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When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

Ride into a hilarious construction puzzler; packed with over 100 creative physics-based challenges, sports and bloody disasters! Build contraptions to help every passenger reach their destination. Enjoy the sports by controlling your riders away from (or towards if you feel like it) peril!

Released Jan 23, 2019 Developer Hugecalf Studios Publisher Curve Games Platforms Windows · Mac SimulationIndieBuildingCasualPhysics
View on Steam ↗ $1.49 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

86.6%positive885 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a neat little physics puzzler with some genuinely satisfying solutions. That said, the controls can feel fiddly and the challenge spikes get frustrating fast. Fun in short bursts, but it never fully hooked me.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a physics-based puzzle and construction game developed by Hugecalf Studios and published by Curve Games. The game centers on designing and building ski lifts, bridges, ramps, and other structures to transport skiers safely across challenging mountain…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Sometimes it's very challenging but it's also fun. I really consider this game cool and underrated, I had a good time with it!”

— a player, Steam review · 7 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 2026-09-19.

40achievements
8.0%median completion
1.3%rarest: Whistle Ridge Piste Completed 100%
72.6% of players 71.1% of players 55.4% of players 52.9% of players 40.2% of players 39.5% of players 37.1% of players 25.0% of players 22.0% of players 21.1% of players 20.2% of players 19.7% of players 18.8% of players 16.2% of players 15.5% of players 14.8% of players 14.2% of players 11.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.0% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 2.9% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 72.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
72.6%5 Riders Down! — Hidden achievement
71.1%5 Riders Safe! — Hidden achievement
55.4%To the grave — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%Whistle Ridge Piste Completed 100% — You have collected all the medals in Whistle Ridge!
1.3%1,000 Riders Safe! — Hidden achievement
1.3%Mad Mountain Piste Completed 100% — You have collected all the medals in Mad Mountain!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.49−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$14.99base price
$1.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US1.49 USD−90%
EU1.49 EUR−90%
UK1.49 GBP−90%
Australia2.15 AUD−90%
Canada1.74 CAD−90%
Japan152 JPY−90%
Brazil2.89 BRL−90%
China5.00 CNY−90%

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

Brazil≈$0.6 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

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 29, 2025
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong discounted in the Steam Autumn Sale

We wanted to let you know When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is currently 90% off as part of the Steam Autumn Sale until October 6th! Also, we’d love for you to check out Hugecalf's latest announcement, Stuck To

Dec 07, 2024
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Mar 01, 2024
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Dec 21, 2023
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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Sports
Player tagsSimulation · Indie · Building · Casual · Physics · Sandbox · Funny · Puzzle · Sports · Skiing · Level Editor · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Polish
Achievements40
Official sitehttps://hugecalf.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64bit Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system