The game was released for Android on February 11, 2016. In September that year, Snowman announced that Alto's Adventure would launch on Android and Kindle Fire. The game was released on February 19, 2015, initially for iOS devices. The game was made to emulate the ethereal atmosphere of snowboarding, and was inspired by Ski Safari (2012), Tiny Wings (2012), Jetpack Joyride (2011), Journey (2012), Monument Valley (2014), Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000), and Windosill (2009). Snowman, a Toronto-based, three-person indie development team, previously worked on productivity apps before Alto's Adventure. The player taps the screen to jump and perform tricks (backflips), and works towards goals, competitive high scores, and upgrades. The player-character automatically moves to the right of the screen through procedurally generated landscapes. The sound was produced by Kpow Audio, and the music was written by Brian Crawford aka ShinnyMetal.Alto's Adventure is a 2015 endless runner snowboarding video game developed by Team Alto and published by Snowman (iOS) and Noodlecake Studios (Android). Harry worked as the sole artist and developer and was responsible for all the game’s programming, art, visual design, animation, 2D and 3D assets, UI / UX as well as the website and trailers.Īt the time, Snowman consisted of founders Ryan Cash and Jordan Rosenberg, who took on a directorial role for the project, providing production support as well as handling business and marketing.
The game was built in collaboration between Harry Nesbitt – founder of Land & Sea – and Snowman – an independent software studio based in Canada. To date the game has received over 30 million downloads across iOS and Android, and continues to be held in high regard as a flagship title on both platforms. Released in February of 2015, the game has gone on to receive a wide range of awards and accolades including Apple's Best of 2015, an IGF Honourable Mention and nominations for both the Unity (2015) and Google Play (2016) awards. Alto's Adventure is a critically acclaimed endless snowboarding game set against a beautiful and ever-changing alpine landscape.
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