Death Ski

One can't help but think of Ski Free when you first look at a game like this. And while the two certainly share some characteristics, I feel Death Ski still manages to forge its own unique identity. At any rate, it's fun, and that's all that really matters!

Okey, I´ll get the positives out of the way; It has great pixel art, a unike theme and great music. On to the negatives; I have raged over this game mutiple times. It´s really hard, and the timer is annoying. One last thing I want to say about this game- Why coulden´t they make an endless mode? Coulden´t they make it like Ski-free?

I am shock I managed to finished this game, in first sight I was thinking it is kinda retro horror game, but I was wrong, it is not horror game, as the character know no fair, When got traced by deer, wolf, bear, Yeti , skier with gun, skier with chainsaw (!), he give no shxt, he just care if he missed a red/blue flag, what a another level of nerdiness, he rather die than missing a flag or missing the time limit! anyway, not a bad game for spending me 2 hrs

Death Ski finally answers the age old question of "What if Ski Free were on the SNES but gory, level-based, with a story, and was kinda fun to play?" with a resounding "This."

Death Ski is a retro-inspired skiing adventure blending pixel art aesthetics with chaotic gameplay. Filled with slalom courses, it's a fun pick for fans of retro action games looking for quick, adrenaline-filled sessions.

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33401179/]Follow my curator page for more recommendations![/url][/quote] A nice, short, and cheap arcade-y skiing game where you simply need to make it to the end of 60 levels filled with hazards, enemies, and even a yeti. You'll also need to weave between slalom flags and sometimes worry about a timer. The controls are tight and the sprite artwork looks pretty nice. It took me almost exactly 100 minutes to beat every level. It obviously looks similar to SkiFree, the developer themselves said it was an inspiration, but other than it being a game where you ski downward while avoiding hazards (and seldomly a yeti), there isn't much else in common. While SkiFree was an endless game where you just try to survive as long as you can, in Death Ski it's entirely level-based (each level is roughly 1-2 minutes long), and there's a plot involved. It's not a particularly in-depth plot, but I enjoyed it. I only have three complaints with the game: [olist] [*]There's nothing to do once you beat all 60 levels. No achievements to go toward, no extra modes, nothing. An endless mode with a randomized mountain would've been perfect! [*]The "wind" hazard was incredibly annoying, it was often placed in spots where I needed to go toward the wind to get to a slalom flag and if I didn't get lucky with timing in-between the gusts of wind, I was screwed and would miss the flag and/or get thrown against a spike trap and have to restart. The game would've been better off without this hazard, in my opinion. [*]I had a bug on levels 43 and 48 where the NPC you race (Knightley) never showed up at the finish line so I was stuck looking at "Level Complete!", unable to continue. I had to pause and quit to the menu and do those levels again. [/olist] Other than that, I really enjoyed Death Ski. I'd love to see more of it with either updates, DLC, or a sequel. I got it for a measly $0.79 in the current Steam sale and it was well worth the price!

I never played a ski game before but this one caught my after watching a youtube let's play go through the game. It's honestly, fun! The graphical style and gameplay are well thought out. It would be great if there were more characters to play but otherwise, nice little game!

Great old school skiing game. You have have 60 challenges including slaloms, outrunning avalanches, snowballs, obstacles. etc. There are 20 challenges for each of the 3 levels. The developer made the game at just the right difficulty, as I usually ended up with 1 second left on each of the challenges. It took me an hour to finish the first level. This is what I imagined games would look like in the future while playing my Sega Genesis. Truly, a hidden gem. Controller friendly and controls are spot on.

It is a legit successor to WinSki, an old Windows ski game. Exactly what I was looking for. Game can be very challenging, I haven't beat it yet, but is interesting enough to recommend.

Fun skiing game for less than five dollars.