{"id":70107,"date":"2026-07-27T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=70107"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:48:21","slug":"chillas-art-announces-horror-snow-shoveling-game-snowed-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-art-announces-horror-snow-shoveling-game-snowed-under\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilla\u2019s Art announces\u00a0horror snow shoveling game\u00a0Snowed Under\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese indie studio Chilla\u2019s Art is trading the harpoons of its last title,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-art-announces-umigari-a-bizarre-first-person-harpoon-fishing-simulator-that-gets-increasingly-uncanny-the-more-you-play-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Umigari<\/a>, for the shovel of&nbsp;<strong>Snowed Under<\/strong>. This&nbsp;first-person horror adventure game has you&nbsp;digging&nbsp;through a&nbsp;snowy landscape&nbsp;as you make your way toward a&nbsp;mysterious&nbsp;steel tower.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you dig through the snow,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0come across all sorts of\u00a0landmarks and locations,\u00a0as well as\u00a0scrap materials. These materials can be used to upgrade your\u00a0digging\u00a0strength, stamina, and the number of items you can carry.\u00a0Similar to\u00a0Chilla\u2019s Art\u2019s other games, things\u00a0get stranger the\u00a0further you progress, with\u00a0initial\u00a0images showing what looks like an\u00a0abandoned train yard or gas station\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0humanoid creature on all fours with a very creepy smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1462\" height=\"821\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-001.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1460\" height=\"819\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-002.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-002-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining you\u00a0is Kai, your loyal\u00a0friend\u00a0and an NPC whom\u00a0you can talk to. Your relationship with Kai seems to be the crux of\u00a0the\u00a0story, as your conversations reveal\u00a0more about each other and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1465\" height=\"818\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1465px) 100vw, 1465px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-003.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-003-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260727-70107-003-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snowed Under has an estimated play time of 2-4 hours. The&nbsp;devs&nbsp;disclosed that they used AI to generate art concept ideas, lay out textures, and create 3D model&nbsp;blockouts&nbsp;during pre-production. However,&nbsp;all&nbsp;assets&nbsp;in the game, as well as&nbsp;promotional images and thumbnails,&nbsp;were&nbsp;made by humans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snowed Under is currently in development for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4938200\/Snowed_Under\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chillas-arts-creepy-fishing-game-umigari-coming-to-steam-on-february-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chilla\u2019s Art\u2019s creepy fishing game UMIGARI coming to Steam on February 4<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chilla&#8217;s Art&#8217;s latest game has you endlessly shoveling snow as you head towards a mysterious steel tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":70109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-27T13:00:09+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mrmxapbcqr2w","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mrmxapbcqr2w\",\"cid\":\"bafyreiecqfjbbekbbcxqlwy3vlrsnln35r5nex2zb6qnag4nl6dhpzzdmi\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreihdqbziro7ukd3t2tfgi7mj64ss5ykrytt4ed6il2qq5adi6llr2a\",\"rev\":\"3mrmxapbfoj2w\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-70107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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