Snowed Under Guides
How to play, how to dig, and how to finish both endings without losing a night to a freeze.
This hub is the index for every Snowed Under tutorial on the wiki. The game launched on Steam on 13 August 2026 as a single-player mountain horror from Chilla’s Art. You shovel toward a radio tower, talk to Kai, and uncover what the snow buried. Estimated play time is two to four hours for a story finish, longer if you hunt documents, charms, and the rare Patrons achievement.
Start with Getting Started if you have not left the campfire yet. It covers manual saves, the first scrap dump, and why the snow gets harder the farther you walk. Then read How to Dig so you stop wasting stamina on distant ice before the shovel is upgraded. Controls lists the first-person actions you actually use in tunnels and interiors.
What these guides answer
Players searching after launch are not looking for codes or a Trello board. They want to know how to play, how to find buried buildings, how to survive wolves and night, how to complete each day, and how to get Ending A and Ending B. Those questions live here, then fan out to items, map, tools, and patch notes.
- New players: Getting Started then Controls.
- Progression: How to Dig plus the scrap and upgrades page.
- Danger: How to Survive for wolves, glow sticks, and freezing outside.
- Story finish: Kai, the full walkthrough, and the endings guide.
- Completion: Achievements with the achievement tracker. Paper lives on documents.
How a typical session should feel
You return to Kai’s shelter, dump scrap, eat from cans when you need stamina, and push a tunnel a little farther than yesterday. Buildings hold notes, keys, and sometimes wolves. The radio tower is the long-term landmark. Days advance as you work and talk. If night refuses to end, or tools vanish after a photo prompt, jump to known bugs instead of restarting blindly.
Use the upgrade planner when you are unsure whether to spend scrap on digging power, stamina, or carry capacity. Use the ending checklist only when you are ready for spoilers.
Reading order if you want zero story leaks
- Getting Started
- How to Dig
- How to Survive
- Kai when the fire starts talking
- Landmarks when you start getting lost
- Walkthrough and endings last
The review hub stays spoiler-light if you are still deciding whether to buy. System requirements and performance notes live there too, including the studio’s claim that this title runs lighter than older Chilla’s Art games.
When a patch changes scrap counts or achievement triggers, check patch notes before you assume the wiki is wrong. Chilla’s Art already shipped 1.02 through 1.06 in the launch window. If you are still deciding whether to pay, use Should You Buy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Where should a new player start?
Read Getting Started, then How to Dig. Save at base after every dump. Do not tunnel to the tower on a fresh shovel.
Do these guides spoil Ending B?
The walkthrough and endings pages warn before story beats. Getting Started, Controls, and How to Dig stay as clean as the systems allow.
Is Snowed Under multiplayer?
No. It is a single-player Steam story. Kai is an NPC at the shelter, not a second human player.
How do I track collectibles?
Use the charms and keys item page plus the achievement tracker. Patrons is the rarest listed achievement.