SnowRunner Review

Reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox One X. Also available on PlayStation 4 and PC.

"An earnest, unapologetically tricky, and time-consuming trucking experience, SnowRunner's peculiar brand of off-road ordeals is oddly addictive, deep, and rewarding when played in the right spirit. It's not often we see an authentic, slow-paced delivery sim that doesn't baffle you with nonsense or try to upsell you a $2,000 jacket, but SnowRunner's no slouch."

[alo]

I'm a truck driver in real life and then I play this in my bunk when I'm done driving for the day, somebody help me

[vincentcastor]

I played for hours and it is oddly addictive and extremely enjoyable. The graphics are beautiful and the physics surreal. I feel like a kid again playing with my Tonka truck in my backyard mud pit.

[MrMikeTheDude]

That game engine. Damn. Some AAA games don't even get close.

[jollyollieman]

My weed guy must be going through one of these paths because he’s taking forever damn

[AnonYmous-sezb]

This guy is the best at reviewing vehicle based games.

[kblazer]

I'm surprised IGN missed the purpose of the unlocking upgrades by level system. Each map is supposed to upgrade in difficulty level as the player progresses. The upgrade system allows the player to match their vehicles abilities with the map difficulty without making it too easy. This also encourages the player to play each map in order as opposed to skipping around. Especially with the planned DLC coming out. The developers didn't want someone just starting out at level 2 and be able to go knock out Taymyr, let alone Kola Peninsula. If by chance you do try such a feat, the difficulty level will match what the player was hopefully expecting. I played the maps in order and reached level 30 (the max level) by the time I was completing Taymyr. Even at max level the DLC Kola Peninsula is rather difficult. Michigan would be way too easy at max level. Besides this, I do however agree with the rest of the points made in this video. Well done.
*Cheers*

[adlindorsal]

I can finally experience my Dad's job.

[chibifirestorm]

Luke is easily the best reviewer on this channel

[ricepony]

Surprised Amazon hasn’t released a delivery version that helps train people how to remotely drive future trucks...

[MercerVerse]

Considering how much I enjoyed Death Stranding, this looks right up my alley.

[keittomaster]

Ah, the best game reviewer we meet again!

[SireDragonChester]

As somebody who grew up on farm horse farm for 28+ yrs (now in my 40+s) and always dealing with mud in fields, using older tractors. Waight in snow runner doesn’t help. When In in real life it VERY much can help. Depending on the vehicle/ground conditions and where your trying get too. Many years we use weighted tires, putting more weights on 2 wheel tractors so get better traction’s. As said we had few tractors that were not 4x4 and had use what we could get job done. Didn’t matter if was Harold with disc, cutting grass in soggy ground or on slop or using blade move heavy snow in 2x4 old tractor. Using chains tires/ Weights and skill.

Can’t believe devs missed this. And body who grew up on farm or used farm tractors or equipment/trucks knows this. Load up big old trucks/tractors with more weight. It will help with traction, as long don't over do it and not on skinny tires and not bald tires.

Do love the game but yes it’s very frustrating and feels like need another month to cook/be tweak more. The trucks engine /sound and power is very weak. Feel very under power of a 50 hp engine vs closer too 200hp for most basic v6 or v8 engines . All trucks engines need about 10 to 20% performance boost imo. They all feel like law-morrow engine then v6 or v8.

[theglobgloofthegabgolab]

Funny how the best game engine in a while has come out for a game about a truck boi.

[theonefrancis]

I have to admit, didn't have great expectations from this.

Glad I was wrong.

[misternegative]

I’m oddly interested in this game. Problem is I know if I got it I’d play it for a few hours then put it to the side

[Blestyr]

IGN: "Snowrunner is punishing and sometimes merciless but rarely outright unfair"
Random rock in the middle of a road: "Watch and learn amateur"

[hplgtmd]

This game is so much fun. Didn’t expect much when I first bought it about 6 months ago. I’ve been playing it Non stop ever since.

[pelliott]

I love this game! it's made me angry, frustated, sometimes sad, sometimes feeling ill! but that feeling... of lugging a few crates of bricks through a mountain pass, knowing pure diaster is moments around the corner should I make the slightest wrong move is so rewarding once you get it to safety, I have no idea if "real life trucking" is AS punishing as this, I think every mission in this game would be a "bad day" for a typical truck driver, but great fun, takes many hours sometimes to get anywhere, I spent the first 5 hours working out how to do a couple of missions for example.

[jakejuracka]

This game looks like fun, I hope they consider VR support! It would be so cool to negotiate that rough terrain from the viewpoint of the cockpit!

[nomadmav]

Haha really enjoyed spintires, then mudrunner and been playing this for about 4 hours and I'm hooked. I've rolled more than a few times. I'm a life time off roader and this is great when I've been told not to leave my home in our current situation.

It's tough at first don't give up. It's worth it.