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

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is a cute, puzzle and relaxing game developed by Alan Hazelden and Benjamin Davis and published by Draknek & Friends.
Released on February 25th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,050 reviews of which 1,003 were positive and 47 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.55€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build into these genres:

Cute Puzzle Relaxing Sokoban Open World Exploration Difficult Strategy Isometric Post-apocalyptic Surreal Casual Abstract Cartoony Minimalist Colorful Stylized Family Friendly Great Soundtrack Atmospheric

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System requirements

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Windows

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

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X v10.14+
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 20.04+, SteamOS
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

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March 2026

Sokoban: 5/5 ⭐ Difficulty, Real World: 5/5 ⭐ (Not too difficult nor too easy.) Difficulty, Dream World (End Game): 4/5 (Not too difficult nor too easy but tedious) Controls: 2.5/5 (very annoying controls.) Good Sokoban, overall I'd give it 4/5. Unfortunately, the controls are awkward and annoying to move comfortably. In addition, it has some weird control mechanics that you will learn at the end of the game but are not obvious at first related to the bench (read Dream World). The game is neither too challenging nor too simple; you can play at your own time. I earned the achievement "Butterfly Collector." I initially assumed that it meant "game completed" because the achievements are misleading, but I later discovered that it actually meant "complete the 'Real World' without cheating." This is considered cheating: if you exit the room and reenter to redirect the snowball in a different direction, thereby granting you an advantage. Don't do that; just be sure by restarting the level, press 'R'. As an additional recommendation for accomplishing the achievements. After completing a snowman, giving them a hug, is another achievement. After "completing" the first world, it is not really the end. In all honesty, it is initially a little confusing. I believe that the design is subpar due to the absence of any direction or suggestion within the game during this transition. # Dream World You now enter a new world colored red with benches only, with the same layout. Go to the first room, Lucy, sit on the bench, and hit it again to lay back and fall asleep. Now you will "dream" and return to the original room with Lucy in the real world. Lucy's room has an open gate below; go through the gate and enter. This is a "mirrored world" with a purple tint; sit on the bench and hit it again to lay back and fall asleep. Now you're in the first level of the "Dream World", colored red with only snowball. How does this "Dream World" work? Rules 1: If you move the snowball, it will lose the snow. Rules 2: As before you need 3 snow balls. Cheat: In this phase, there is no penalty to go outside the room and reenter using other door to build the Snowman, actually you need to do this, you'll realize almost in the first level. Achievement: There is only 1 achievement in the Dream World when you completed, which basically means you finished the game. If you did not complete the hug achievement in the real world, you can obtain it here. How to do the levels: Go to the "mirrored world" (or "real world" if the snowman is badly misplaced), undo the snowman with 'R', and redo the snowman closer together. Sit on a bench and fall asleep. In the "Dream World" the snowball will be closer. Now, if you try to build the snowman, you can join them together or roll it on the snow on the ground without losing any snow. Build again the Snowman, the Snowman will glitch. This means you finished a level. Repeat until you finish the Dream World to complete the game. After you build your first Snowman in the Dream World, the other rooms will unlock. Go down to the other rooms in the Dream World, you can pass through the red walls. If you stuck, use the guide below. Dream World Guide: Dream World: Level 1: Lucy, Andy & Tanya Level 2: Paul, Chris & Priscilla Level 3: Hellen, Sally, William Level 4: Alex, Louise, Alice Level 5: Julian, Kate, Rebecca Level 6: Adam, Jessica & Amelia Level 7: Willow, Cynthia & Michael Level 8: David, Jack & Jill Level 9: Sarah, Freya, Alan (Alan & Ben) ---------- Level 10 and Level 11 Level 10: Zoe, Richard, Ben (Alan & Ben) Level 11: Rob, James & Matthew

Jan. 2026

Fun cute little game, some of the last puzzles were challenging but rewarding. the butterfly and dream world mechanic were not clear which I found annoying. I thought I was smart by solving a puzzle using the exits, but had to find a guide to realise that was the "wrong" way. I did end up getting 100% butterflies which was a nice challenge. Also after solving two puzzles in the dream world I decided to call it quits because the rest just seemed like a chore. I would have preferred if the game ended in a more gratifying way.

Nov. 2025

Super simple puzzle game, makes for a cozy afternoon playthrough. Easy to complete in about 3 hours. That said, get it on sale, the full price is far too much of an ask for what is admittedly very little content as good as it is.

May 2025

A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is a great game of building snowpeople out of three small snowballs that each grow larger when you roll them over fresh snow. Later segments have you build two or three figures at once. The game is very charming and pleasant. Getting a full Steam Achievement run, however, is highly difficult. After completing the game, I discovered that I had not done three puzzles to a certain standard. Two were easy to reassemble properly, but the last one I needed a full video walkthrough to accomplish properly. Then I solved the first puzzle of the optional epilogue using a picture guide. Staring at the remaining tasks ahead of me, I decided I was quite done with this game. High marks to the devs for taking a simple concept and iterating on it to a ridiculous extreme.

April 2025

game was very enjoyable and highly recommendable until the last level which has taken 4 years off my life expectancy and contributed to significant malding!

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A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build received 1,003 positive votes out of a total of 1,050 achieving a rating of 8.99.

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A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build was developed by Alan Hazelden and Benjamin Davis and published by Draknek & Friends.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is playable and fully supported on Windows.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is playable and fully supported on Linux.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is a single-player game.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build does not currently offer any DLC.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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