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Alto's Adventure

Game · 2015 · Niche

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Snowman says its game Alto's Adventure reached #1 in Top Paid charts worldwide.

Promotional artwork from indie video game Alto's Adventure
Ryan Cash of Snowman / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
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Alto's Adventure — Land & Sea
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File:Alto's Adventure teaser.webm - Wikimedia Commons
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Numbers

Peak date
Week of Feb 24, 2015
Feb 19 ’15 to Week of Feb 24, 2015
Platforms
6
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

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Snowman showed a teaser in September 2014 and released Alto's Adventure on iOS on February 19, 2015. The Verge, TouchArcade and WIRED reviewed it that week, and Snowman says it reached #1 in Top Paid charts. A free Android version followed in 2016.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia viewsMay ’14OctMar ’15OctJul ’16Jul ’17May ’18May ’19Jun ’20Dec ’21Jun ’23PeakYouTubePressOpen webApp storesRedditInstagram
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  1. September 2014

    Snowman precursor · Sep 4 ’14

    A gameplay teaser for Alto's Adventure was published, months before release.[1]

    File:Alto's Adventure teaser.webm - Wikimedia Commons
  2. TouchArcade precursor · Sep 5 ’14

    TouchArcade covered the teaser trailer before the game's release.[2]

  3. February 2015

    Ryan Cash / Snowman precursor · Feb 11 ’15

    Published a trailer with licensed Jónsi music and invited journalists to request advance promo codes.[15]

Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 event · Score 41 → 25
  2. 2026-10-13Added: 12 events, 14 sources · Score 41
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
Reported figure
—
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. September 2014

    Snowman precursor · Sep 4 ’14

    A gameplay teaser for Alto's Adventure was published, months before release.[1]

    File:Alto's Adventure teaser.webm - Wikimedia Commons
  2. TouchArcade precursor · Sep 5 ’14

    TouchArcade covered the teaser trailer before the game's release.[2]

  3. February 2015

    Ryan Cash / Snowman precursor · Feb 11 ’15

    Published a trailer with licensed Jónsi music and invited journalists to request advance promo codes.[15]

  1. seed · Feb 19 ’15

  2. press · Feb 19 ’15

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