Snow Stream is a bit of slice of life (ice of life?) expertise that places you within the floppy ft of a penguin as you discover a densely-populated ice shelf.
Have you ever ever taken a second out of your day to marvel what your life can be like if you happen to may very well be a penguin floating on an ice shelf? An ice shelf that’s house to quite a lot of different penguins? If that’s the case, this sport (Created by Jon Topielski and After Wes) is price a few of your treasured time.
It’s all set completely in stark black and white, however regardless of the restricted colour-palette it’s fairly a memorable, placing expertise. When not sliding round like a goofball you’ll be toddling about leaving footprint trails within the snow, passing from display to display all whereas parting and shoving penguins as you cross them by. There’s quite a lot of enjoyable available in pushing across the different penguins, nudging them into the water or carving patterns by way of the bigger group – all to some incredible music which adjustments ever-so-slightly as you progress from display to display round Snow Stream‘s world.
When you’re completed exploring there’s extra to be discovered and completed, too. You’re alone initially, and you may head off and discover a mate. After that, you possibly can discover with them, discover a place to nest, and even hatch a toddler who you possibly can discover with, too.
It’s lovely and soothing, and left me hoping for extra, however finally very proud of the time that I’d spent with it. The dearth of path made each single development by way of the expertise really feel like I’d solved a puzzle, and going from a solo penguin in a lonely display to a small household on an ice sheet teeming with penguins younger and previous felt like an incredible journey.
Snow Stream is playable without spending a dime on itch.io.
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