#SNOWRUNNER REVIEW SIMULATOR#

Michigan is the starter region and it’s where you’ll get the hang of how the world around you works. First, Michigan, USA, which is covered in mud due to recent downpours that have destroyed infrastructures and driven locals out of their homes. There are three global maps for you to explore.

A cute little touch is when you leave your vehicle unattended for too long your little dude falls asleep! Arms crossed, eyes shut and head slightly tilted, it shows how comfortable he is in his enclosed environment.

You cannot move yourself outside of your vehicle so in the game, you and your vehicle are one entity. “You” are a bearded man who sits behind the steering wheel. The world is there just for you to explore, to improve on and to challenge only you. This may make the environment sound boring, but it actually adds to the calming nature of the game. It is a world where only you, the vehicle and it exists. It is unforgiving with its mud, lakes and mountains that will not yield to just any vehicle. It is lush with colours that bounce and play with the light. The world of SnowRunner is my favourite thing about this game. I think it’s important to try all sorts of different genres of games, because hey, you just might find yourself enjoying the unfamiliar. My little blue Suzuki Swift gets me from A to B and that’s just fine with me! However, after watching the trailers for SnowRunner, I wanted the opportunity to play a game that was so far away from what I usually play. Also, I’m not that big into cars and trucks. The closest I’ve been to driving a truck was wearing trucker caps in my early twenties (remember when they were so cool?). Most of these players were hyped due to playing Saber Interactive’s 2017 release MudRunner, a game that received glowing reviews for its realistic and challenging off-road driving simulations.

I’d visited a number of online communities that were super excited and counting down to the games release date. In starting SnowRunner I didn’t know what I was in for.

#SNOWRUNNER REVIEW SIMULATOR#

This game is my first foray into a driving simulator (that is if you don’t count endless hours of Mario Kart on my SNES when I was ten, which I do not).

Snowrunner review