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❤ Pushing Snowballs to Grow Them

The core gameplay mechanic revolves around manipulating snowballs to build snowmen. Players control a monster character who can push snowballs around the environment. Pushing a snowball through fresh snow will cause it to grow in size, with small snowballs becoming medium and medium becoming large. However, the snowballs have a maximum size and cannot shrink once they've grown. This creates an interesting challenge, as players must carefully plan their movements to ensure they end up with the right sized snowballs to construct a complete snowman made up of one large, one medium, and one small ball.

❤ Solving Increasingly Complex Puzzles

The levels present various puzzles that players must solve by strategically pushing the snowballs into the correct positions. The early puzzles teach the core mechanics through relatively simple challenges. As the game progresses, the puzzles gradually increase in complexity. Players have to plan several moves ahead, taking into account the size of the snowballs and any obstacles or limited snow patches that may hinder their ability to gather the right sized balls. Many reviewers praised the puzzle design, noting that the challenges feel satisfying to overcome through logical thinking and experimentation.

❤ Non-Linear Progression Encourages Revisiting

Rather than presenting a linear sequence of puzzles, the game allows players to tackle levels in a more open-ended fashion. After completing a puzzle, players can choose to move on to one of several new available levels. This non-linear structure means that if a player gets stuck on a particular challenge, they can switch to a different area and come back to the difficult puzzle later with a fresh perspective. Reviewers appreciated this design choice, as it prevents the game from feeling overly frustrating when stuck on a single puzzle.

❤ Emergent Creativity Through Experimentation

Many players found the simple yet flexible snowball mechanics to be a fertile ground for emergent creativity. While the core goal is to build properly-sized snowmen, the game encourages experimentation and exploration beyond just solving the puzzles. Reviewers noted deriving joy from discovering unexpected interactions, such as kicking objects, shaking birdbaths, or wrestling trees. These little moments of discovery added to the overall sense of charm and wonder in the game's world.