Tracklayer

TRACKLAYER

Hollis Ranger Station keeps six backcountry cabins and a summit relay supplied through the winter. The job is yours: four kilometres of mountains, boreal forest and frozen lakes, one sled, and not much fuel.

The snow is the game. Every ski and track mark presses into the snow and stays there. Hard carves throw up berms. Big landings leave craters. Fresh powder drags at the sled and eats fuel, but snow you've already packed is fast and cheap to ride. Then the snow keeps falling. Your trails fill back in slowly in calm weather, and in under a minute in a storm. Which routes you keep open is up to you.

Survive the run. Fuel and warmth both run down. Cabins and the station refill them, and night and storms make the gaps between them longer. Freeze out there and a ranger drags you home. You lose the cargo, and the rescue isn't free.

Build up your outfit. Take jobs off the board at the station and spend the pay at Hollis Sled & Service. There are nine sleds from five decades, each with its own bodywork, plus parts, rider gear and upgrades like studded ice tracks that turn a frozen lake into a straight line.

Hitch up for bigger work. Tow a groomer drag and lay down trails that last. Pull a freight sled or a heavy flatbed full of stoves, generators, solar kits and turbine parts. Every hit and rollover wears down the load, and a cabin won't sign for a wrecked one. Deliveries raise your courier rank, and each rank opens bigger contracts:

• Trail crew: grooming contracts
• Freight hauler: heavy appliance and power runs
• Priority courier: emergency runs with double pay, a tight clock and a bond on the line
• Expedition hauler: summit relay loads on the flatbed

Controls W / S throttle and brake · A / D steer · Shift lean · Space hop · Ctrl wheelie E job board · F call a tow · R reset sled · V cycle camera · Esc settings · M mute · H hide help Gamepad supported. Progress saves in your browser.

Plays in the browser. Keyboard or gamepad, no touch controls.