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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

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93%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
music, stability
93% User Score Based on 537 reviews

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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a single player and multiplayer arcade racing game with a kids theme. It was developed by Megagon Industries and was released on January 21, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Crash over and over until you master the mountain in the snowy followup to Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Now also including 2-8 person crossplatform multiplayer - work your way down as a group the slopes sharing a small number of checkpoints, or risk it all in a breakneck race to the base!

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93%
Audience ScoreBased on 537 reviews
graphics43 positive mentions
stability8 negative mentions
  • Enjoyable gameplay with satisfying physics that capture a realistic skiing feel.
  • Beautiful art style and sound design create a relaxing and immersive atmosphere.
  • Multiplayer adds fun and replayability, allowing competitive and cooperative modes with friends.
  • Camera angles often obstruct the view, causing frustration and crashes due to limited visibility.
  • Content is considered limited with only three mountains and fewer challenges compared to predecessor.
  • Multiplayer suffers from lag, connectivity issues, and limited matchmaking, impacting player experience.
  • graphics
    65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, stylized low-poly art style, impressive snow effects, and lovely lighting that create an immersive and cozy atmosphere. While some users note occasional graphical glitches and performance quirks, especially on certain devices, the visuals remain smooth, detailed, and visually rewarding, complementing the game's fluid controls and engaging level design. Overall, the aesthetic is both striking and functional, enhancing the gameplay experience without demanding high-end hardware.

    • “Beautiful snow and lighting graphics.”
    • “The graphics are gorgeous and the game has one of the best snow shaders I’ve seen.”
    • “Visuals are stunning and the whole atmosphere is beautiful.”
    • “When changing graphic resolution it locks at some small resolution at boot up even after updating in Steam properties and in-game.”
    • “On the Steam Deck, the game runs better on medium settings rather than the default preset due to graphical glitches, though I expect these to be patched.”
    • “But it's got some pretty big graphical glitches, specifically big black shapes being rendered on some of the frames.”
  • gameplay
    60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is widely praised for its smooth, satisfying, and skillful skiing mechanics that balance simplicity with depth, offering a challenging yet accessible experience. Players appreciate the precise controls, engaging momentum and shortcut strategies, and varied course designs, though some note issues with camera angles, occasional trial-and-error difficulty, and a desire for more content and map variety. Overall, the gameplay combines a fresh twist on classic racing mechanics with immersive physics and replayability, making it enjoyable for both casual and hardcore players.

    • “I think it's the combination of simple and pleasing aesthetics combined with challenging gameplay; there are so many different ways you can come down the mountains, which makes this franchise so good.”
    • “The addictive gameplay, clever course design, and addition of multiplayer make it a must-play for fans of the series and anyone who loves a good challenge.”
    • “The snow mechanics are just chef’s kiss—every turn, slide, and carve feels so crisp, like you’re actually cutting through real snow.”
    • “The pricing is quite high for what the gameplay experience is offering; it's a niche game for more trial-and-error ambitious players. The mix of competitive, exploring, short/small maps, and simple racing/team modes isn't in harmony with each other at all. Repetitive modes like team play don't offer a new gameplay experience; they're just more annoying and tryhard.”
    • “I need to see where I am going, what's in front of me. I simply do not enjoy the heavily imposed trial-and-error gameplay.”
    • “There are a few issues with camera placement, blind jumps, long load times, and the stats & terrain are a bit unintuitive at first, but the movement mechanics lend themselves to speed chase, momentum management & shortcut finding better than the previous game.”
  • optimization
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Optimization is generally good on PC, with smooth performance and minimal bugs, but the game experiences occasional stuttering that can affect precise gameplay. Performance on the Steam Deck is notably weaker, often running at 40-50fps with some stuttering, though recent patches and settings tweaks have improved stability, and developers appear committed to further optimization. Overall, the game is polished but could benefit from additional optimization, especially for handheld devices.

    • “On Steam Deck, the performance is a bit rough but still good enough to enjoy the game.”
    • “I was skeptical of performance on the Steam Deck, but performance has been great so far on the first two mountains.”
    • “It could have some load times optimized for Steam Deck, but beyond that it runs on the little handheld like a gem!”
    • “Not performance side... needs to be fixed otherwise this game will make me sad as the game is broken with the lag.”
    • “Steam deck performance is lacking, though, and I can’t help but feel that there’s under the hood optimizations that must exist somewhere to improve performance.”
    • “The occasional stuttering is quite frustrating, especially in a game like this that requires pinpoint accuracy.”
  • music
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features no traditional music soundtrack, focusing instead on environmental and skiing sounds to create a calming, immersive atmosphere. While some players find the lack of music refreshing and suited to a chill experience, others feel the absence of memorable tunes makes the audio less engaging, often recommending adding personal music for a fuller vibe. Overall, the sound design enhances relaxation and immersion but may feel sparse for those seeking a dynamic soundtrack.

    • “The sound design is focused on the environment and your skiing; there is no action soundtrack playing, so you can really just chill.”
    • “All of this is done without any music just like the previous game, it's all about the audio of the skis on the snow/ice/water, the wind on the mountain, and the satisfying ping when you finally cross the checkpoint (and or your body smacking into obstacles or falling off a cliff).”
    • “The choice of no music and just the sound of the mountain is perfect.”
    • “No music, story, and controls are not intuitive.”
    • “❌ The music didn’t stick with me — nothing bad, just not memorable.”
    • “If I had to put a knock on it, I pretty much 100%'d it in 10 hours, and there was no default music for me.”
  • stability
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game generally runs smoothly with stable framerates and good performance, especially on the Steam Deck at medium settings. However, players frequently encounter bugs, crashes, graphical glitches, screen tearing, and unstable multiplayer connections causing freezes and disconnections. While the visuals are appealing, stability issues during matchmaking and multiplayer negatively impact the overall experience.

    • “Once the first load of the run is complete and the graphics are initialized, it runs great on the Steam Deck.”
    • “Controls are smoother than the old games, and runs great on Deck!”
    • “Fun game, lots of crashes (me, not the game) looks pretty and runs great.”
    • “The game is very good and has potential; however, the multiplayer is the worst unless you are the host. There are nonstop bugs, glitches, random crashes, and frequent disconnections after each slope. The connection is very unstable.”
    • “Players leaving a match freeze your game for a couple of seconds and cause your character to be sent flying.”
    • “The matchmaking process and/or loading into the match can feel a bit buggy.”
  • replayability
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers high replayability through its deep mechanics, instant restarts, leaderboard competition, and multiple modes that encourage exploring shortcuts and optimal paths. Multiplayer and zen modes add further variety and sustained engagement. However, some note that limited content and lack of features like night modes can reduce long-term replay value for certain players.

    • “The game has immense depth and replayability and instant resets when you die or crash, giving it an incredibly moreish quality.”
    • “Learning the right path for time is really addictive and has heaps of replayability; choosing routes for pulling off tricks adds even more variety to the game.”
    • “The game is immensely replayable due to the leaderboards and the large number of people trying to get top 10 times on each mountain's different runs (currently 3 mountains with 8 runs each).”
    • “All in all, the game provides the bare minimum, but what breaks its neck is the lack of content, lack of challenge proposed and thus the lack of replayability.”
  • humor
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is highly praised for its hilarious crash animations, ragdoll physics, and sound effects, providing nonstop laughter both solo and especially with friends. Players find it incredibly fun and entertaining, often laughing out loud at their own mistakes and chaotic multiplayer races.

    • “The crash animations as well as sounds are absolutely hilarious.”
    • “My daughter and I are sitting next to each other on the couch laughing our heads off while we crash in horrible ways.”
    • “Crashing is also even more hilarious in this game than the previous one; I'm just laughing the whole time at my mistakes.”
  • atmosphere
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a stunning and cozy atmosphere enhanced by beautiful visuals, immersive sound design—especially the authentic skiing sounds—and smooth controls. Its peaceful yet challenging environment creates a captivating and engaging experience that players thoroughly appreciate.

    • “This game has a brilliant atmosphere and looks gorgeous.”
    • “The maps, the gameplay, the sound design (they really nailed the sounds of skiing), the atmosphere - fantastic.”
    • “The sounds of your skis scraping against the snow, the build-up of speed as you push your luck diving into a corner, the beautiful backdrops, it all adds to an incredibly peaceful atmosphere as you smash into a tree.”
  • story
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is largely absent or minimal, with users noting a lack of narrative and engaging quests. Players find the objectives simplistic and not very challenging, leading to a less immersive experience compared to similar games.

    • “- In-game quests like in LM:D (I think they were just tied to achievements, but I loved checking those all off).”
    • “- Single player quests that require you to get down the hill without crashing.”
    • “As someone who finished everything in LM: Downhill, it feels like the mountains are a bit too easy in the black slopes - even in the last mountain it rarely took me more than 1 or 2 tries to get all 3 missions completed - sometimes returning only because I missed the 9 crash challenge by 1.”
    • “No music, story, and controls are not intuitive.”
    • “I kept finding myself asking why would I play a game that is designed to limit my visibility and ability to plot my route in a way that makes me feel like I'm skiing with a neck injury that prevents me from moving my head.”
    • “No story.”
  • emotional
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game evokes strong emotional reactions through its wholesome, soul-warming multiplayer antics that bring laughter and joy. Its charming atmosphere, enhanced by relaxing music, creates a cozy and uplifting experience. Additionally, the checkpoint system adds a subtle layer of emotional tension by balancing risk and reward.

    • “Attempting dumb tricks with friends and ragdolling over and over again literally made me cry from laughter.”
    • “Wholesome as it sounds, I recommend putting on the Animal Crossing soundtrack to this - the end result was fun and soul-warming - extra cozy, lots of laughs.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is notably time-consuming and demanding, often requiring extensive effort or multiple attempts to progress effectively.

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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a arcade racing game with kids theme.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 35 hours playing Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders was released on January 21, 2025.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders was developed by Megagon Industries.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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