Just Ski+
Jeff Weber · 2018 · Difficult, Funny, Psychological Horror, Platformer, Physics
PC
Very Positive91% · 107
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About Just Ski+
Just Ski is a challenging, minimalist, physics driven game that will frustrate and punish you in the beginning but reward you with the feeling of mastery in the end.
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The controls for Just Ski are borrowed from an old, abandoned game called Ski Stunt Simulator.
Your only control over the skier is to move your mouse down to make him crouch or up to make him extend. It's a very simple to understand mechanic but requires a healthy amount of practice to master.
The key to success with Just Ski is learning to control your rotation while in the air. It's all about gaining a feel for the conservation of angular momentum: crouch to spin faster, extend to spin slower.
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Just ski to the cabin.
Like learning to ride a bike, Just Ski is going to feel clunky and impossible in the beginning, but once mastered will feel smooth and rewarding with just the right amount of challenge to keep things interesting.
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-Have fun and thanks for playing!
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The Controls
The controls for Just Ski are borrowed from an old, abandoned game called Ski Stunt Simulator.
Your only control over the skier is to move your mouse down to make him crouch or up to make him extend. It's a very simple to understand mechanic but requires a healthy amount of practice to master.
The key to success with Just Ski is learning to control your rotation while in the air. It's all about gaining a feel for the conservation of angular momentum: crouch to spin faster, extend to spin slower.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/740230/extras/JustSkiPlus_RedDoubleJumpFullSpeed.gif
Your Goal
Just ski to the cabin.
Learning Curve
Like learning to ride a bike, Just Ski is going to feel clunky and impossible in the beginning, but once mastered will feel smooth and rewarding with just the right amount of challenge to keep things interesting.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/740230/extras/JustSkiPlus_YellowGreen_Crash.gif
-Have fun and thanks for playing!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This is the single hardest game i have ever played
lovely game with lovely music...and despite my absolute loathing of difficult games - Just Ski manages to stay entertaining and enjoyable regardless of its extremely difficult nature.
Just Ski+, developed and published by Jeff Weber, is a minimalist physics-driven experience that builds an entire game around a single, unconventional control idea. At a glance, it appears almost too simple to sustain interest, presenting a lone skier moving across a quiet, abstract landscape. Yet within that simplicity lies a surprisingly demanding and skill-focused system that challenges players to develop a deep understanding of motion, timing, and control through repeated trial and error. The entire game revolves around one input: adjusting the skier’s posture by moving the mouse. This action influences how the character rotates, accelerates, and stabilizes during jumps. There are no additional mechanics layered on top, no alternate control schemes, and no safety features to ease the learning curve. Everything depends on how well you understand this single interaction. Early attempts often feel chaotic, with jumps ending in awkward crashes and spins that seem impossible to control. Over time, however, patterns begin to emerge, and what once felt random starts to make sense as players learn how subtle movements affect momentum. There is no traditional progression system guidin…
love it!
I wouldn't call it fun...irritating, anger inducing, maddening maybe, but fun it is not :| still the copy is correct, it puts that 'one-more-try' spell on You, so I had to complete it and now I can move on with my life...
Игра 'Just Ski+' - это неожиданно увлекательный и минималистичный аркадный симулятор горнолыжного спорта. С первого взгляда простая графика и управление могут показаться обманчивыми, но за ними скрывается удивительно глубокая и сложная механика. По мере продвижения требуется всё больше мастерства, чтобы избегать деревьев, скал и других препятствий на трассе. Что особенно привлекает - это баланс сложности и удовольствия. Никогда не чувствуешь, что игра несправедлива, даже когда проигрываешь. Скорее, наоборот, появляется мотивация улучшить свой результат и пройти трассу идеально. Разнообразие трасс с различными типами местности, погодой и сложностью поддерживает интерес на протяжении долгого времени. Однако, хотелось бы больше контента, например, дополнительных режимов игры или возможности кастомизации персонажа. Тем не менее, 'Just Ski+' - это отличный выбор для того, чтобы быстро скоротать время и пощекотать нервы, требующий концентрации и быстроты реакции. Рекомендую всем любителям аркад!
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