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A frog digs through a freezing wasteland, hauling resources home to upgrade before escaping through a door or facing its boss.
Released 07 May 2026
Dig Through Snow
Race the Cold
Haul Gems Home
A survival roguelike where a frog digs through freezing snow, uncovers treasures, unlocks upgrades, and battles mystical creatures. Find the escape door — or defeat the final boss to survive.
Developed by CRYING BRICK · Published by Digital Bandidos









Play as a frog exploring snowbound maps from the safety of a warm home. Dig through snow and ice to uncover resources, treasures, traps, and enemies, while keeping an eye on your dwindling warmth.
Bring gathered resources back to your home to improve digging, carrying, combat, and cold resistance. Choose tools and skills to shape each run, and unlock new frogs, abilities, and artifacts as you progress.
Each map offers a choice: find keys and escape through a door, or survive enemy waves and defeat the boss. Survival mode mixes exploration with combat; Peaceful mode removes enemies for a calmer search-and-discovery run.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its satisfying cycle of digging, collecting resources, and upgrading, along with its cozy snowy atmosphere and charming frogs. Several also appreciate the range of unlockable characters and skills and the option to explore without enemies. Recurring criticisms include maps and runs feeling repetitive, and some players find the combat or unlock pace frustrating.
"...one of my favorite games of the year so far." Kotaku - Indie of the Week
...a determined survivor in a hostile, snowy desert. Dig pathways through the snow, battle eerie creatures, and adapt in a world where warmth is survival and the freezing temperatures aren’t the only thing that can kill!
Each run begins at the warm safety of your home. From there, you’ll:
Venture out into the snowy desert
Dig with hands, shovels, flamethrowers, or even explosives
Uncover scattered treasures, traps, and enemies
Carry resources back home to deposit them and grow stronger
Each new map hides its own boss, as well as unique dangers and mysteries. Find enough keys to open the escape door — or spend them on treasure chests for powerful upgrades. Managing your resources wisely is the difference between survival and defeat.
Every snowbank can hide treasures, traps, or lurking enemies. Carve pathways through interactive snow, use it as cover in combat, or blast and melt it to uncover what lies beneath. Stay too long in the cold and you’ll freeze — unless you’ve unlocked the right upgrades!
Spend gems to develop your skills across multiple roguelite paths, and build your own playstyle:
Become a faster digger, a more formidable fighter, or resistant to the cold
Unlock shovels, flamethrowers, and explosives for new ways to dig and fight
Use skis to traverse the frozen desert at speed and pile your cart high with gems to unlock even more power
Recruit companions like helpful penguins, moles, or owls to aid your quest
Scattered across the frozen desert are mysterious anomaly zones. Entering them means facing deadly challenges — but surviving them rewards you with powerful treasures and rare artifacts. Each artifact adds to your growing collection, unlocking new possibilities for future runs.
One moment, you’re a frog in a cozy sweater and scarf, digging peacefully through snow. Next, you’re battling eerie dark-fantasy obsidian creatures. Each enemy has unique behaviours — learn their weaknesses if you want to survive.
Need a break from facing the shadowy forces hunting you? Switch to Peaceful Mode and enjoy the relaxing loop as you search the snow for hidden treasures, solve puzzles, and escape at your own pace.
Interactive snow — dig, tunnel, and reshape the world
Core survival loop — explore, collect, and return resources each run
Escape or conquer — find the exit door or defeat the boss
Peaceful mode — relax, dig, and explore in this monster-free cozy mode
Flexible roguelike upgrade system — countless builds and playstyles
Survival gameplay — balance exploration, combat, and the ever-present risk of freezing
Special upgrades and companions — unlock tools, weapons, and allies
Dozens of enemies and epic bosses — each with unique behaviours to master
Decision-making and strategy — every run forces tough choices
Endless replayability — new treasures and dangers each time
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 42 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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