Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder

Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder is a resort-building game about creating a ski area that keeps its visitors happy. You plan pistes across the mountainside, place lifts and build facilities, adapting your resort to the terrain and to the needs of different skiers.

Plan the ski area

Use the piste-creation tool to lay trails for skiers of every ability. The game has 11 types of ski lift, from fast 12-person gondolas that can be difficult to build on steep slopes to two-person chairlifts that may develop queues at the bottom. Advancing lift technology brings new options for reaching the highest peaks. You can plan, build and improve the resort as you expand access across the mountain.

Keep skiers happy

The 12 skier profiles have different interests: some want a good raclette, some come to commune with nature, and hardcore ski fans look for the mountain’s longest run. Snowtopia has no money. If skiers are happy enough, they may join the volunteer team that runs the resort.

You assign volunteers to operate lifts, maintain the resort, run service facilities and improve the ski area. A growing reputation brings more skiers, but also more accidents, so you need enough snow groomers and ski patrols to keep the slopes safe. Broken chairlifts can frustrate visitors, while terraces offer a place to sunbathe.

Take in the mountain

When the resort is built and its skiers are happy, you can take a break in a spot on the mountain, such as beside a forest piste or a lift on a clifftop. The game also features music to listen to as you relax.