Nord and Atlas share a cozy cottage right in the forest of Liebwald, a secluded home of warmth and comfort. But when they are hit by the harshest and longest winter yet, their remote location comes to their detriment and they loose contact to the townspeople – They can only rely on each other to fend off the looming cold.

This game was created for the Winter VN Jam 2022. It's a spinoff to my free fantasy dating sim Lovewood, but you don't need pre-knowledge to understand and enjoy the story of When Trees Turn to Ice.

A playthrough takes approximately 45 minutes.

Note: This is a Kinetic Novel, meaning that there are no choices! Simply sit back and enjoy a linear story from start to finish.

Content Warnings

This game is SFW and safe to stream. (A Youtube video of it may get demonetized due to the music used.)

The story includes a near-death experience related to snow/the cold.

Accessibility

Measures were taken to make this game accessible to blind players. You can toggle automatic self-voicing at any point by pressing V, or toggle it in the Options menu.
Audio captions for relevant sounds can be activated in the Options.
Screenshake is enabled by default, but can be turned off in the Options menu.
When Trees Turn to Ice is optimized as a PC game, but a somewhat simplified Android build is available, recommended for tablets or large phones. There is a known bug in which the app only loads a black screen, which may occur on older phones or Huawei devices.

Credits

Art, Writing and Coding by Linda Roethlin (LadyIcepaw)

Sound effects from Kenney.nl and Zapsplat.com

Screenshake setting by TheoMinute

Created with the Renpy engine (7.3.5 = PC build; 7.4 = Android build)

Music by Rafael Krux and FesliyanStudios

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When Trees Turn to Ice screenshots