Upon your arrival in a remote Alpine valley, you get to know your everyday tasks. Your friendly handler is watching you from a survey station from high up in the mountains to enable you to fulfill your tasks all by yourself. You answer radio calls, brush up your skiing skills, collect your equipment and then get to work. Snow drifts have to be cleared, ski routes must be opened and tested, avalanches have to be prevented and of course you also have to look out for yourself – Chop some wood to make a nice fire, open a can of stew and finally rest after a long day of new impressions, high up in the mountains.
Game designer Kalle Max Hofmann said: “Virtual reality has an immense potential for a different kind of storytelling which is largely unexplored. The high immersion offers much more emotional involvement, and we wanted Snow Scout to really feel like a time out, like an escape to a majestic mountain world, where your thoughts can run free and help you relax. At the same time, communication with your supervisor plays an important role, and during your one-week stay with the Snow Scouts, you will learn more about her – and maybe even about yourself.”
Still, life in the mountains is not a walk in the park – as beautiful as nature is, it can also be dangerous, so players will have to be mindful and keep their wits about them – as a chance for unexpected events is always at hand.
Snow Scout will release for VR via Steam Early Access, where players get a chance to shape the final form of the game for a period of three months. After the game’s full release, possible ports to Meta Quest 2 as well as PlayStationVR2 will come into focus.