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Join the shelter crew and create the best Alpine resort in this cozy narrative tycoon! Enjoy rich character stories, attract and rescue alpinists, manage your resort, and forge new trails. Grab your map, pour a warm cup of tea, and brace for the harshest winter of the 1960s!

Above the Snow is a cozy, resource management and story rich game developed by Above the Desk and published by Wandering Wizard.
Released on April 23rd 2026 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, French, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 302 reviews of which 239 were positive and 63 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Above the Snow into these genres:

Cozy Resource Management Story Rich Atmospheric Management Simulation Building Snow Hand-drawn Time Management Strategy Casual Nature Family Friendly City Builder Relaxing Shop Keeper Cute Dog Immersive Sim

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  • OS: Windows 10/11 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 10th generation/AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 1650
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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April 2026
Above the Snow is a unique title in a sea of management games in terms of its setting - you have to bring a decrepit old mountain hotel back in to use, attract climbers to stay with you and build them the trails they then go and climb in the mountains. The campaign takes about 11-12 hours on the normal difficulty, but doesn't present too many challenges once you've realised that you can just spam helicopter drops of supplies and that money is very rarely an issue. The fun is in building out your trails, and sending the groups on the way. Sadly, this side of the game becomes a little simplistic and weak - you can build a trail and then upgrade it with climbing chains, barriers and even a cable car, and doing so reduces the difficulty. Unfortunately these upgrades aren't visible on the map (yes, even a cable car) and the climbers themselves are hilariously stupid and regularly get themselves in to trouble. Rescuing them is a doddle though and not a challenge as expected - I never staffed the rescue centre. Fixing up your hotel is the other area you'll spend your time - opening up new rooms, plopping down beds and other entertainment. This scratches the normal management game itch, as you try and fill demand bars (comfort, storage and entertainment), but again rapidly becomes a bit shallow and easy to cheese. Who said you couldn't have a room just full of TV sets to get the +15 bonus eh? It'd be nice to see a bit more complexity in the overall management game aspects - such as scheduling of jobs, specific room requirements (eg: a bedroom needs beds, wardrobe, lamp, bedside table) and a wider variety of items to fill the space. Yet despite all the above, it comes together in to a well-done cohesive whole. Heck, I did the campaign in a weekend. I just wish it had more to offer, and deeper systems.
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April 2026
Very charming management game. The beginning can feel a little overwhelming as you don't have enough beds, don't have trails established to the areas people want to visit, and are low on resources, but once you realise it's OK to let the guests suffer a bit at the start, and in fact meeting all their demands actually can be detrimental as your star rating goes up and then their requirements increase even further. It's best to take things slow, have some unsatisfied guests, but overall a majority who are happy, and the pressure vanishes. There are a few QoL improvements that could be made, such as a global task management window so you don't have to spend as much time changing views and selecting buildings/items to assign your team. That's probably my biggest complaint so far. There have also been a couple bugs, including some soft-locks, but the dev team have been super responsive to these, releasing fixes and offering to fix savefiles sent to them to fix any softlock issues without you needing to restart. Their response time has been exemplary. Overall I fully trust the issues will be resolved, and I'm sure future updates will only make the game better and more enjoyable, so I highly recommend this game to anybody who enjoys management games with a story.
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April 2026
The first ~2 hours really hooked me. I loved the art style, the characters, and the whole rescue + route planning loop. I kept thinking “just one more day” and suddenly it was way too late
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April 2026
Alpine lodge management, quite fresh idea in the world of management games, and it definitely works to a point it can get rather addictive. Rare thing to see these days. Basic mechanics are good, but leave a bit to wish for, as they could be deeper in many ways. There are some annoyances, like red marked no build-areas inside shelter where it does not make any sense, blocking your creativity. But as a whole, still a gem you want to have in your library if you are in the genre.
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April 2026
Cozy, unique, and challenging. Most management / city building games tend to follow a formula, and as a result you end up feeling like you've played it before as soon as you get started. Not the case with this one. I've only just touched the surface of the game but I can tell there is a lot more to uncover. It has story elements which are compelling, and progresses you through the game. This also serves as a means to teach you as you go. There's a couple of extremely minor issues, like certain furniture clipping, or workers having to fully return to the staff area before they can set out on a new task (only if they're travelling back to the lodge already). But none of this takes away from the enjoyment the game brings. I look forward to playing it a lot more. And there's always a challenging endless mode to try out after the campaign, if you'd like.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Above the Snow is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

Above the Snow is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

Above the Snow received 239 positive votes out of a total of 302 achieving a rating of 7.39.
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Above the Snow was developed by Above the Desk and published by Wandering Wizard.

Above the Snow is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Above the Snow is not playable on MacOS.

Above the Snow is not playable on Linux.

Above the Snow is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Above the Snow. Explore additional content available for Above the Snow on Steam.

Above the Snow does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Above the Snow does not support Steam Remote Play.

Above the Snow 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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