A Good Snowman is Arduous to Construct is a pleasant Sokoban-like puzzle recreation that challenges you to construct a snowman in more and more complicated environments. Initially launched in 2015, for the sport’s tenth anniversary, developer Draknek & Buddies determined to implement a singular weather-based pricing system in lieu of its regular value of $15.
As noticed by VGC, over on the sport’s Itch.io web page, the developer has dubbed the brand new mannequin “pay what the temperature is.” The value on Itch.io is about in response to the present temperature in London in levels Celsius each hour–for instance, on the time of writing, the temperature is presently 8.3 levels, that means that the sport is $8.30. This in fact implies that the sport can be cheaper at night time and through the colder winter months, and considerably costlier through the summer time months, which you would possibly name thematically acceptable. Within the case that London falls to 0 levels Celsius or decrease, the sport can be free.
As a result of platforms like Steam do not permit this kind of value tomfoolery, this scheme is unique to the Itch.io storefront. The builders joke that those that are upset by its use of Celsius can decide to pay for Fahrenheit or Kelvin as an alternative through the use of Itch.io’s “pay what you need” characteristic. (For comparability, the present value could be $46.94 in Fahrenheit and $281.45 in Kelvin). Draknek & Buddies are presently engaged on its new recreation, The Electrifying Incident, which stars the identical monster as A Good Snowman is Arduous to Construct.