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DISCLAIMER

Do NOT reupload, resell or redistribute my game or any of the assets used inside it in any shape or form.

Streaming the game and/or making gameplay videos of it is allowed, though, and even welcomed, but ONLY if commentary is added to it. 

Review, analysis/essay and recommendation videos are allowed and welcomed too!

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WARNING!

While the game doesn't have any NSFW content, it's recommended for people who are 17 or older due to having strong language, drug use, general violence & blood. 

Player discretion is advised. 

PLEASE, be sure to read the TRIGGER WARNINGS and reconsider if this game is for you. Play responsibly.

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GAME WALKTHROUGH

If you're having trouble getting any of the endings or just want to play with a guide from the beginning, here's a walkthrough of the game


GAME'S SOUNDTRACK

A lot of people have been asking me about the soundtrack so I decided to make a list with the themes I used! While all of the music is royalty free, some themes can be downloaded for free while others have to be bought in order to access them (mostly through a Storyblocks license, please check the post for more details).


OTHER FAQ QUESTIONS

If you have any other questions, please check out my FAQ + General Information section on my Carrd first. I won't be answering questions that have already been answered. Thank you for understanding!

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STORY

Needing a break from their usual routine, Aspen decides to take a one-week holiday trip to Frostpeak, a town famous for its ski resorts. Unfortunately, on the way there, their car breaks down and they have no choice but to walk to the nearest place available... an isolated log cabin in the middle of the woods.

The cabin turns out to be the home of an environmental researcher who's studying partial migration among other things . 

Will Aspen stay with him or risk finding another place in the freezing weather?

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 FEATURES

  • Original sprites
  • Food Art Mini CGs
  • 9 CGs & 1 Chibi CG
  • 3 different endings
  • Partial voice acting
  • 25k words (around 2-3 hours of playtime)
  • A mysterious yandere researcher who calls you 'snowflake'❄️
  • Play as Aspen (nonbinary MC with side-image sprite) or an invisible MC (choose your name & pronouns)  

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

CLICK HERE FOR TRIGGER WARNINGS


  • Strong Language 
  • Emotional abuse (manipulation, isolation) 
  • General violence
  • Depictions of blood 
  • Drugging 
  • Depictions of death 
  • Shaking screen 
  • Implications of Aspen being burnout, overworked & harassed at their job

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CREDITS

Writer & Creator: Pri Karin 

Programming: Pri Karin (Main), CyberSe7enKristi "HusbandoGoddess" Jimenez

Logo: xxmissarichanxx

GUI: Jaime Scribbles Games

Voice Actors: Reece Bridger, Bryce Buckley

Crowe's Character Design: AntPri Karin

Crowe's Sprite Art, Chibi & CGs: Ant

Cover Art: Kyleechii

Bird Sprite & Mini CGs: Florisam

Backgrounds: VicAlenMinikle 

Music: Dova Syndrome, MusMus, Ontama-m, Pocket SoundStoryblocks 

SFX: Storyblocks, Pocket Sound, Freesound

Pronoun Tool: npckc

Proofreaders: Carrot Patch Games, Kristi "HusbandoGoddess" JimenezSnakkiezCyberSe7en 

Beta testers: Carrot Patch Games, Florisam, Snakkiez, Vivi Contrast, Kristi "HusbandoGoddess" Jimenez, Ty CokerCyberSe7en

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Updated 15 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,129 total ratings)
Authorprikarin
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsAmare, Boys' Love, Dating Sim, Horror, Mystery, Otome, Psychological Horror, Romance, Story Rich, yandere
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish

Purchase

Buy Now$5.00 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:

WhereWinterCrowsGo-FullGame-mac.zip 411 MB
WhereWinterCrowsGo-FullGame-pc.zip 416 MB

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I finally got a new laptop so I'm able to play it again, happy to say that I'm still in love with this game and Crowe 🥹🥹🥹🥹

I need help I don't know how to download

Hello! I just played this game and I love it so much. I love that the main character's not a pushover or a weak willed individual. And that (Depending on your choices ofc) they really really communicated their feelings and thoughts with Crowe (if your MC really ends up liking him) instead of the usual games with this theme where the MC just runs and cowers in fear or ends up listlessly being chained to the other guy's side. (For the ending I got) They just had the healthiest dynamic ever despite the uh, circumstances they're in.

Thank you so much for the game!! I enjoyed it a lot.

I played this game a while ago and remember really enjoying it! I found it very easy to get through and it really keeps you interested by feeding you just enough information at the right times. I always felt like I understood what was going on without the story being predictable.


If I had to give a (minor and specific) point of improvement, it would be the following:

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The twisted ending shows Aspen and Crowe attracting more visitors so that Crowe can keep doing what he's been doing. I have no problems with this turn of events and it fits the choices that lead to it well enough, but I would have liked some more buildup to this moment regardless. It's not that I don't find Aspen's cooperation believable, just that I would have liked to see more of  a transition. Perhaps a scene before the time skip, where Aspen and Crowe argue about whether there really is no other option. The way it stands now, Aspen's final development is not really shown and that's a shame because this was always done well in earlier parts of the story.

Other than that, really well done!

Im so glad that I download it when it was free :D but anyway lovely game <3 I like a the art most

may i ask how much endings this game has? 'cause when i was playing long ago, i got a different ending. and this time when i played it again it was something new and the options were different too so i dont really know

Hi there! It has 3 different endings, you can check more info about the game in this page 🌸

alright, thank you!

im genuinely curious. i downloaded the game long before it became paid.. so can i still play the game for free or do i have to pay to play it again? though i dont mind paying 5 dollars this game is so good frfr ong

Hi, there! If you deleted the game from your computer and you previously downloaded it for free, then you'd have to pay for it now.

I explain it in a bit more detail in this post but, in summary, I decided to make it a paid game to help me with game funds 🙏

Also, thank you for your kind words, I'm happy you like the game! 😊

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I had to do a double take when I saw the pricetag, remembering how I downloaded the game long ago for free... But it's understandable. Honsetly, the game is so good I'm surprised it was ever free to begin with hah.

I got it (and played it) a long time ago, but I absolutely loved it andI even sometimes replay it cause it's so fun! Maybe one day, if my funds allow it, I'll buy the artbook even... Here's hoping 🥺

Generally I love your games (especially recently "Potion Pleasing" has caught my attention...) and I wish you well on making any new ones, or finishing projects you're working on right now! <3

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happy i got to play while it was free!

definitely an amazing game with a beautiful art style

I loved this game!! But I really didn't expect that ending

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I'm actively playing rn, and they just finished ranting about work, this is so sweet nothing is going to go wrong.. right

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5 seconds later... i see how it can go wrong :O

lol :O

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YEAH I SEE HOW IT CAN GO WRONG

(after the hand being cut scene)

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Ahhh after hearing so much good things about this game, I was finally able to make some time to play all three endings and I'm so glad I did! The art throughout the game is so beautiful and I love the way each route unravels. Also love the voice acting and music!! Overall this was so much fun <3

I loved the sweet ending the most (and it was the first one I got lol) but omg I lovvve Crowe's reactions in every twisted ending option, he's so cute! T^T I love him so much 

Also playing it three times meant I was able to choose all the three options for food options and everytime the food pops up I legit get hungry T^T I'm with the MC here, I LOVE FOOD lol 

I LOVE THIS GAME!! I had so much fun playing it<33 Thank you for blessing us with this amazing game!!

Glad i got to play it before it went paid its a very good game, if i had to money i would donate, (or just buy it when it comes paid) maybe some day.

I love Crowe sm, he always got me giggling and kicking my feet ASHGSYBDBJEDNJBSA I especially love the yandere ending cuz I love my man sweet and unhinged <33

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I LOVE THIS GAME SM I had so SO much fun playing it today aighjgfhjsgjksfdh I got so into the game more than I thought I would and I LOVE CROWE SO MUCH AND THE DETAILS AUGhjGHJgjhgsjhd. The art is absolutely stunning and scrumptious and the CHARACTERS?????? The ART??????? The EVERYTHING gdhsghsgkd I love this so much. I got the sweet ending it was so so wonderful. Absolutely amazing game :3

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I'm so, so sorry that someone pirated your game to put it on Android! That is so low and shows zero love and respect for what you've done. Whoever it was can't say that they're a fan because a true fan would never do that.

I also hope that more people start to understand why paying for the game is the right thing to do. In the end, it really helps us as players because you feel better and we can (hopefully) get more games to play in the future.

Thank you so much for your kind words 😭❤

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este juego es buenísimo, los diseños, la música y la historia me encantaron. Lo recomiendo mucho :D

AHHH,, WHY CAN'T IT RUN ON ANDROID? 😭

You can download joyplay to instal It if you have Android!

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lo ame, y saber que seas de argentina es genial JAJAJAJ todos tus juegos son buenisimos. 100% recomendado!

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Ahhh, this game T^T it made me cry so much. I got the good ending, and I have never felt so fulfilled in my life. <3 The ending really spoke to me as someone who's currently going through a very big life change right now! This game is extremely well written, and the voice actors did AMAZING. The art is breathtaking as well

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another great game serifs the channel⭐️ I’m IMMERSED!!!! Shoutout to the developer(s) for this amazing game and make sure you tune in to my channel for my play through

I enjoyed playing this game so much!!!!

BROO THIS GAME WAS SO DAMN GOOD I LOVE CROWE SO DAMN BAD

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DUDE THIS GAME IS SO AWESOME I LOVED THE STORY SO MUCH ONG

Should I be worried if Windows warns me about starting the game?

Windows sometimes does that with itch.io games but don't worry, the game is safe

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I loved the game. I got the sweet ending and I liked a lot . The other endings are nice too but I'm happy I got the sweet one.

我记得以前的crow好像是另外一个立绘?好久没玩了竟然已经换新的了,还是更喜欢之前版本的crow。。请问作者后面有想法把老版本的crow单独出一个作品吗😢

The old version of Crowe was a stock sprite I had bought from another artist.

I wanted Crowe to be my character 100% so I commissioned a friend of mine to change the design. You can see more information here.

好的!谢谢你的解释

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I adored playing this visual novel so much! The MC is so funny and relatable, the artwork was beautiful and Crowe's expressions were so cute. Not to mention the voice acting!?? The laugh?!! Hello?!! Perfection. Last but not least, the credits song was sooooo good it had me jamming in my bed at 1AM lol! (Plus the credits photo of Crowe is 100/10). Loved this sm!!

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ALSO THE VOICE AT THE CREDITS OF THE GAME? LITERALLY ANGELLIC.

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oh my days this game was earth shattering.

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This was a very beautiful experience, ty for creating it :(<3

Ahhh is this supported on chrome/Linux? Im trying to load up the game via downloaded files but can't figure it out :(

I'm sorry, I don't own a Linux so I'm not sure how to help 😭

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I never ever comment on games and just created an account to do so-

normally, there's at least one ending in these yandere games I dislike or at least I know there's one I like the most specially, but this game?? All It's end have their own thing and I truly loved them all to the point I REALLY can't decide for one, I loved this game a ton and Crowe too, his design, the story of the game Itself and how every end is worked in is pure beauty, im glad i decided to play this game :33 Truly, thanks for making this (and for free!!!)

a big smoch to all the people in the elaboration of the game /p

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best game ever i just cant explain it. this really got me excited. def putting it in my fav games folder

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love this game

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Played this game last night and I absolutely love it! I got one ended so far and I plan to get the others as well! ^ ^ Some of the scenes really had me hooked during the more intense parts. The backgrounds and scenery for this game are beautiful, I especially love the winter background when you go outside! And the log cabin makes me as the player feel really cozy during those scenes.  I absolutely adore Aspen's design, they are very cute. I was surprised when the option came up to pick my MC, but I really liked that feature! I can't wait to get the rest of the endings for this game!🩷

i want to make gameplay videos of it,“but ONLY if commentary is added to it.” what does it mean?i’m sorry i’m not good at English .can someone kind explain it for me 🙏🙏🙏😭

does that means i should comment before i make the video 🤔🤔🤔

Hi! It means a gameplay that has your commentary added in the video and isn't just a silent playthrough.

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Lettuce boi, my beloved.

The story has far exceeded my expectations! It also has sent me into a roller coaster of emotions and if anything, I'd give this another read in the few months or so and recommend this to my friends as well!

Thank you for this refreshing of a visual novel! <3 

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