[Chilla's Art] Yuki Onna | 雪女

Released Jan 2020

Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.

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Evaluation

Yuki Onna | 雪女 released on January 2, 2020 as a self-contained PS1-style survival horror game. The store description presents it as a complete, finite experience — approximately 90 to 120 minutes long, with two possible endings. There is no DLC, no season pass, and no announced future content for this specific game. Shortly after launch, the developer shipped two small bug-fix patches on January 7 and January 8, 2020, addressing minor issues and quality-of-life tweaks. After that, the developer's news posts shifted entirely to announcements for their next games — The Convenience Store (January 2020), Missing Children (May 2020), and Hanako (November 2020). The last communication of any kind was on November 3, 2020. Chilla's Art operates as a prolific two-person studio that releases a series of standalone horror games rather than updating individual titles with post-launch content. There is no indication that Yuki Onna was ever intended to receive expansions or additional updates beyond the initial bug fixes. The game launched as a finished product and was treated as such from the outset.

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Store description presents a complete, self-contained game with a defined length (90–120 minutes), two endings, and no mention of post-launch content or DLC.

description · Jan 2, 2020 source development ending

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Developer announced their next game, The Convenience Store, indicating Yuki Onna's development had concluded and the studio had moved on.

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Chilla's Art

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Chilla's Art

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Windows

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Single-player

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About this game

Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game.

Jin is your son and the locals panicked when they heard that he went missing along with 2 elementary school girls. While the police were holding a heavy search around town, you receive 3 photos of the missing kids with some writing behind, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.

Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a similar game to Aka Manto, not a psychological horror/walksim.

The game is around 90 ~ 120 minutes long depending on your skill and playstyle.

Warning: This game is very challenging. You are only granted one life and death would mean a start over. If you are not confident with the ability to stay calm and persevere in the scariest of situations, you may find this game frustrating.

Features:

PSX/PS1 aesthetic: A nostalgic horror experience with visuals inspired by 5th generation games.

Survival horror - The enemies will constantly try and hunt you while you explore. You may resort to hiding, but who knows how well that goes.

Explore - Navigate through claustrophobic hallways. You may encounter interesting characters along the way.

Atmosphere - Old and abandoned Japanese house setting.

Puzzles - Bizarre and intricate puzzles.

Perma Death - One life, no saves. Every death counts to do better on the next round.

Replay value - Good ending? Bad ending? See which one you'll get.