Snowcrest Peak Open Alpha

Yomi Games
4 min readSep 26, 2024

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We are thrilled to share the details of the open alpha release of Snowcrest Peak!

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This is an early Alpha build and doesn’t fully represent the final experience. Much of the core gameplay features are still under development, but we couldn’t wait to give you a sneak peek of what’s to come!

Origin

Snowcrest Peak was inspired by our co-founder, Jason’s trips to Japan, as well as the team’s interest in skiing and snowboarding. It’s a farming simulation with a twist — idle competitive ski racing, where you manage a waifu ski racing team to win prizes!

Yomi Gardens (our first game)

Buidling on our experience with Yomi Gardens, we’ve been grinding for months to craft a game that blends farming, crafting, and competitive ski races into a social MMO experience. There’s nothing like this across web3 or mainstream gaming, so it’s guaranteed FRESH powder.

Free-to-play & For Degens

Snowcrest Peak is free-to-play on desktop and mobile web devices, accessible to everyone. While this browser-based game is more geared toward the existing crypto gaming community compared to our previous mobile titles, our priority remains to create a fun and accessible experience for all players.

Whether you’re into crypto or not, Snowcrest Peak welcomes you to the slopes.

Alpha Gameplay

Our open alpha build of Snowcrest Peak introduces core farming and questing elements, while the racing component will be added later. The game features anime and chibi art styles of both original Yomi Gardens characters (designed by famed manga artist Hugin Miyama) and other familiar faces from crypto.

Snowcrest Peak in-game screenshots

In designing Snowcrest Peak, we’re inspired by top crypto games such as Pixels, Pirate Nation, and Photo Finish, as well as traditional classics such as Stardew Valley, Genshin Impact, Dave the Diver, and Uma Musume Pretty Derby. Snowcrest is wholly unique, highly ambitious, and honestly a little crazy?!

Looking ahead, we have a number of exciting game features planned:

  • Competitive pvp ski racing
  • Trading of items and resources
  • Affection and gifting to level up your favorite ski racers
  • ???

We will also have intriguing token mechanics planned, so stay tuned!

Game Economy & Points

The game is designed with great depth, particularly in its game economy. Snowcrest’s competitive racing, trading, and other features will be powered by tokens.

The game’s economy depth positions Snowcrest Peak as our flagship product, reflecting our team’s growth as a game studio and our experience + research of what makes a compelling, successful crypto game.

Snowcrest uniquely blends a farming simulation with idle competitive racing, and both these two core game loops feed into each other. Our token integration will go beyond simple item purchases or trading, adding a distinctive dimension to the gameplay.

The current alpha rewards players with points. We’re excited for you to help test the game, provide feedback, and build the game with us. It is our dream that Snowcrest will eventually support a thriving player-owned ecosystem.

Wen token? We can’t say for now — but we do plan to have multiple seasons of points as we build out the game and community together. And as crypto degens ourselves, we’re constantly tracking what’s doing well across other projects too.

Race to the Peak!

By stepping into Snowcrest Peak today, you’re joining something special. Snowcrest Peak is a long-term project we’re deeply committed to. Our vision extends far beyond today’s alpha version, as we’re dedicated to adding tons of new content and innovative token mechanics.

We will continue to support our legacy Yomi Gardens and Yomi Block Puzzle titles, but our main focus will be on Snowcrest Peak. Rest assured that we intend to reward all players within the Yomi ecosystem…especially our original Oni squad members.

We’re super bullish on crypto gaming’s future and believe that games like Snowcrest Peak can be built for crypto natives, while still appealing to a broader mainstream audience. Thank you for supporting us, particularly those from the early Oni days — your faith in our vision means the world to us!

Let’s pack our bags and race to the peak! PLAY NOW!

Snowcrest Peak

Snowcrest Peak is a free-to-play browser-based game. Soak in the fresh vibes, surrounded by lush greenery and wide-open spaces, perfect for growing your own healthy produce. Embrace a life infused with nature’s beauty in this quaint village at the foot of Hokkaido’s majestic mountains.

Website: https://snowcrestpeak.com

Discord: https://discord.gg/yomigames

Twitter: https://twitter.com/snowcrestpeak

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Yomi Games
Yomi Games

Written by Yomi Games

Gaming studio developing casual mobile games featuring digital collectibles. Our next titles include Yomi Block Puzzle, Yomi Gardens, and more coming soon!