Melting of the Winter Gears
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
❄️The full story of the mysterious town is here!❄️
"The night outside is harsh, but the warmth of good words and company will keep our spirits high. Here, the storm cannot reach. See how the snowflakes melt upon the window panes? How the wind dies with a whisper?
It’s as if the whole world is going silent tonight.
Silent for the story I’m to tell.
The story of a Doll without memory, a cat without form, a soldier without family and a drifter without a home."
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kalechips: Story, art and programming
Orpheo Fenn: OST composition
Angela Branchek: Guitarist
Kija: Instrument synthesizer and game-namer
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The game takes about 3 hours to complete, and is mostly kinetic. There is only one ending.
This game describes death and war to some degree, so be warned.
Please check the bonus content once the story is finished as well.
The sister game, A Prayer for the Winter Gears, is currently in development!
I really like to read comments, so feel free to leave your thoughts. Thank you very much for playing. It's greatly appreciated.
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Development log
- #1 i should say....it's complete!!Feb 21, 2022
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I absolutely love this game and its storytelling. The end felt a bit sad but overall had a happy ending. I really wanted to know what had happened to the town. Great game overall and I'll be playing A Prayer or the Winter Gears once it's finished.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXE0Sdda07F1twzXnCvvHUUnlymtdkzhnOh, thank you kindly for making the videos. It gives me lots of encouragement 😤
i came here because i enjoyed Reaper's Goodbye and wanted to check out more of this dev's games and i absolutely loved this one as well!!! the story was super immersive and i love all of the characters (especially noel)! the character designs are all super neat and im in love with both the art and music !!! everything was super enjoyable and im glad i found this :')
Thank you, nim... Its make me happy to know you enjoyed it. The composers did so super well! I like the characters in this one too, so thank you for giving them your time 🙇🏽♂️
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it's me again
i played this game bc i loved the train one and wanted to check it out KJSNDFGKLNSGLKANW
and i'm not disappointed!!!! i'm gonna say this again: i love the way you write. and your characters and the art and the themes and the music tldr EVERYTHING DLFKGNAELRKGUAWNT
okok the only thing i wanted to point out is the quick menu on the bottom of the dialogue screen. i only noticed that there were buttons like...........................at the ending..................................................... and i prefer to use the 'auto' feature when i'm playing vns so..............er :'D .................
anyway!!!!!!! it was very good and i'm really really excited to see what stories you may come up with next!!!!! (also i hope you get better from your health issues ;A; please take your time!!)
Yays hello helen!!! I'm happy you liked this one as well!! ❄⛄
Oh, the menu.... I thought to myself, "I'm gonna make this fancy! Yet unobtrusive!" but it looks like I made it too hard to see ^^" I'll keep that in mind for next time! thank you for telling me! It is sorta dark...
I wanna write a bunch more, so I'm gonna get better fast! Maybe..! Thank you for enjoying my writing, it feels good to hear your thoughts.
FINALLY got around to playing this game and will say: favorite Winter VN Jam submission this year hands down. Period. Seriously. The pacing was perfect with a fairy tale-esque narration style to match and the details all unraveled at the right time so you never felt info-dumped. The character dynamics were hilarious and I love them all so very much for the depth you've built into them (the extras section was the cherry on top). The art and music were stellar as well (I wish I could make more intelligent comments about them, but I'm a writer at heart so all I can do is point at stuff like that and say "it looks/sounds pretty and I like it" >.<). Honestly, just kind of lost myself in the feels of it. There are a couple of typos, but they're relatively minor compared to how thoughtfully crafted everything else was. Thanks for making this lovely little gift. :)
Thank you for such high praises. It makes me very happy, that you were able to enjoy it like that. I wanted to make sure that all the characters were given the proper love and care. I always worry about pacing, because I feel like I don't fully understand what it is... So it's good to hear it was well in that aspect also. I'm really proud of the music. The composer is wonderful. I'm not sure what else to say, but thank you for taking the time to read the story, I hope I can make even more like it!!
Anyway, back to the game, the art is absolutely beautiful and goes really well with the story, all those white shining tones and soft expressions really hit deep on the old heartstrings...And the music, oh man the music is amazing, this game definitely has a star filled team behind!
And the extra content is just amazing 10/10
If anything I would have liked character profiles and stuff to learn more about this snowy doll filled world (Unless they are there and I completely missed them) but is no big deal, still an amazing game/VN.
Wowowowowow, thank you kindly Hikiyami, I'm happy to see you again. Thanks for making a video, too! I was happy to watch it!
Yay, it got your heartstrings, that's the goal. The music was all original this time, and done by some very talented people.
My health prevented me from adding the profiles as originally intended, but it's good to hear you enjoyed the extras as well. I know I liked writing that part.
Thank you for making such an amazing visual novel. I had a wonderful time playing it.
VODs of my playthrough with company: Part 1 | Part 2
Thank you to the moon and back for taking the time to play it! I really appreciate it. It was so much fun, I hope to do it again one day.
your art is a dream and your story is magical and captivating. composers did a great job with some heartwarming tracks as well. excited to see how it ends! 🤍
Thank you oh-so very much! I'm happy that I got to work with these talented musicians. The final chapter will be coming out in no time, so I hope you like it when it does ^_^