Snowball Showdown

I have always loved local multiplayer games. Some of my fondest memories growing up were going to a friend’s house after school or during the summer and gaming it up until dinner time. Those memories were filled with laughs, feuds, strategy, and the feeling that you could beat your friends if you just kept playing.

As online multiplayer became more common, many of those experiences moved online. While I feel like online multiplayer has given me some of those experiences, I believe something special is lost when you aren’t sitting next to the people you’re playing with. There are still games that capture that feeling, though. Games like Gang Beasts, Mario Party, and Party Animals bring us together in the same room and create the kind of chaotic, memorable moments I loved growing up.

So when my friend asked me to be the gameplay programmer and designer for a local multiplayer game about penguins battling in snowball fights, I jumped at the opportunity. I wanted to create something that captured that same feeling: chaotic matches, friendly rivalries, plenty of laughs, and the feeling that you could beat your friends if you just played one more round.

And I think we captured some of that magic.