If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers

Released Sep 2021

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

96% positive · 2,855 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

Evaluation

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers launched on September 21, 2021 as a complete four-act narrative adventure. The only DLC is a Supporter Pack released on launch day — a cosmetic/tip-jar style item, not story content. The store description presents all four acts as fully available, with no mention of planned expansions or future content. The developers' own communications confirm the game is finished. In a January 4, 2024 post adding Steam Cloud save support, they explicitly describe the game as "such a short game that can be completed in a single play session or two" and note they had "simply moved on to other things" after launch — language that clearly positions the game as a completed product. On November 4, 2025, the studio announced their next game entirely, The Many Sins of House Ocampo, further confirming that Dead Idle Games has moved on from this title. There is no announced or unreleased DLC, no roadmap, and no indication that any additional content for this game is planned. The game launched as a self-contained finished work and remains so.
Evidence
Developer announces their next game, The Many Sins of House Ocampo, confirming the studio has fully moved on from this title
news post · Nov 4, 2025 source development ending
high
Developers describe the game as 'such a short game that can be completed in a single play session or two' and say they 'simply moved on to other things' after launch, framing it as a completed project
news post · Jan 4, 2024 source development ending
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Dead Idle Games
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Four strangers. A train. A masked ball. A tale of dark and troubling things in four acts.

THE SILENT ROOM

In a luxurious hotel room in Rome, freshly arrived from Turin, Carlo awaits for his lover Patrick to arrive. However, as the shadow of fascism looms ever larger, the tension of meeting in constant hiding is beginning to take its toll.

THE SLOW VANISHING OF LADY WINTERBOURNE

Lady Winterbourne has lost her husband in a tragic accident. Now letters from pretenders to her vast fortune keep arriving every day at her mansion, yet the only thing she's interested in is the bottle of laudanum in her cabinet.

THE NAMELESS RITUAL

Harassed, ridiculed and belittled by his peers, Dr. Jordan Samuels has resorted to the occult sciences in a desperate attempt to turn the tables on his tormentors. But is he truly ready to face the Guardian of the Threshold?

IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT

As much as Laylah enjoys her job, sometimes she yearns for a bit of variety to distract her from her daily routine -- even if it means going against her very powerful bosses' orders.

Controls:


  • Left click = Walk / Talk / Look / Interact.
  • Right click = Cancel item action.
  • Esc = Pause / Options Menu.
  • Alt + Enter = Toggle fullscreen mode.
  • Alt + Ctrl = Toggle cursor lock when in windowed mode.

Brought to you by:



Laura Hunt: coding, writing, music, sound design.
Thomas Möhring: art, animations, cutscenes.
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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