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Price
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2020 · Saber Interactive · Adventure · Arcade

SnowRunner

SnowRunner is an off-road driving simulation game that focuses on navigating challenging terrain using a variety of heavy vehicles. Players complete contracts and objectives across open environments, transporting cargo while overcoming mud, snow, rivers, and other natural obstacles.

Released
28 April 2020
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch 2PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SmacOS
Genres
AdventureArcadeRacingSimulation
Developers
Saber Interactive
Publishers
Focus Entertainment
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First personThird person
Themes
BusinessNon-fictionSandbox
Engine
Havok
Country
United States
Age ratings
ACB GPEGI 3USK 0CERO AGRAC ALLESRB E
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal) and 2 more
Time to beat
83hmain story244hcompletionist

About

SnowRunner is a 2020 simulation video game developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. Following on from Spintires and the sequel MudRunner, the game was announced as MudRunner 2 in August 2018. Focus Home and Saber Interactive re-revealed the title a year later as SnowRunner. The game was first released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on April 28, 2020, which was then followed by a port for Nintendo Switch on May 18, 2021, then for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on May 31, 2022, and then by a port for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 9, 2026.

SnowRunner has the player control off-road vehicles as they traverse locations to complete objectives. The game features over 60 different vehicles and more than 15 locations. Much of the content is delivered across 5 anniversary year editions as DLC. A spin-off title, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game was released on March 5, 2024.

›Story

Drive 40 vehicles from brands such as Ford, Chevrolet, and Freightliner as you leave your mark on an untamed open world. Overcome mud, torrential waters, snow, and frozen lakes while taking on perilous contracts and missions. Expand and customize your fleet with many upgrades and accessories including an exhaust snorkel for heavy waters or chain tires to battle the snow.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

SnowRunner is an off-roading open world simulation video game where the player's job is to deliver cargo, completing construction projects and/or repairs at different locations while driving over rough terrain. The game has a damage system in which there is both damage on the physical model and damage shown through the user interface (UI). Each of the game regions is set after a disaster has taken place, whether natural like a flood or manmade, such as a pipeline breaking. Every location is in a rural region in either North America, Russia, Europe or Central Asia.

As the player progresses by doing certain missions, they earn money which can be spent on either upgrades for their current vehicles or better vehicles altogether. Both of these usually make it easier for the player to traverse the game's terrain. Along the way the player encounters optional timed missions called "contest" in which the rewards for completion get better the faster the player completes them. Each region has its own story associated with it, usually involving the player fixing the damage caused by the disaster that occurred in the region.

Development

SnowRunner is based on the same physics engine developed by Pavel Zagrebelnyy, as MudRunner. During development of SnowRunner, Zagrebelnyy was mainly involved as a consultant, rather than deciding on the gameplay. It uses the Swarm video game engine.

Reception

The game received "generally positive" reviews according to media review aggregator website Metacritic across its three platform releases. Some critics praised the visuals and pacing of the game.

The game sold more than one million copies by July 2020. More than two million copies had been sold by May 2021.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox One28 April 2020Worldwide
PlayStation 428 April 2020Worldwide
Nintendo Switch17 May 2021Europe · Worldwide 18 May 2021
Windows18 May 2021Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S31 May 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 531 May 2022Worldwide
macOS22 November 2023Worldwide
Nintendo Switch 29 June 2026Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
SnowRunner: 3-Year Anniversary EditionSnowRunner: 1-Year Anniversary EditionSnowRunner: 4-Year Anniversary EditionSnowRunner: 2-Year Anniversary EditionSnowRunner: 5-Year Anniversary EditionSnowRunner + RoadCraft Loyalty BundleSnowRunner + Expeditions: A MudRunner Game Bundle
Downloadable content
SnowRunner: Season 10 - Fix & ConnectSnowRunner: Season 1 - Search & RecoverSnowRunner: Season 15 - Oil & DirtSnowRunner: Season 19 - Research & RestoreSnowRunner: Dragon Wagons Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 14 - Reap and SowSnowRunner: Rezvani TankSnowRunner: Season 8 - Grand HarvestSnowRunner: Season 4 - New FrontierSnowRunner: Season 5 - Build & DispatchSnowRunner: Season 6 - Haul & HustleSnowRunner: Freightliner & Western Star Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 7 - Compete & ConquerSnowRunner: Anniversary DLCSnowRunner: Western Star 49XSnowRunner: Land Rover Dual PackSnowRunner: Clasico PackSnowRunner: Navistar 5000-MV TractorSnowRunner: Season 2 - Explore & ExpandSnowRunner: Season 16 - High VoltageSnowRunner: Season 3 - Locate & DeliverSnowRunner: Season 17 - Repair & RescueSnowRunner: GMC BrigadierSnowRunner: Season 18 - Patch & PowerSnowRunner: Jeep Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 11 - Lights & CamerasSnowRunner: Season 13 - Dig & DrillSnowRunner: Season 12 - Public EnergySnowRunner: Season 20SnowRunner: Tatra Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 9 - Renew & Rebuild
Built on it
SnowRunner: Season 2 - Explore & ExpandSnowRunner: Season 1 - Search & RecoverSnowRunner: Clasico PackSnowRunner: Jeep Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 4 - New FrontierSnowRunner: Tatra Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 5 - Build & DispatchSnowRunner: Land Rover Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 8 - Grand HarvestSnowRunner: Season 10 - Fix & ConnectSnowRunner: Season 9 - Renew & RebuildSnowRunner: Jack of All Treads Tire PackSnowRunner: The MastodonSnowRunner: Kenworth Dual PackSnowRunner: The AtomSnowRunner: Season 12 - Public EnergySnowRunner: Mack Dual PackSnowRunner: Dragon Wagons Dual PackSnowRunner: Freightliner & Western Star Dual PackSnowRunner: Season 16 - High VoltageSnowRunner: Season 17 - Repair & RescueSnowRunner: Mercedes-Benz Trucks Dual Pack 1SnowRunner: Season 18 - Patch & PowerSnowRunner: Season 19 - Research & RestoreSnowRunner: Season 20
Editions
SnowRunner: Premium Edition

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