Six Days of Snow
Released Dec 2017
In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress.
76% positive · 477 reviews
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
Six Days of Snow is a free-to-play kinetic visual novel (no choices) released on December 29, 2017 by solo developer ebi-hime. The store description presents it as a self-contained story of approximately 35,000 words with a fixed narrative structure. The only DLC — an original soundtrack — was released alongside the game on the same day. Since launch, the developer has posted news on this game's Steam page to announce their other visual novel releases (A Winter's Daydream in October 2018, The End of an Actress in February 2020, and All Ashes and Illusions in August 2022), using Six Days of Snow as a cross-promotion channel rather than to announce new content for it. The most recent update to the game itself was a Ukrainian translation patch added on December 16, 2023, contributed by volunteer translators. There is no indication of planned additional story content, additional DLC, or any ongoing content development for this title. The game launched as a complete, finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Game is described as a kinetic visual novel with a fixed storyline and no choices, approximately 35,000 words — a complete, self-contained narrative product.
Only DLC is the original soundtrack, released on the same day as the game. No unreleased DLC listed.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
ebi-hime
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game

In the dim and distant past, Tanabe Eiji was a promising young writer, well-known for his poem Fireworks, which detailed the beginnings of his youthful and idealistic romance with his wife, Sachiko.
Twenty years later, however, Eiji's life has lost much of its shine. His poems, save for Fireworks, have fallen into obscurity, while his first (and last) novel was critically panned for being too depressing. Worse still, his relationship with his wife has started to stagnate.
In a desperate attempt to rekindle his lost creativity, Eiji embarks on a journey to the snowy mountains of Hakuba.
During his six day stay at the Azami Inn, an old and lonely building in the middle of nowhere, Eiji meets the inn's proprietress, the stern and indomitable Miss Kakiuchi, and her unwordly daughter, Reiko.
Eiji isn't sure why, exactly, but something about Reiko catches his attention. Though he tries to resist, he finds himself drawn to her charms all the same.
Could Reiko be his muse, who will inspire him to pen another masterpiece? Or will his obsession with her ruin the both of them?

- Around 35,000 words
- A kinetic storyline with no choices
- Realistic and softly rendered character artwork
- Beautiful backgrounds
- An entirely custom soundtrack
- An ornate and overwrought writing style
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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