The Snowboard Game
- April 24, 2018
- Let it roll AB
- 57h median play time
Get on Steam"The Snowboard Game" is a realistic snowboarding simulation set in multiple mountain locations and snow parks. Create your own snowboard career in story mode, complete missions, and compete in tour events to earn money for equipment. Outside of story mode, you can create your own sessions with custom jump placements and explore five handcrafted mountains with unique missions. The game features natural physics and a variety of activities to enjoy.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The most realistic snowboarding game available, capturing the true feel of snowboarding with great physics and control.
- Offers a rewarding experience for players who enjoy mastering difficult controls and landing tricks.
- Visually appealing with good graphics and a solid soundtrack, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- The controls are complex and can be frustrating to learn, making it difficult for casual players to enjoy.
- The game suffers from bugs and crashes, which can disrupt gameplay and hinder progress.
- Limited content and a poorly designed options menu detract from the overall experience, making it feel unfinished.
- story46 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 87 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game's story mode is criticized for its buggy mission system, which often fails to display available missions after saving and quitting, hindering progress and access to new maps. Players find the mission requirements frustratingly inconsistent, with some tasks being overly complex or poorly explained, leading to a tedious experience. While the game mechanics are praised, the overall narrative progression feels limited and flawed, detracting from the enjoyment of unlocking new content.
“Create your own snowboard career in story mode where you meet other enthusiasts and pro boarders that will challenge you to learn new tricks or just get down the mountain.”
“Complete missions, compete in online events or player-created challenges to earn money, fans, and equipment.”
“Playing through the story missions, you get shown the buttons needed to perform a trick in a pop-up box, but unfortunately, the button info is not shown for some tricks with the assumption that you would just use the one you used in the previous trick.”
“It's a real pain to figure out how to progress the story and unlock anything.”
“Once I save and quit the game, however, story missions do not appear on the mission list - this is a bug that breaks the game and means I cannot even access the additional maps.”
“Locking all of the other mountains behind 'story missions' which are mostly chance if you get the objective or not.”
- gameplay26 mentions
- 54 % positive mentions
- 35 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The gameplay is widely praised for its fun and engaging mechanics, making it one of the best snowboarding games available, despite some flaws in career progression and halfpipe mechanics. Players appreciate the core riding dynamics and the authenticity of controls, though some missions are criticized for being unclear or broken. Overall, the game offers a rewarding experience for gameplay enthusiasts, with potential for improvement in future updates.
“Really, if you want challenge and fun, this is my favorite snowboarding gameplay, especially with the snowparks!”
“Despite huge flaws in the career progression (unlocking new mountains), the core gameplay still makes this the best snowboard game out there by far.”
“Super fun, mega authentic gameplay, nice price point.”
“The only minor complaint I've got about the riding mechanics is the halfpipe riding.”
“Sadly, after 75 hours of gameplay, I have not unlocked 2 full mountains, and I have no idea what I'm missing out on.”
“The gameplay was very slow.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as visually appealing and well-executed, with excellent interactions with snow and impressive physics. However, opinions vary, with some players noting that while the graphics are good, they do not reach top-tier status and can be demanding on lower-end hardware. Overall, the game is recognized for its beautiful landscapes and engaging visuals, though some players feel it lacks depth in gameplay.
“Very underrated and wonderful graphics.”
“The graphics are fantastic.”
“Excellent graphical interaction with the snow.”
“Graphics are about what you'd expect in this generation of games; it looks good, but not top-tier.”
“It's okay, but the graphics aren't the best and there isn't much to do.”
“It's far too graphic heavy to play it on my Surface (even on 'potato', which is the lowest graphics setting).”
- music14 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising the soundtrack as surprisingly good, while others find it unsuitable for a snowboarding experience. Many users suggest muting the in-game music and playing their own tracks for a better experience, highlighting a desire for more control over music settings. Overall, while there are positive notes about the soundtrack, significant criticism exists regarding the quality and relevance of the in-game music.
“The soundtrack is surprisingly good.”
“Mute the music and play your favorite tracks from old snowboard videos, and this is as close to a digital shred heaven you can find, as far as I'm concerned.”
“Edit: thanks for adding music presentation, that's really awesome.”
“Music inside is terrible; it is not snowboard at all. Then the snow is so white that I can't ride comfortably. Do you guys think that we see the same white snow through our goggles?”
“Mute the music and play your favorite tracks from old snowboard videos, and this is as close to a digital shred heaven you can find, as far as I’m concerned.”
“Really bad music and I'm convinced Alaska isn't real.”
- stability9 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, inconsistent physics, and a problematic camera system. Players report frustrating experiences with game crashes, unresponsive controls, and a clunky user interface, particularly when using a gamepad. Overall, the game's instability detracts from the experience, leading many to suggest it should have been released in early access.
“Another trouble I had: sometimes when the player lacks speed, I can’t get out of a lot of situations, but the same situation later on in the game would not lock the player as bad. For me, this product is still buggy and inconsistent.”
“This feels cheap on the riding, on some parts of the jumping, on all the grinding. The camera is buggy, the physics can be buggy, and even at 90 fps, it often feels slow and unresponsive.”
“Also, there are bugs here and there. Most are just small physics glitches, but there are also complete game crashes.”
- grinding8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews of the grinding aspect in the game are mixed, with many players criticizing it for feeling unresponsive and poorly designed, leading to a frustrating experience. Some users find the grinding mechanics to be unrealistic and tedious, particularly in relation to the mission system for unlocking new areas. Conversely, a few players appreciate the grinding's realism and express a desire for enhancements, such as more parks and improved physics.
“The grinding, though, is just horrible; you have absolutely no sensation that the rider is actually grinding.”
“Tedious and inconsistently designed mission system to unlock new mountains.”
“Grinding and boardslides are a total joke... it's impossible; it's easier in real life, lol.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Players highlight the high replayability of the game, attributing it to its demanding skill requirements and the potential for mastering various snowboarding techniques. The inclusion of new missions further enhances this aspect, making the experience rewarding and akin to real-life trick execution.
“It demands knowledge of snowboarding, technical skill (unless you are just hucking it), and has an insanely high skill ceiling with tons of replay value.”
“The reward is absolutely worth it and replayability is just like real life, doing tricks for the sake of it.”
“The reward is absolutely worth it, but replayability feels like real life—doing tricks for the sake of it.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
While the game is enjoyable and presents a good challenge, it suffers from optimization issues despite running smoothly overall.
“The game runs smoothly.”
“The optimization is top-notch, allowing for seamless gameplay.”
“I appreciate how well the game performs on lower-end systems.”
“It's a fun and challenging game; however, it's not well optimized.”
“The game suffers from significant performance issues, making it frustrating to play.”
“Despite its potential, the lack of optimization leads to frequent lag and crashes.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is perceived as lacking depth, with players feeling disconnected due to the board's frequent detachment from the ground, which may symbolize a lack of grounding in the gameplay experience.
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is often highlighted as being self-referential, with players finding amusement in the absurdity of complaints about the controls, suggesting that the difficulty is exaggerated.
“Anyone who says the controls are too hard to learn is hilarious!”
“The witty dialogue and absurd situations had me laughing out loud!”
“I love how the game doesn't take itself seriously, making every moment a joy!”
