Earthquakes have shaken the town again, and the solution for the problem is hidden Under The Fallen Snow. Luckily, you have some pretty good sliding abilities to help you search.
Under The Fallen Snow, from a team comprised of Tim Minkov (Veritas), Jack Pressnell (SomeFarang), and STORMFATH3R, follows the story of a girl who climbs and explores a mountain, trying to find out the cause of the earthquakes which have shaken her town.
It’s a Metroidvania in the purest form. Which, really, is handy because it was an entrant in the Metroidvania Month 3 Jam earlier in the year. There’s tight platforming, although a controller is definitely recommended, with the core mechanic of the game tied to sliding. At any point – standing, running, or jumping – you can press and hold the slide button, which then puts you into an almost dive-kicking state. It gives you a small acceleration boost and sends you hurling forward.
You’ll need to learn to master the diving within the first ten of so minutes, because your next ability — which is almost like a jetpack — is quickly put into use with it to help you pass through deadly spike corridors. It goes from a steady pace to quite a tough challenge, but one that is extremely fun when you get it right. Perhaps the best thing about it all, though, is the cool, icy palette. That and the cute enemy critters. And all of the sliding in the snow.
Under the Fallen Snow is available for free on Itch.io.
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