Snowman (company)

Built By Snowman, Inc.,^[2] doing business and more commonly known as simply Snowman, is an independent video game developer and publisher best known for Alto's Adventure (2015). The three-person, Toronto-based team previously worked on productivity apps before starting work on the game in 2012. In the snowboarding endless runner game, the player taps the touchscreen to make the on-screen character jump and perform tricks through procedurally generated landscapes.^[3]

Built by Snowman, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Headquarters	Toronto , Canada
Key people	Ryan Cash (CEO)[1]
Products	Alto's Adventure Alto's Odyssey
Website	builtbysnowman.com

In March 2016, Snowman announced Where Cards Fall, a collaboration designer Sam Rosenthal and his game studio The Game Band.^[4] Snowman will also publish DISTANT, a game created by the two-person team at Slingshot & Satchel.^[5] The game is confirmed for release on Windows, Mac, Apple TV, and home consoles.^[6] The studio released Alto's Odyssey, the sequel to Alto's Adventure, in 2018.^[7]

Snowman spun out play-based learning app Pok Pok in 2022.^[8][9]

Games published

Year	Title	Developer	Platform(s)
2015	Alto's Adventure	Team Alto	Android, iOS, macOS, Windows
2018	Alto's Odyssey	Team Alto	Android, iOS, macOS
2019	Skate City	Agens Games	iOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
	Where Cards Fall	The Game Band	iOS, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch
2022	Lucky Luna[10]	Snowman	Android, iOS
2023	Laya's Horizon[11]	Snowman	Android, iOS
2025	Skate City: New York	Agens	iOS, macOS, tvOS
TBA	DISTANT	Slingshot & Satchel	Windows, macOS, tvOS