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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 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.5%positive1,050 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 2026-07-25.

5achievements
21.7%median completion
10.7%rarest: Dreamt a beautiful dream
35.2% of players 22.1% of players 21.7% of players 15.4% of players 10.7% of players 35.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
35.2%A few good snowmen — Completed the game
22.1%Gotta hug 'em all — Hidden achievement
21.7%Best friends forever — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
10.7%Dreamt a beautiful dream — Hidden achievement
15.4%Butterfly collector — Found all the butterflies
21.7%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 2026-07-26 08:39 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≈$5.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

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

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

May 29, 2025
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is 75% off in the 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 29th to June 5th get the game for 75% off 👇 https://store.steampowered.c

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

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
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://agoodsnowman.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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