First Snow
Released Aug 2020
Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life.
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
First Snow is a free-to-play visual novel that released on August 19, 2020. The game received a post-launch content update on January 21, 2022, which added partial voice acting — a meaningful enhancement to the experience. The only DLC (the soundtrack) shipped on September 2, 2020, and no further DLC has been announced or listed.
The developer's post-launch communications make clear that First Snow is a self-contained prequel story to the studio's main game, Twofold. The sequel, Twofold, fully released on October 27, 2023, and posts from that period frame First Snow purely as a lead-in to that game. No new content, updates, or development plans for First Snow itself have been communicated since the January 2022 voice acting patch — a gap running through June 2026. The last developer communication touching on First Snow (the 3rd anniversary post on August 20, 2023) focused on celebratory merch and developer commentary, not any upcoming updates to the game itself.
All signals point to First Snow being a complete, finished product. The voice acting update on January 21, 2022 represents the last substantive content addition to the game, and no further content has been announced or suggested.
Evidence
First Snow 1.1 update released, adding partial voice acting throughout the game. This is the last substantive content update to the game.
Twofold, the sequel to First Snow, released fully. Post frames First Snow as a prequel/lead-in, with no mention of any upcoming updates to First Snow itself.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Studio Élan
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life.
Faced not only with living independently for the first time, but also having to get past her nerves to find new friends in an unfamiliar environment, she finds herself falling in with a group of eccentric writers and artists.
As she pushes through this new stage in her life, the art of the cold and enigmatic Eileen Turner takes her attention, setting her on a course she never expected.
First Snow is a prequel spinoff of the visual novel Twofold, focused on Allison and Eileen's first months in community college in the leadup to Christmas, and the many varied people who surround them.
A freshman just out of high school, Allison is still adapting to life in college. Grades aren't a problem for her, but living away from home and family, surrounded by strangers, fills her with an unshakeable feeling of loneliness. Though she's a sweet girl who tries to be kind to everyone she meets, her quiet personality hasn't made it easy to find new friends. Nevertheless, things are beginning to change.
Eileen likes spending her time alone, so she doesn't care much about finding friends. Her cold and brusque demeanor makes sure that most aren't interested, anyway. Focusing instead on her pursuit of art, she's set up shop in an old, seldom-used art room in one corner of the campus to improve her painting skills. Hardly anyone enters her space but her, and she prefers it that way.
Loud, energetic and always excited, Caprice has quickly become recognized in the art department as a somewhat strange girl. This doesn't bother her any. She's never been the type to let others' opinions get her down. After sitting next to Allison in life science class, Caprice decided the two of them must be friends. Extrovert and introvert, the two get along surprisingly well.
- A charming papercraft style that persists through to all aspects of the game, from the character sprites to the custom UI!
- A comprehensive extras gallery, showcasing CGs as well as guest art from numerous talented artists!
- A totally original soundtrack!
- An engaging girls' love romance story by Suriko, a writer of the visual novel Katawa Shoujo!
- 100% free!
- NEW: Partial voice acting! Enjoy fully voiced CGs as well as partially voiced sprite dialogue.
Cast list:- Allison- Elizabeth Quedenfeld
- Eileen- Kira Buckland
- Rose- Nola Klop
- Caprice- Lisa Reimold
- Millie- Jill Harris
- Hayley- Elissa Park
- Wallace- Steven Kelly
- Eve- Aimee Smith
- Andrew- Bradley Gareth
- Elizabeth- Abigail Turner
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- Allison- Elizabeth Quedenfeld
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Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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