BROK - Natal Tail, A New Christmas

Adventure· Visual Novel· 2D· Cute

Released Dec 2024

A Christmas tale set in the world of BROK the InvestiGator, presented as a visual novel.

97% positive · 135 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

Steam Free

Evaluation

BROK - Natal Tail, A New Christmas is a free-to-play visual novel that launched on December 13, 2024. The developer (COWCAT) described it as a deliberate, self-contained project — approximately one hour of content written and produced in about three weeks, reusing assets from the main BROK the InvestiGator game. The game's only DLC, a supporter pack with postcards, shipped on the same day as the base game (December 13, 2024). A Special Edition upgrade — adding choices, new scenes, achievements, improved gamepad controls, and additional translations — launched on December 9, 2025, and was made available as paid DLC on PC. The store description explicitly describes this Special Edition as the upgraded version of the original free release. Since the Special Edition launched, the developer has not announced any further content or expansions. All DLC is released, and there are no roadmap entries, teaser posts, or unreleased store listings pointing to anything more. This appears to be a complete, finished product — a small holiday companion piece to the main BROK game — with its content fully delivered as of the Special Edition launch on December 9, 2025.

Evidence

Special Edition launched with new choices, scenes, achievements, improved controls, and new translations — available on consoles and PC as paid DLC, with free access for prior supporters.

news post · Dec 9, 2025 source content shipped

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Developer describes the game as a roughly one-hour visual novel written in approximately three weeks, reusing assets from the main game. The Special Edition is described as the upgraded version for consoles, now also available on PC.

description · Dec 13, 2024 source development ending

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

BROK - Natal Tail, a new Christmas - Support the devs + Postcards

Dec 2024

Media

Details

Developer

COWCAT

Publisher

COWCAT

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Adventure Visual Novel 2D Cute Dystopian Cartoon Cartoony Colorful Hand-drawn 1990's Atmospheric Cats Cyberpunk Detective Family Friendly

About this game

A Christmas Tale in a Dystopia

When students Graff and Ott are called upon to celebrate "Natal Untail," a corrupted version of Atlasia's ancient tradition, they'll discover that even in this decaying world, the values of sharing and friendship endure as life's greatest treasures.

Do I need to play BROK the InvestiGator first?

Nope! This story serves as a prequel to the main game, introducing the characters and explain the game’s terminology. While playing BROK the InvestiGator first provides additional context, this visual novel is a valid entry point into the BROK universe.

What is the length?

I have written and made this visual novel in approximately 3 weeks of work, this re-uses a large majority of assets from the main game, and spans about an hour to get through.

Accessibility

This visual novel has full accessibility for blind players in English.

Special Edition

The original version is free, but the upgraded "Special Edition" of Natal Tail, revisited for consoles, with choices, achievements and new scenes is now also available on PC as a DLC to support the developer!