For a sports title that strives to be adventurous, Steep's year-old snowboarding gameplay is starting to feel somewhat limited. Pulling off a sick combo still feels satisfying (as does racing down the slopes at breakneck speeds) but there's a sense of repetition there.
Steep: Road to the Olympics2017
Steep: Road to the Olympics
2017 71Good
Playable on
Game modes
- 2–4 players
- 2–4 players
Details
- Launch
- December 5, 2017
- Developer
- Ubisoft Annecy
- Publisher
- -
- Themes
- Genres
Overview
Steep Road to the Olympics takes you on a journey to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in South Korea. Freely explore a massive open world, including iconic Japanese mountains, where you will train hard and take part in qualifiers to reach the ultimate winter sports competition. Create your own success story as you pull off awesome tricks in freestyle sports, or challenge yourself in new full-speed alpine action. Show other players what you’re made of and go for the gold! Steep Road to the Olympics is an Official Licensed Product of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
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Reception
Press71
Good- Metacritic70from 21 reviews
- OpenCritic72from 26 reviews
Steep: Road to the Olympics adds a ton of new content that will surely please fans of the base game. However, for those who weren't able to get on board with the game's free roaming aesthetic, there is little new that will change their minds. While the new Olympic story campaign offers some much-appreciated structure, it is over quickly, and players...
This is a nice little expansion that doesn't really add much for the upcoming Winter Olympics despite what the name might imply, but it feels like a good extension of the base game with some new content.
Steep is a refreshing and unconventional take on the snow sports genre that boasts a more open, chart-your-own-course approach than its more structured brethren. It's not going to be for everybody and hardcore racing junkies will want to look elsewhere. If you enjoy experiencing the mountain as opposed to simply conquering it, however, Steep is definitely...
All in all, Steep: Road to the Olympics doesn't do much to upset the formula. There are tweaks and refinements, but at its core, this is the same uniquely playable game that delivers something nothing else quite manages. If the prospect of doing it all over again on a staggeringly beautiful new Japanese mountain appeals, then step up to the podium.