Why will my shots not kill anything?

They are not meant to. Shots pack snow onto enemies, and the resulting snowball is your weapon. Keep firing at the same enemy until it is fully encased, then kick it.

How do I score well rather than just survive?

Chain kills. Freeze several enemies along one platform and clear them with a single rolling snowball. The bonus for a chain far exceeds picking them off one at a time.

Is there an end, or does it loop?

Stages continue with rising enemy counts and speed. The practical goal is a high score across a long run rather than a final screen.

Snowbrothers — Arcade Platformer

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Snowbrothers — Arcade Platformer

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About Snowbrothers — Arcade Platformer

Snowbrothers is a single-screen arcade platformer built around a two-stage kill. Your shots do not destroy enemies; they pack snow onto them. Keep firing and a monster becomes a snowball, and that snowball is the actual weapon. Kick it and it rolls, flattening everything in its path and picking up momentum as it goes. Clear a stage well and you will do it with two or three well-aimed snowballs rather than by shooting each enemy individually. That single mechanic changes how you read a level. A monster on a lower platform is not just a threat, it is ammunition aimed at whatever is standing beside it. Chain reactions are where the points are: a snowball that takes out four enemies in one roll scores far better than four separate kills, and stages are laid out to make those chains possible if you set them up. Rushing wastes the opportunity. Each stage is a single screen, so there is no scrolling and no hidden territory. Everything you need is visible from the first second, which makes the game about reading the layout rather than exploring it. Enemies get faster and more numerous rather than smarter, and partially frozen monsters thaw if you leave them, so hesitation costs you the setup you just built.

How to Play Snowbrothers — Arcade Platformer

1Move with the arrow keys or A and D, and jump to reach higher platforms.
2Fire snow at an enemy repeatedly until it is fully encased in a snowball.
3Walk into a completed snowball to kick it rolling across the platform.
4Clear every enemy on the screen to advance to the next stage.
5Watch for partially frozen enemies breaking free if you stop hitting them.

Controls

Input	Action
`A / D or Left / Right Arrows`	Move Frosty
`W / Space / Up Arrow`	Jump
`J / Z`	Shoot Snow / Kick Snowball
`S + Jump`	Drop Down Platform
`P / ESC`	Pause Game

Tips & Strategy

Freeze enemies that are standing in a line, then kick once. Chains score several times what individual kills do.
A rolling snowball bounces off walls and keeps going, so a kick into a corner often clears a platform you cannot reach.
Do not leave a half-frozen monster to deal with something else. It thaws, and you have wasted the shots.
Height is safety. Enemies climb slowly, so the top platform buys you time to line up a shot.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why will my shots not kill anything?: They are not meant to. Shots pack snow onto enemies, and the resulting snowball is your weapon. Keep firing at the same enemy until it is fully encased, then kick it.
How do I score well rather than just survive?: Chain kills. Freeze several enemies along one platform and clear them with a single rolling snowball. The bonus for a chain far exceeds picking them off one at a time.
Is there an end, or does it loop?: Stages continue with rising enemy counts and speed. The practical goal is a high score across a long run rather than a final screen.