Skábma: Snowfall

Skábma: Snowfall is a third-person narrative adventure rooted in Sámi stories and culture. You play as Áilu, a young Sámi herder searching for a runaway reindeer doe after an accident at a nearby Tar-Burning Pit sets an odd disease spreading through the land, people and animals of a Sámi village. By solving environmental puzzles and platforming challenges, you investigate the disorder and search for its source.

Story and world

Áilu’s search leads to an old enchanted drum, Goavddis, which holds the long-lost knowledge of Sámi healers known as Noaidis. With time running out for those infected, you seek four Familiar Spirits and reconnect with nature to understand the disease. The story is tied to the Sámi, the indigenous people of Europe’s northernmost regions, and includes cutscenes fully voiced in Northern Sámi.

You explore landscapes across physical and spiritual worlds, learning about the game world and Sámi stories by finding grandfather’s family treasures, reading notes about outsiders’ views of Sámi culture, catching hares and talking to spirits. The music includes traditional Sámi yoik-singing by Hildá Länsman.

Find the spirits

The four Familiar Spirits have different powers that affect your movement and your ability to Attune the Disorder spreading through Sámiland:

• Skuolfi: the Owl.
• Guovža: the Bear.
• Čámsa: the Trout.
• Rieban: the Fox.

Use the drum

Use Goavddis and the Familiar Spirits’ powers to reveal invisible elements in the arctic environment. Follow trails to collectables and to spirits of people and trees, who help you overcome obstacles and solve environmental puzzles.