In late 2012, the founders of Snowman, Ryan and Jordan, decided to blend their passion for building apps with their passion for snowboarding, and began work on a 2D iOS game based around an 'infinite runner' mechanic. Play as one of six characters, including Alto and his friends (even a snowboarding llama), each with their own unique attributes and abilities suited to different styles of play. The core mechanic centers around an easy to learn, yet difficult to master one button trick system that allows you to chain together increasingly more elaborate trick combos to maximize the players speed and compete for high scores and distances.Īs players progress through 180 handcrafted goals, they'll rescue runaway llamas, grind along village rooftops, leap over terrifying chasms and outwit the mountain elders.īefore long players will also acquire the legendary Wingsuit – an item that adds an entirely new gameplay dynamic to the mix, allowing players to soar gracefully down the mountain, loop high into the air and string together even longer trick combinations.

The game features fluid physics-based movement, procedurally generated terrain and stunning dynamic lighting and weather effects. just sayin'.Īlto's Adventure is a different sort of endless running game that has a sort of calmness to it despite being fast-paced as opposed to games like Temple Run where it gets increasingly frantic as you play the game.Alto’s Adventure is an endless snowboarding odyssey, set against a beautiful and ever changing alpine landscape. The gameplay in Alto's Adventure is also governed strictly by realistic physics so if you miss that ledge and fell to your doom, it is not the RNG's fault. As you snowboard, you'll also get to gather runaway llamas, brave terrible weather, dive off cliffs, and even leap over gaping chasms all the while escaping the mountain elders. Games Like Alto's Adventure Action Adventure Alto's Adventure is an endless runner game that lets you join Alto and his friends as they dash through beautiful, procedurally-generated landscapes, from ancient ruins to the challenging slopes of the alpines, via snowboarding.

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