SkiFree
Sign in to saveSkiFree is a single-player skiing computer game created by Chris Pirih and released with Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows 3.0 in October 1991. The player controls a skier on a mountain slope, avoiding obstacles while racing against time or performing stunts for points, depending on the game mode.
Game data
- Released
- 1991-01-01
- User rating
- 3.78 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Racing, Arcade, Sports
- Platforms
- PC, iOS
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
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Game details · IGDB
SkiFree is a casual single-player sports simulator wherein the player uses the keyboard or the mouse to control a skier across a white background representing snow on a mountainside. The object of the game is to ski down an endless slope and avoid the obstacles (trees, stumps, dogs, etc.) The player can also opt to partake in three modes: slalom, freestyle, and tree slalom. In slalom, players must properly ski around flags in an attempt to complete the run with the shortest time possible. Tree slalom adds obstacles to the slalom run. In freestyle, players ski downhill and jump off ramps whi…
- Released
- 1991
- Genres
- Racing, Sport, Arcade
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Chris Pirih
- Publisher
- Microsoft, GearSprout
Key facts
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- SkiFree
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- SkiFree icon.gif
- Video game.caption
- Icon
- Video game.developer
- Chris Pirih
- Video game.publisher
- MicrosoftGearSprout (iOS)
- Video game.released
- WindowsGame Boy ColoriOS
- Video game.genre
- Sports, casual
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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SkiFree is a single-player skiing computer game created by Chris Pirih and released with Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows 3.0 in October 1991. The player controls a skier on a mountain slope, avoiding obstacles while racing against time or performing stunts for points, depending on the game mode.
SkiFree was well-received upon release, with critics focusing on its simplicity and graphics. The game was later ported to Game Boy Color and iOS. Pirih also released a free, updated 32-bit Windows version in 2005 after rediscovering the original source code. SkiFree remains popular among the gaming community and is often remembered for its Abominable Snowman, which pursues the player after they finish a full run.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “SkiFree” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.