When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
Released Jan 2019
Ride into a hilarious construction puzzler; packed with over 100 creative physics-based challenges, sports and bloody disasters! Build contraptions to help every passenger reach their destination. Enjoy the sports by controlling your riders away from (or towards if you feel like it) peril!
86% positive · 880 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong launched out of Early Access on January 23, 2019, with its biggest content update yet — 39 new summer levels. Following launch, the developer shipped a bug fix patch on February 7, 2019, a leaderboard reset announcement on February 13, 2019, and one final feature update on May 2, 2019 (Patch 1.1 adding a First Person View mode). After May 2, 2019, no further developer communications about the game appear in the news history — the publisher sale post from March 1, 2024 is a generic Curve Games storefront promotion covering multiple titles, with no mention of When Ski Lifts Go Wrong receiving any updates or new content. The game's only DLC is the original soundtrack, which released back in October 2017. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, and no roadmap pointing to anything beyond what has already shipped. The game launched as a complete puzzle experience with over 100 levels, and all evidence points to development having concluded with the May 2019 patch.
Evidence
Patch 1.1 added First Person View mode — the last developer communication specifically about this game.
Game officially left Early Access with its largest content update — 39 new summer levels added at launch.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Curve Games
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
In When Ski Lifts Go Wrong, you start in the rolling foothills and journey up to the jagged and exposed peaks. Puzzle over carefully designed scenarios to help every passenger reach their destination. Realistic physics means realistic disasters.
Build varied facilities and deal with rope tensions, control your riders across the perilous terrains, whether or not they meet peril is up to you!
OVER 100 CHALLENGING LEVELS
Construct various facilities and infrastructures such as chairlifts, gondolas, jumps, bridges and ramps. Build increasingly impressive structures as you progress through the varied campaign using your materials wisely. Cutting corners will save money, but it may compromise passenger safety with hilarious consequences!ORIGINAL PHYSICS PUZZLES
Jump into the fabulous role of a mountain resort engineer and master the ropes physics; learn the stresses and strains that will impact all the different types of structures that you’ll build. Change between Build Mode and Simulation Mode whenever you want.EXTREME SPORTS
After the construction - enjoy some sports! From Winter to Summer activity, try snowboarding, skiing, motorbiking, peddling and more…Take control of your riders and feel the mountain air to give them an extra nudge towards their destination and claim that coveted Number One leaderboard spot.TOP OF THE ROPES
Keep an eye on your budget and tick off all the bonus objectives to be at the top of the online leaderboards. Grab all the trophies and enjoy puzzles from simple green to extreme black difficulty.SANDBOX BUILDER MODE
Once you’ve mastered the slopes of When Ski Lifts Go Wrong, create your own in the easy-to-use level builder where your only limit is your imagination.STEAM WORKSHOP
Test your engineering skills against creations from the rest of the community.SOCIAL SHARING
Jump in head first and share your proudest or most disastrous replays with the community with the inbuilt gif and mp4 exporter that makes it easy to share your replays and creations online.Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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