SnowRunner

When introducing a game about cars, most people will think of breakneck speed, expensive supercars, neon colors and spectacular accidents. But the boundless imagination of developers sometimes gives us something truly unique. SnowRunner is a brutal and uncompromising sandbox-based off-road trucking simulator where the enemy is not time, but the harsh and hostile environment.

Bon voyage!

A short tutorial at the beginning greatly simplifies the learning of all game mechanics. Even without being a driver in real life, you will understand why and when you need to downshift or use 4WD. After that, the classic sandbox on wheels begins!

Huge locations of SnowRunner are filled with a wide variety of missions. For example: the delivery of timber and steel to complete the construction of an important bridge; search for the missing scientific team in the snowy desert; evacuation of an oil tanker, etc. You can take on them in any order, but you should not go down the path of complete randomness - it will be very useful to prioritize and plan the sequence of actions.

Completing assignments brings you financial rewards. You can spend the money you earn on buying new or improving current vehicles, which will allow you to overcome more difficult terrains, travel even deeper into the jungle and take on more profitable missions. One way or another, you need to develop a whole fleet of trucks and in each subsequent quest use the most suitable for one or another parameter.

Nice to the eye, painful to the nerves

SnowRunner offers 3 major regions to explore:

• Michigan. A beautiful place filled with autumn forests, winding mountain trails and rocky plateaus. The region has been hit by severe flooding lately, and many of the tasks are related to rescuing, repairing vital infrastructure and delivering goods to disadvantaged citizens.
• Alaska. Real winter chaos with giant snowdrifts and frozen lakes. Here you can not only get stuck, but also feel the unbridled "power" of ice. Snow fell asleep all around, because of which there is absolutely no difference between hard ground and a cunning mess.
• Taimyr. A ferocious peninsula in the far north of Russia, with all the ensuing consequences. Here you'll find dense forests, swampy marshes, sloppy dirt roads, and a cloudy sky hanging over it all. The only thing missing is the soundtrack from the movie "Brother 2".

There are 11 maps available in the game, dotted with hundreds of natural and artificial obstacles. Everything you come across, even if it's just a deep puddle, is a puzzle to be solved. Wherever you are, SnowRunner's visuals look great. The natural beauty of the surrounding world creates a unique contrast to the rusty, greasy, smoking trucks.

Physics "Five"

The SnowRunner developers have made a special emphasis on realism. It would seem that there are not so many elements under the wheels: dirt, water, snow or stone. But immediately the variability increases due to possible states: soft, viscous, liquid, solid, elastic, mushy and mucous, crumbling, etc. As a result, at first you can safely drive through a shallow stream, and literally after 15 minutes get stuck in it tightly due to falling into an old, very washed-out track.

Mud sucks the truck into the ground, deep water damages the engine, steep slopes tend to put you on the side. Sometimes you need to downshift and lock the differential, sometimes hammer the pedal into the floor and literally dig your way. Understanding these and other subtleties comes along the way.

SnowRunner is the best game of its genre

Another interesting feature of SnowRunner is switching between available vehicles. If your truck gets stuck, you can drive over to it in something else and try to pull it out. The game has support for a cooperative mode, therefore, in the event of an accident, you can always ask your playing friend for help. Don't be surprised if he gets stuck in the same patch of dirt.

By the way, many pleasant bonuses are hidden in the hidden corners of the locations - from simple improvements for the engine and other spare parts, to whole abandoned trucks. Yes, yes, you can easily find a Caterpillar 745C dump truck and become its owner. No, no, you just can't get into it, start it and go. First, it will need to be repaired, but that, as they say, is a completely different story ...

Key features of SnowRunner:

• Large open world with many elements hidden at first glance;
• 40+ truck models with a unique set of technical characteristics;
• Dozens of interesting missions and non-linear passage;
• Extreme weather conditions affecting passability;
• Co-op mode for up to 4 players;
• Ample opportunities for modifications and improvements for each truck;
• Support for mods adding even more variety.

SnowRunner is much more than just transporting cargo from point "A" to point "B". Unlike most similar games, success in completing missions depends not so much on your lightning-fast reflexes as on patience and the right decisions. You will feel hopeless, irritated and just on the verge of rage. But euphoria and relief after overcoming difficulties will fully compensate for all emotional turmoil.