Hibernation Day

Adventure· Visual Novel· Funny· Dialogue Heavy

Released Dec 2023

Hibernation Day is a short dialog based adventure with cozy visuals. It's about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat.

95% positive · 214 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

Hibernation Day is a short, free-to-play narrative adventure that launched on December 14, 2023 as a self-contained, complete experience. The store description explicitly describes it as a game completable in "around 20 very satisfying minutes" with no saves, clearly framing it as a finished product rather than something designed to receive ongoing updates. There is no season pass, DLC, roadmap, or any announcement of additional content. The only post-launch developer communication was a small bug fix on December 15, 2023 to correct an achievements reset issue — a one-time maintenance patch, not part of any update cadence. The developer has not communicated any plans for further content. This game was designed and shipped as a complete, standalone story.

Evidence

Game described as completable in ~20 minutes with no saves, framed as a self-contained story experience with no mention of future content or updates

description · Dec 14, 2023 source development ending

high

One-day post-launch patch fixing achievements reset on Windows. Only developer communication after launch.

news post · Dec 15, 2023 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Ariorick

Publisher

Ariorick

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Adventure Visual Novel Funny Dialogue Heavy Wholesome Cute Stylized Comedy 2D Hand-drawn Cartoony Dynamic Narration Atmospheric Snow Family Friendly

About this game

Hibernation Day is about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat. Our small team combined life experiences to compose a new-year-esk story you can relate to and spiced it up with some humor, so you wouldn't fall asleep listening to a calming soundtrack. The game features no saves but can be finished in around 20 very satisfying minutes, it's also slightly non-linear – try again and choose differently if you want more of them crisp wintery dialogs.

Story

It is almost the end of Hibernation Day, a holiday of the last day before a long winter slumber. However, the celebration isn't going well and everybody's on edge. Your cool older sister isn't happy to be stuck at home, your silly younger brother is nowhere to be found, and the parents are fighting (as they often do). Help your family get along and find peace in the last day before winter hibernation.

Creators

Developer and game designer: Serezhka Korneevskii
Artist: Nastasia Viatkina
Writer: Aleksandr Korneevskii
You must be aware that this game is our love-child, and if you treat it poorly, you should expect us to visit your parents for the explanations.