Shovel Till Spring

Spring's late. Blame her. Clear the snow with one finger, light the lamps, reopen the shops and wake a buried hot-spring town. No ads, no in-app purchases.

Spring's late. Blame her.

Ever since the town's great bathhouse closed, Pouty the snow child has been sulking, and the hot-spring town has stayed buried. So you shovel. One street at a time, with one finger.

JUST DRAG Drag across the screen: the snow crunches, clods fly, and the cut leaves clean walls of snow with stone paving underneath. One hand is enough, even lying down.

WAKE THE TOWN Dig out a doorway and the inn's lamps come on. Reopened shops bring guests: a capybara, a snow monkey and others come to soak in the hot water. Under the snow: a cat in a box, a kei truck, a little stone jizo, and a few things that will make you laugh.

BIGGER TOOLS From a shovel to a snow pusher, a snow blower and something much bigger. Hold the upgrade button to keep buying.

SNOW COUNTRY, AS IT IS Roof snow lands on your head. The town plow leaves a wall across the doorway you just dug. One day, you'll get even. And Pouty throws the odd snowball from the rooftops.

WHAT'S HERE NOW The hot-spring town's streets up to the communal bath, then the shopping street. The next areas, the spring ending and a harder "next winter" arrive in updates, all included in this one purchase.

NOTHING TAKEN AWAY No timers, no energy, no fail state. Nothing is lost while you're away.

CLIPS AND STREAMING One tap makes an 8-second before-and-after clip and a record card. You're free to stream the game and post videos, monetized or not. No need to ask.

ALSO

• No ads, no account, no data collected
• Plays offline
• Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English
• One purchase, with no in-app purchases