Night Plough FAQ: questions and answers
Here are quick answers to the questions players and grown-ups ask most about Night Plough. Each answer links to the page with all the details.
What kind of game is Night Plough?
It is a 3D snow plough game. You drive a snowplough through a small snowy town at night and clear the road so the school bus can reach its stop. It is a calm driving and helping game, not a race. See the guide's front page.
Is Night Plough free?
You can try it in the demo, right in your browser. The full game is part of the Contenta Games membership, which opens every game on the portal; see what a membership gives you. Your saved nights stay, so you can carry on after you join.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. The game runs in your web browser on a computer, a phone or a tablet. Just open the page and play.
Does it work on an iPad, an Android tablet or a phone?
Yes. Arrow buttons and the blade, tools, map and pause buttons are on the screen. Turn your phone sideways to drive; held upright, the game asks you to. See touch controls on a phone or tablet.
Can I play with a controller?
Yes. Use an Xbox-style controller or any controller your browser reads as a standard gamepad. The right trigger drives, the stick steers and A lowers the blade. All the buttons are on the controls page.
How many nights are there?
Six. Each night the school bus drives further, and there is one more snow pile to plough. The last night ends with "The town is awake. Winter is done!" All six are on the nights page.
How long does a night take?
A few minutes. A night ends by itself after 10 minutes of driving, and most nights are done well before that. Menus and the map stop the clock.
How do I save my game?
The game saves by itself, in the browser on the device you play on. It saves every 30 seconds while you drive and each time you open a menu. Next time, pick your card under Choose your adventure and press Continue. If the browser blocks saving, the game tells you that it can't keep your progress.
Can my brother or sister have their own game?
Yes. There are three save slots, and each one is a separate game with its own nights and money. You can go back to the save cards with Save slots in the pause menu.
Why does the bus stop and wait?
Something is in its way. The bus can't drive through deep snow or up black ice, and it waits behind your plough. Open the Town map: the bus card says why it waits. Most often you need to plough the pile again a bit to the side, to make the lane wider. See how to plough snow.
How do I get past the black ice?
Spread sand. Press T, X or the Sand button, and drive over the icy part of North square, twice if the bus still waits. Salt does not work on the coldest night. See Sand, salt and black ice.
How do I throw the snow the other way?
Press Q, LB or the Throw snow button. The arrow on the button shows where the snow goes now. You can also change it in Tools. See how to plough snow.
Can I lose the game?
No. There is no game over. If a night goes wrong, press Retry this night. Bumps cost a little game money, but you keep everything you have done.
What is the money for?
You earn kronor (kr), the game's pretend money, for each night you finish. You can spend 600 kr on a bigger truck with a wing. See Money, pay and the bigger truck.
Are there ads in the game?
No. There are no ads in Night Plough, and nothing to buy with real money inside the game.
What age is Night Plough for?
It is made for kids from about 8 to 12, and for the grown-ups who play along. The texts are short, a line at the top always says what to do next, and How to play teaches each button. More on the page for grown-ups.
Which languages can I play in?
Nine: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Change the language in Settings; your game stays as it is.
The game won't start or runs slowly. What can I do?
Night Plough is a 3D game, so it needs a browser that can show 3D (WebGL), like a recent Chrome, Edge or Firefox. If it runs slowly, set Graphics to Low in Settings. On Auto, the game does this by itself on a slow device.
