- Feel: Walk a snowed-in village, talk to people, fix dolls and return them. Dialogue choices change endings; pace is slow; mouse-only works.
- Story: You’re a young dollmaker in rural Japan. A childhood friend returns; a disappearance and an obsession with dolls tangle — half romance, half chill.
- Hook: Free-roam adventure glued to a visual novel. Hand-drawn by French comics duo Atelier Sentô — their first commercial game; itch free prototype hit 50k+ downloads, retail is a full remake.
- Look & sound: Every frame hand-painted watercolor; warm snowscapes against a cold story. Art and music are both by the two of them.
- Mood: No jump scares — the everyday slowly goes cold. Dolls, reunion, and fixation stack; romance and psychological thriller run in parallel.
- Polish: Steam “Very Positive” ~93% (~66 reviews), Steam Deck Verified. Simple systems; mouse-only, save anytime.
- Length & value: ~$12.99 (CN ~¥52). Short — reviews often say “one evening clear”; three endings plus a hidden one reward replays.
- Scope: One village, fix dolls, chat, multi-ending. No big map, no combat pile-on.
- Similar: Hand-drawn narrative psych vibes, and VNs where the everyday surface feels off underneath.
