Snezhinka PS5 Review: Get the Full Scoop on this High-Tempo Shooter!

Rating: 7.4
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · Published February 12, 2025 · Updated February 19, 2025

Experience the excitement of “Snezhinka” in our Snezhinka PS5 review. Play as Snezhinka, an employee of a private military company in a dystopian world. With stunning 2.5D pixel art, you’ll defend objectives across various battlefields while surviving enemy onslaughts. Each day brings new challenges, and your earnings go towards strengthening yourself, buying new equipment, and recruiting coworkers. Story Mode offers dynamic narratives that change based on your chosen coworker. Read our full Snezhinka PS5 review to uncover all the thrilling details of this high-tempo sequel to Marfusha!

Snezhinka PS5 Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
731MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Ranking cross-play option.
The collection fills in as you find and Collect weapons, characters, challenge mode cards, and memories.
Two game modes – story mode, and challenge mode.
Challenge mode has two defensive game modes – gate, and power plant.
Shooter gameplay.
A 2D game world.
The game is played where you shoot enemies in a wave-based affair and at the end of the wave (day) you get cash and pick to buy one of three random upgrades or new weapons.
You play alone but you can unlock and level up supporting characters each with their own unique guns and upgrades.
Excellent bass-heavy soundtrack.
Twin stick shooting controls.
You can see enemy health bars.
Use many power-ups and abilities like barricades, rocket launchers, land mines, etc.
You have stats for your weapons like reload speed, magazine size, etc and you can choose to pay to increase them.
Very addictive gameplay loop.
It’s a game that is simple and easy to learn.
The end-of-day (level) breakdown shows salary, deductions, other, and take-home salary amount.
At set intervals, you get some story and can go back to your barracks and here you can eat or drink to get a random upgrade and sleep to advance the game.
Chance cards are a question mark and you pay to turn them and they can be good, bad, or a special one-off challenge with a reward. (they show up as a choice during days)
During the story, you get to choose your route and go to new locations.
You only have one supporter and choosing a different class type swaps them out.
When you finish the story you can and should replay it as it has alternate routes and more stories.
Two game difficulties unlock after finishing the story once – Easy and normal.
Special one-off chance rounds can happen and one is low risk low reward and the other is the opposite.
Big boss encounters.
The bar at the top of the screen is your objective health bar and level, you can find items and buffs to protect and heal the objective.
In-game cutscenes and interactions. You can skip and fast-forward them.
Durability plays a part for your guns and every day you use the main gun the durability goes down and once it hits zero you use your weaker side arm. Picking the same gun again in the card round will replenish the durability.

: Snezhinka PS5 review presents the character information sheet, showcasing detailed stats and background information crucial for gameplay

Snezhinka PS5 Review Cons:

The gameplay is fine but it is slow and you don’t get a lot of the weapons to show up and thus have to play a lot of games over and over. Grind is what I mean by a lot of grinds.
Some levels don’t have a lot of space for you to move around.
The tutorial is so basic it doesn’t explain many of the mechans at work or what is going in.
I found the story to be just OK, it didn’t have a lot of urgency and it’s all text-based with plain images of the scenery so it never grabs your attention.
Credits take a while to gain and then you spend them so quick.
The aiming rakes are getting used to as it is very sensitive.
You cannot remap or even see the controls.
Constant difficulty spikes.

Snezhinka:

Official website.

Developer: hinyari9

Publisher: PLAYISM

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PlayStation

7/10

Graphics - 7/10
7/10

Sound - 7/10
7/10

Accessibility - 7/10
8/10

Length - 8/10
8/10

Fun Factor - 8/10

7.4/10

Summary

Snezhinka is a game that offers decent graphics and a manageable download size of 731MB. It comes with a Platinum trophy and features a ranking cross-play option, which enhances the competitive aspect of the game. The game allows you to fill a collection as you find and collect weapons, characters, challenge mode cards, and memories. With two game modes, story mode, and challenge mode, players can enjoy a variety of gameplay experiences. Challenge mode includes two defensive game modes, gate and power plant, adding to the game’s depth.

The shooter gameplay is set in a 2D game world where you shoot enemies in a wave-based format. At the end of each wave (day), you earn cash and can choose from three random upgrades or new weapons. Although you play alone, you can unlock and level up supporting characters, each with their own unique guns and upgrades. The game features an excellent bass-heavy soundtrack and twin-stick shooting controls, making the experience more immersive. You can see enemy health bars and use various power-ups and abilities like barricades, rocket launchers, and land mines. There are stats for your weapons, such as reload speed and magazine size, which you can pay to increase.

The gameplay is very addictive and simple to learn. The end-of-day breakdown shows salary, deductions, other, and take-home salary amount. At set intervals, you get some story content and can return to your barracks to eat or drink for random upgrades and sleep to advance the game. Chance cards appear as question marks and can be turned for a fee, offering good, bad, or special one-off challenges with rewards. During the story, you get to choose your route and explore new locations. You only have one supporter, and choosing a different class type swaps them out.

After finishing the story, replaying is encouraged as it has alternate routes and more stories. Two game difficulties, Easy and Normal, unlock after completing the story once. Special one-off chance rounds can happen, with low-risk-low reward and high-risk-high reward options. The game features big boss encounters and an objective health bar at the top of the screen. You can find items and buffs to protect and heal the objective. In-game cutscenes and interactions can be skipped and fast-forwarded. Durability plays a part in your guns, and every day you use the main gun, its durability decreases. Once it hits zero, you use a weaker sidearm. Picking the same gun again in the card round replenishes its durability.

However, the gameplay can be slow, and you don’t get many of the weapons to show up, leading to a lot of grinding. Some levels have limited space for movement, and the tutorial is basic, failing to explain many mechanics. The story is just okay, lacking urgency and relying on text-based narratives with plain images of scenery, which fails to grab attention. Credits take a while to gain and are quickly spent. The aiming mechanics are sensitive and take getting used to. You cannot remap or see the controls, and there are constant difficulty spikes.

In summary, Snezhinka offers a blend of engaging gameplay, decent graphics, and an excellent soundtrack. While it has its share of issues, such as slow progression and a basic tutorial, the game provides an addictive experience with plenty of content to explore and unlock. The variety of game modes and the ability to upgrade and customize weapons and characters add depth to the gameplay, making it a worthy experience for fans of 2D shooter games.