Hunger Of A Winter's Eve
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Freezing, lost, and looking for their friend, Kate and Ben take shelter from the snow. But there are worse things in the woods than the cold.
Designed and developed specifically for the Winter Visual Novel Jam 2024.
Programming and UI by: piinkpuddiin, https://piinkpuddiin.itch.io/
Written by: Callum Scambler, https://thatscrambledegg.itch.io/
Art by: Ien Nesto, https://ien-nesto.itch.io/, and Rot Gar https://rot-gar.itch.io/
Music by: Lisa Michele, https://lisamichele.itch.io/
Voice acting by:
Claudio F, https://claudiof.carrd.co/
Lauren Pak, https://laurenpak.itch.io/
Rayleigh Collins, https://rayleigh-collins.itch.io/
Updated | 4 hours ago |
Published | 3 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Authors | piinkpuddiin, Claudio F, Rayleigh Collins, ThatScrambledEgg, Ien Nesto, laurenpak, lisamichele, rot_gar |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | 2D, 3D, Atmospheric, Creepy, Dark, Horror, No AI, Point & Click |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
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The characters, CGs and backgrounds are incredibly well drawn and suit the game's atmosphere. The point and click mechanic is a nice touch and switches up the dialogue. The soundtrack is also fitting, though it did get a bit repetitive at some point. Or maybe that was just me.
At the same time I feel like the game lacks in content a bit. The point and click feature only contains one item per room and that made me wonder whether it was really used to its fullest potential. The sound effects that are there are approporiate, but I sometimes felt like there could have been more. Especially for opening doors, moving things and the shotgun blast.
Lastly, the writing seems to build up to a larger story than is actually there, mostly because of the references to Ellen. Ellen could probably be removed entirely without it affecting the story too much. I also think the beast appears seemingly out of nowhere. To be clear, the scare at the end was properly handled; that one being sudden is appropriate. I was talking about the moment where Kate looks out the window. It probably would have worked better if there were more signs of some kind of monster building up to this reveal. I think the story could be improved a lot by not mentioning Ellen and by adding more moments where the monster is heard stalking through the house and by adding more signs of previous incidents prior to its first reveal.
CREEPY!!! I loved the design of the creature, the artwork in every scene was incredible, the music and sounds were on point, and the voice actors did a really good job. Short but super fun, I recommend!