At Winter's End
Released Nov 2023
At Winter's End is a cozy narrative dice-rolling RPG about 12-year-old Noel growing up in the forest of spirits. Explore the forest and complete quests while rolling dice to see how Noel responds to the challenges they face.
95% positive · 111 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
At Winter's End launched on November 1, 2023 as Slandercast Studio's first Steam release. Following launch, the team issued two small bug-fix patches in November 2023 and January 2024 addressing platform compatibility and minor story issues. The only paid add-on, a soundtrack DLC, was released on December 25, 2023 and is the sole item in the DLC list — with no unreleased DLC entries. The store description presents the game as a self-contained narrative with a clear beginning and end (one week in Noel's life), and no post-launch content of any kind has been announced or implied. By October 2024, Slandercast Studio had moved on to their next game, Morningtide Motel, releasing a demo and then the full game on December 31, 2024. There is no indication the studio has any plans to return to At Winter's End with new content. The game appears to have launched as a complete, finished product, with its content fully delivered by the time the soundtrack DLC shipped in December 2023.
Evidence
Soundtrack DLC released — the only DLC listed, and it has shipped. No unreleased DLC entries exist.
At Winter's End launched on Steam as Slandercast Studio's first game, presented as a complete narrative experience.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Weston Game Lab
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Every Winter gives way to Spring. For most people, this is a passive event: something that happens naturally thanks to the positions of hemispheres and stars.
But I know the reason why Winter ends. I know because the Wind told me.
At Winter's End is a cozy narrative dice-rolling RPG about 12-year-old Noel growing up in the forest of spirits. Explore the forest and complete quests while rolling dice to see how Noel responds to the challenges they face.
Play as Noel, a 12-year-old child who has grown up exploring the lakes and woods surrounding their home. These are no ordinary woods, however, and in these woods, Noel has befriended the spirits of the woods. The Wind, Lake, and Stone are just a few of their best friends. Stone, the oldest spirit of nature, told them once that nature only appears to the youngest humans, and that one day they'd no longer be able to see nature the same way. Thirteen years is all they get with these friends.
Every winter, it's Stone's job to explain to Winter that the season is over and it's time to leave. But this year, Stone is sick and has lost its voice, so Noel is tasked with speaking to Winter in just one week's time. On the Spring Equinox, Noel's birthday, they must talk to Winter and ask it to allow spring to come. Along the way, Noel will have to assist the spirits of the forest in preparing for spring, talking to them, exploring the forest and helping them make tough decisions with the help of their trusty dice. Along the way, Noel will learn about responsibility, growing up, and eventually, how to say goodbye.
Join Noel as they spend one last season in the forest of their childhood in At Winter’s End.
- Discover a cozy interactive narrative and meet a charming cast of forest spirits and animals.
- Explore the forest of Noel's childhood, finding old trinkets and new friends as you go.
- Roll dice and make decisions to help the spirits of the forest prepare for spring.
- Customize and upgrade your dice to prepare for Noel's final encounter with the spirit of Winter.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
Something about this evaluation looks wrong Report illegal or harmful content