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2019 · Business simulation · Indie

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

Nintendo console exclusive

It's time to get carried away with the deliriously fun, bloody physics-based construction puzzler packed full of creative challenges, sports and bloody disasters!

Released: 23 January 2019
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Windows macOS
Genres: Business simulation Indie Puzzle Sandbox Simulation Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: Curve Games
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Comedy Sandbox
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: ESRB T PEGI 7 CERO C
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 7.5hmain story38hcompletionist

About

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a 2019 construction and management simulation video game developed by British indie developer Hugecalf Studios and published by Curve Digital. When Ski Lifts Go Wrong was released in early access on 4 October 2017 and fully released on 23 January 2019 on Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch.

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Gameplay

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a low-poly physics-based construction simulation game in which the player must construct chairlifts, gondolas, jumps and bridges to get non-playable character skiers through a snowy mountain setting.

The goal is to achieve success in attempts to build strong structures within a budget. Each stage begins with a landscape over a paper background, where the materials can be placed and a cable is attached to these structures. The game visualises the amount of stress on each attached structure using colours so that the player knows which aspects of their construction they should improve on.

Development

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong was released in early access under the name Carried Away on 4 October 2017. A downloadable content pack, titled Carried Away: Winter Sports, was released on 9 February 2018, which features new modes and enables the player to compete in different sports. When Ski Lifts Go Wrong was fully released on 23 January 2019 for Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch.

Reception

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong has been described as a game that is "easy to pick up, but hard to master." The game has been compared to Happy Wheels and Bridge Constructor.