first, but it quickly turns into a thoughtful challenge, you have to plan your movement…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This is a cozy puzzle game where a shy little monster teaches you that snowman construction is actually a lowkey spatial‑reasoning exam. It’s charming, wholesome, occasionally humbling and just tricky enough to make you feel clever when you finally roll the right ball the right…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“[b]Sokoban:[/b] 5/5 ⭐ [b]Difficulty, Real World:[/b] 5/5 ⭐ (Not too difficult nor too easy.) [b]Difficulty, Dream World (End Game):[/b] 4/5 (Not too difficult nor too easy but tedious) [b]Controls:[/b] 2.5/5 (very annoying controls.) Good Sokoban, overall I'd give it 4/5.…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

5achievements
21.8%median completion
10.7%rarest: Dreamt a beautiful dream
35.3% of players 22.2% of players 21.8% of players 15.5% of players 10.7% of players 35.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
35.3%A few good snowmen — Completed the game
22.2%Gotta hug 'em all — Hidden achievement
21.8%Best friends forever — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
10.7%Dreamt a beautiful dream — Hidden achievement
15.5%Butterfly collector — Found all the butterflies
21.8%Best friends forever — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.49−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$14.99base price
$4.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US4.49 USD−70%
EU4.43 EUR−70%
UK3.83 GBP−70%
Australia6.58 AUD−70%
Canada5.84 CAD−70%
Japan510 JPY−70%
Brazil14.09 BRL−70%
China17.40 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$2.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-22 08-02 08-13 08-24 09-05

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 02, 2026
He Who Watches is OUT NOW!

Hey there! We have some important news to share from us at Draknek & Friends! We're excited to announce that, in collaboration with solo developer Bobby Vanden (as Danga Games), our first-person puzzl

May 28, 2026
Celebrating Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!

We're excited to announce that A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is taking part in this year's Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! From May 28th to June 4th get the game for 75% off. We're also discounting the wh

Oct 21, 2025
Spooky Express is OUT NOW! 🚂🎃

We have some exciting news to share:Spooky Express, the newest game from the developers of A Good Snowman is Hard to build is OUT NOW!The monsters can't wait to eat you – er, we mean meet!Take charge

Aug 29, 2025
Celebrating 12 years of Draknek & Friends - Steam Publisher Sale

Have you heard the news? This week* is the 12th anniversary of Draknek and Friends! 🎉*technically it's tricky to pinpoint the exact date we were founded, but it's been 12 years since the first release

Jun 27, 2025
A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale

A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale!An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.Or check out the complete Draknek & Friends collection as part of t

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie
Player tagsCute · Puzzle · Relaxing · Sokoban · Open World · Exploration · Difficult · Strategy · Isometric · Post-apocalyptic · Surreal · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements5
Official sitehttp://agoodsnowman.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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