A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build's Price Is Dictated By The Temperature

Summary

• A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build's price is dictated by London's temperature.
• The price updates every hour to reflect how hot or cold it is in London's capital.
• If the temperature drops to zero or lower, then the game will temporarily be free.

The price of a game and when that game's price gets a discount can be dictated by a lot of things. How in-demand that game is, if its sales need a boost, and even the time of year (think Black Friday) can dictate when a game undergoes a price change. However, this is the first time I've heard of how much a game will cost being dictated by the weather.

Not just any old weather either, but what it's doing outside your window right now if you live in London. A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build isn't a new game. The indie celebrated its tenth anniversary last week. However, to celebrate that milestone, its creators Alan Hazelden, Benjamin Davis have altered the way the game is priced.

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If you buy A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build through itch.io, what you pay will be dictated by the current temperature in London (thanks, VGC). Right now, for example, it's 11°C in London which means the game costs $11. The price updates every hour, provided the temperature has changed, which means if it drops to 9°C, the game's price will drop with it. If it rises, then those who buy the game an hour from now will pay more.

The gimmick appears to have been used briefly when the game launched. However, this is now a permanent change and OpenWeather is calling the shots.

A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build's Price Changes When The Weather Does

The Colder It Is In London, The Less You Pay

If you're anything like me and think you're funny, you will have already made a joke about the game being free if the temperature hits zero, or that its creators owe you money if we get into minus numbers. They've already thought of that, and yes, if you buy A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build when the temperature is 0°C in London, you will indeed get it for free. That's the lowest the game's price will drop to, though. No free money plus a free game if you buy it during sub-zero London temperatures.

For those who live in a country where Celsius isn't the done thing, you're covered to. Those who prefer Fahrenheit often love making their preference known, and if you really want to show your support for measuring temperature using bigger numbers, you can show that support by paying more for this game. There's an option to pay in Fahrenheit rather than Celsius which, at present, means you'll pay $51.80 for the game as opposed to $11.

Snowmen are indeed harder to build during the summer months in most parts of the world, so it makes a lot of sense that you should have to pay more for the privilege. Alternatively, you can buy it on Steam for its fixed price of $14.99. Unfortunately Steam doesn't let developers alter the prices of their games every 60 minutes.

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