--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm lang: en title: Snowstorm summary: Heavy snow and wind alter visibility and route perception. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Weather sourceIds: - source-b8aa0a3644ddb81f - source-6ff6d1d1eb469a93 - source-30445eb82cf5bf44 - source-93c5ee725dc0d5f4 - source-0b1dd5ecce36762d - source-579e786c72bd5924 sources: - id: source-b8aa0a3644ddb81f title: 'Game Mechanics: Snowstorm' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm' verifiedAt: null - id: source-6ff6d1d1eb469a93 title: Tomb Raider (2013) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/tomb-raider-2013' verifiedAt: null - id: source-30445eb82cf5bf44 title: Far Cry 4 (2014) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/far-cry-4' verifiedAt: null - id: source-93c5ee725dc0d5f4 title: Metro Exodus (2019) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/metro-exodus' verifiedAt: null - id: source-0b1dd5ecce36762d title: The Last of Us Part II (2020) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/the-last-of-us-part-ii' verifiedAt: null - id: source-579e786c72bd5924 title: Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/red-dead-redemption-2' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-snowstorm title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-snowstorm' categoryIds: - gm-category-weather supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Snowstorm description: Heavy snow and wind alter visibility and route perception. image: src: images/mechanics/atmosphere-snowstorm.webp width: 460 height: 252 game: Metro Exodus sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/metro_exodus_blizzard.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 8.32 credit: >- 4A Games; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org; visible source watermark: KVO rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Snow and wind obscure a route between ruined buildings alt: 'Metro Exodus: Snow and wind obscure a route between ruined buildings.' markers: - x: 48 'y': 29 label: Snow particles limit visibility tips: - Retain nearby landmarks and predictable directional feedback. examples: - title: Metro Exodus url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Snowstorm id: game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-snowstorm/ Heavy snow and wind alter visibility and route perception. ## At a glance ![Metro Exodus: Snow and wind obscure a route between ruined buildings.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/atmosphere-snowstorm.webp) [Metro Exodus](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. Visible source watermarks preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/metro_exodus_blizzard.webm), 8.32 s 1. Snow particles limit visibility - Retain nearby landmarks and predictable directional feedback. - [Metro Exodus](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm) ## How it works Heavy snow and wind alter visibility and route perception. ## Variants ### How the technique works - Heavy snow and wind alter visibility and route perception. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Snowstorm](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm) (id: source-b8aa0a3644ddb81f) - [Tomb Raider (2013)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/tomb-raider-2013) (id: source-6ff6d1d1eb469a93) - [Far Cry 4 (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/far-cry-4) (id: source-30445eb82cf5bf44) - [Metro Exodus (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/metro-exodus) (id: source-93c5ee725dc0d5f4) - [The Last of Us Part II (2020)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/the-last-of-us-part-ii) (id: source-0b1dd5ecce36762d) - [Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/snowstorm/game/red-dead-redemption-2) (id: source-579e786c72bd5924) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors