Hi guys! Long time no see, hope you are all doing well. It's been a great year of progress so far on Pingbert's Snow Ride! Today I wanted to share some previews of some of the side modes in the game which are now done. These modes will be playable in the next demo that I am hoping to launch pretty soon TM. In case you missed it, the tutorial level is currently playable as a playtest build.

Arcade Mode

Rack up points by delivering mail, smashing crates, chasing down golden mailboxes, reaching checkpoints at a good speed, and more! Go for the highest score you can while trying not to fall off, you've only got limited lives after all. Look out for stars that may fall from the sky.

Avalanche Mode

Outslide the incoming avalanche! Keep the timer alive by sliding through rings, collecting clock pickups, and cutting every corner you can. The longer you survive, the higher score you will get.

The past couple of weeks I've been deep at work on the two classic side modes: Arcade Mode and Avalanche Mode. Aside from a few balance tweaks and bug fixes, I can finally say they're complete and will both be playable in the next demo!

Both modes feature endless procedurally generated terrain. They're similar in some ways, but each has its own objective. If you've been following the project from the beginning, you might remember that PSR was originally only going to have these modes before I decided to expand things with Adventure Mode and its handcrafted levels. I'll still be updating Arcade and Avalanche with balance changes and fixes in the future, but from here on the main focus will be Adventure Mode and the rest of the game's content.

Procedural generation is really hard at a technical level and at a design/fun level. Tricky part is having enough variety to avoid too much repetition while also being fair to the player. That said, I'm happy with how these modes turned out. I've definitely had the "just one more run" experience while developing it so I hope that's a good think. I think they're a fun side mode to jump into and casually grind some ingame currency, as a break from the regular adventure mode levels. Hopefully you all enjoy them too!

That's it for now! If you are interested on more consistent updates, you can follow me on BSky or join our Pingbert's Snow Ride Discord Server!