Midvinter
Released May 2016
Midvinter is a cozy little point-and-click game, which invites you to explore Swedish folklore using puzzles and riddles as well as compelling music and voice over. In it, you as a player take on the role of gnome - the guardian of the farm - and get to interact with various dark and fantastical creatures.
85% positive · 105 reviews
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Evaluation
Midvinter is a small point-and-click adventure game created by a single developer over six months, released on May 5, 2016 as a self-contained, finished product. The store description explicitly frames it as a complete, authored experience with a defined story, multiple endings, and no mention of post-launch content or ongoing additions. After launch, the developer issued a bug fix patch on May 11, 2016 and added Ukrainian and Russian language support on August 4, 2016 — the only two post-launch communications on record. There have been no developer posts of any kind since August 4, 2016, no DLC has ever been listed, and no roadmap or future content was ever announced. The game launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents Midvinter as a complete, self-contained fairy-tale game created by one person over 6 months. No post-launch content, DLC, or ongoing development is mentioned.
Ukrainian and Russian language support added. This is the last official communication from the developer on record.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Talecore Studios
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Monkey Island meets Over the Garden Wall, in a dark forest somewhere in Sweden.
In this cozy little point-and-click fairy-tale, you are a gnome on an abandoned farm. When you realize that humans have come to live there once more, you find yourself useful again - but also that you might have to work harder than ever to keep them safe from the dark creatures that lurk out in the forest. You might even have to call on some of the fair folks for help. Their aid, however, does not come without a price...
The game draws heavily from Swedish folk lore, with art inspired by artists such as John Bauer and Alvaro Tapia. It uses puzzles and riddles to tell its story, and there are several different ends to it. The player will also get to experience unique music and compelling voice over, as well as discover part of Sweden’s history, since the game takes place in the 19th century - a time where over a million people left the country to avoid starvation and build a new life for themselves.
This game was created by one person over 6 months, plus a composer who made the wonderful music. It fits anyone who would like to experience an atmospheric and cozy fairy-tale, that might remind you of the stories you heard as a child.
In this cozy little point-and-click fairy-tale, you are a gnome on an abandoned farm. When you realize that humans have come to live there once more, you find yourself useful again - but also that you might have to work harder than ever to keep them safe from the dark creatures that lurk out in the forest. You might even have to call on some of the fair folks for help. Their aid, however, does not come without a price...
The game draws heavily from Swedish folk lore, with art inspired by artists such as John Bauer and Alvaro Tapia. It uses puzzles and riddles to tell its story, and there are several different ends to it. The player will also get to experience unique music and compelling voice over, as well as discover part of Sweden’s history, since the game takes place in the 19th century - a time where over a million people left the country to avoid starvation and build a new life for themselves.
This game was created by one person over 6 months, plus a composer who made the wonderful music. It fits anyone who would like to experience an atmospheric and cozy fairy-tale, that might remind you of the stories you heard as a child.
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