First Winter

This game gets a 10/10 for me simply for being the first game where I legitimately didn't want to turn around to see whatever was behind me. It's super rare for a game to creep me out that badly, but First Winter did just that and then some. Plus, there was a good amount of 80s nostalgia with the movie posters, music, and commodore 64 (!), which also is an instant thumbs up in my book. The visuals are really unique and the sound design is fantastic -- if you haven't played the original game, Pacific, I'd highly recommend checking that out as well. Overall, Dan Sanderson ended up making one of the best indie games I've played this year by far, and possibly one of my favorite horror games I've ever played.

Very decent pixelated horror game with great style and audio. If you're into pixelated spooky stuff, this is a good one, buy it!

An interesting game with a cool 80's aesthetic & nifty eerie sound design. Creaks and groans get me every time. The bad ending showed the result of an ever-present fear even post-Cold War, with sad ghosts, Truly a game within a game. And I fully credit a great YouTuber, ManlyBadassHero, for finding the solution to that very very clever "outside the box" good ending.

meu sonho era jogar esse game em live, mas por não ter modo janela, ficou impossível.

Really rad game. Only 50% through the game and been playing for about an hour, it's absolutely terrifying. Can't wait to finish the game through the end and possibly play it again. I literally have no idea what will happen next, and it is ♥♥♥♥-your-pants worthy. I wish I had been filming myself playing and screenrecording because it would have made one funny ass reactions video. Major kudos to the creator(s) and developers for making such a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome and terrifying indie horror game. Highly recommend.

Big thanks to Dan for fronting me the free Steam Key! I really appreciate that. Now, I gotta say, First Winter was a very dope game to play. It didn't take long for me to realize it was the (sequel I think?) to Pacific, which was cool to play as well. The atmosphere was on point, the puzzles weren't too diifficult at all, and the scares were nice. One thing I'm happy about is that Dan didn't put any threats in the game. Not because I was scared or anything, but because sometimes it best to just let the atmosphere do the talking and walking. I also like how there's more than ending, although I'm not really interested in finding any others (then again, maybe I will). Anyway, big-ups to Dan for a great game, and I'm looking forward to seeing what's next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mit_tNXFClA

never expected tucker carlson to make a cameo in a pixelated horror game. too bad he got blown in the bomb. the ambience makes me think of death

Worth a play-through if you find it