SkiFree but you are the yeti

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About

I made this small game for the GMTK Game Jam 2023. This year's theme was Role Reversed. After an hour or two of thought, I came up with the idea of recreating a game from my childhood, but played from the perspective of the game's only antagonist - a giant Yeti that chases you down on the ski slopes and gobbles you up at the end of the game.

This game was made over a single weekend with the help of the Godot game engine and I streamed the entire process over on my Twitch channel.

Reception

Let me tell you, this game did freaking numbers! I was not expecting to go viral with this one but I think this little project hit people right in the nostalgia button and resonated with them because the tweet below was shared far and wide, racking up 335k views!

For #GMTKJam I made SkiFree, but you're the yeti pic.twitter.com/lUOOjgPNhT

— Robert Shenton (@miltage) July 9, 2023

Coverage

The game was picked up and had a short article featured by Rock Paper Shotgun.