Hey Riders!
The Freestylers Update is finally here, adding two new modes to the game! A completely new Trick Mode and also the beloved Free Ride Mode from Lonely Mountains: Downhill is making its comeback!
In Trick Mode, players compete for style over speed, completing over 100 new challenges in a ground-up reimagining of the Snow Riders experience. The mode unlocks at level 20.
Free Ride Mode was a feature in our last game Lonely Mountains: Downhill, now finally in Snow Riders! The ultimate challenge to all speedrunners, Free Ride removes all checkpoints, allowing players to carve their own ultrafast route down the mountain. You need to reach level 35 to unlock this mode.
Both modes come with full leaderboard support and new achievements, and also allow you to reach the highest player level without competing in multiplayer matches.
The Freestylers Update also comes with a wide range of new accessibility features, including auto-brake, auto-accelerate, toggling buttons instead of holding them, and button mapping.
We would be very grateful to hear your feedback on the new additions, especially the difficulty of the Trick Mode challenges.
You can find the full patch log down below.
We also took the opportunity to update our roadmap for this year. The biggest change is that the PS5 version has moved from Summer to Autumn.
Thank you so much everyone for supporting the game!
Happy riding and see you on the slopes!
Your Megagons
PATCH LOG: 02.07.2025 - v 1.2.100 FREESTYLERS
New Features
Critical: NEW GAME MODE: Trick Mode is now available as a full solo mode. It unlocks at level 20 and adds a second progression path to the game. It also comes with full leaderboard support and achievements.
Critical: NEW GAME MODE: Free Ride Mode has now also been added to the game and unlocks with Level 35. People experienced with Downhill will already know the drill. Free Ride removes all checkpoints and it also uses the Zen version of the trails, allowing for maximum freedom to race down the trails for the best time. It comes with leaderboards and achievements, and full level progression.
Major: If you are not the biggest multiplayer fan, you can now reach the maximum level in the game by finishing all solo challenges (time trials/tricks/free-ride).
Major: Added custom button/keyboard mapping
Major: Added auto-brake and auto-accelerate to the accessibility options
Major: Added option to now toggle instead of holding accelerate/crouch/break to the accessibility options.
Major: Added markers to newly unlocked equipment, game modes, gear, trails or slopes.
Minor: Added new reward sounds for each trick score threshold.
Minor: You can now set which gamepad icons you want to use in the game (Steam only)
Changes
Minor: Reordered the options menu a little bit.
Minor: Ghosts are now more transparent when closer to the player.
Improvements & Polishing
Major: Changed some particle effects to improve performance. It should be especially noticeable on Baifushan.
Major: improved playing with mouse and keyboard.
Fixes
Major: Fixed front or back flips not automatically landing correctly in some situations.