About Episode

On this episode of Story Mode with Sanlo, where we talk to gaming founders and executives about the gaming industry, Olya speaks with Ryan Cash, Founder & CEO at Snowman. They discuss building games for several different distribution platforms and how Snowman has navigated new platforms and opportunities. They cover a wide range of topics including:

• The founding story of Snowman.

• Why Snowman shifted from developing only mobile games to building games across many distribution platforms and devices.

• How Snowman views different business models, monetization methods, and the thinking they use to determine their next opportunity.

• How Ryan built a team capable of building award-winning games for iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Netflix, Apple Arcade, and the Epic Games Store.

• And some Marketing & PR tips for launching games on many platforms.

About Ryan

For the last 12 years, Ryan has been CEO at Snowman, an independent game studio who creates games that are played across the App Store, Google Play, Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Netflix, and the Epic Game Store. Snowman has developed award-winning and critically acclaimed titles like Laya’s Horizon, Lucky Luna, and Alto’s Odyssey.