Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Released Sep 2022

You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

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Evaluation

Gerda: A Flame in Winter launched on September 1, 2022 as a complete narrative RPG. The soundtrack and artwork DLC followed on October 11, 2022, alongside a patch adding quality-of-life improvements. The only substantive post-launch content addition was the Liva's Story DLC, which shipped on May 23, 2023 — a standalone story expansion following a new protagonist. This represents the game's sole post-launch content release, and all three listed DLC items are now released with no unreleased entries remaining in the store. Since the Liva's Story launch in May 2023, no further content has been announced or teased for the game itself. The more recent news posts on the DON'T NOD publishing feed — covering Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (February 2025), Koira (April 2025), The Lonesome Guild (October 2025), and Aphelion (announced June 2025 for a 2026 launch) — are all unrelated games published under the DON'T NOD label, not updates to Gerda. There is no roadmap, announced DLC, or developer statement indicating further content is planned for Gerda. The game appears to be a complete, self-contained experience with its post-launch expansion now fully shipped.
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Liva's Story DLC launched, introducing a new playable protagonist and storyline set in the same world
news post · May 23, 2023 source content shipped
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Liva's Story DLC released — the only narrative expansion for the game, now shipped
dlc listing · May 23, 2023 source content shipped
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About this game

February 1945. The war is almost over but your fight is about to begin. You play Gerda Larsen, a young nurse who is torn between her community and her desperate quest to save her husband, Anders. Many other lives will come to depend on your decisions. 

Gerda’s journey will involve moral dilemmas, difficult conversations, and sticky situations. It’s a dangerous world and you must help her adapt to it with the choices you make, which always have both short- and long-term consequences.  

If you give away precious resources to somebody who needs them now, will you come to regret it later? Will there be consequences if you, as a nurse, help a person who is suffering even though they may later cause suffering to others?  

Make the most of what you have: your personality points, your allegiances, and your resources. Your relationship with people and factions will determine how your story unfolds. Level up Gerda’s mental skills by reflecting on her experiences in her diary to gain personality skill points. Use these skills during events and conversations to unlock special actions, gain others’ trust, or keep them from suspecting you. 

 

 

You can choose where to explore and when – but do so wisely, as people move around and events can be time sensitive. As you investigate and make progress, your choices will send you down many different narrative paths. Will you do whatever it takes to save Anders, or will you cling fiercely to your morals? Your actions will lead to several poignant conclusions and change the fate of your community in Gerda: A Flame in Winter. 

Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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