If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a point & click, story rich and pixel graphics game developed and published by Dead Idle Games.
Released on September 21st 2021 is available on Windows and Linux.

It has received 2,260 reviews of which 2,175 were positive and 85 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers into these genres:

Point & Click Story Rich Pixel Graphics Dark Atmospheric Narrative Horror Psychological Horror Emotional Supernatural Psychological Mystery Drama Gothic Adventure Isometric Singleplayer Linear Gore Violent

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7 and above
Processor: Dual-core processor and above
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Graphics: Integrated graphics card with DirectX or OpenGL support
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: Sound card with DirectSound support

Linux

Processor: Dual-core processor and above
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL support
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: A sound card is required

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

What a lovely little point-and-click adventure! I don't want to say too much because I feel that the best experience is to go in blind like I did, but if you're truly looking for a reason to play this game, allow me to briefly contribute. The narrative is gripping from almost the outset. I mean, I was already hooked from the title and the concept of a masked ball on a train. It's hard not to get my attention if your game takes place on a train, much less in the early twentieth century. As a huge fan of The Last Express and The Lion's Song, this game fits neatly among them. All of the vignettes work splendidly as their own short stories--I am ESPECIALLY fond of the second one--and tackle disturbing, horrific events maturely, but the added frame story grouping them all together really lands that final punch of emotional weight that moves the portrayal of events from possible sensationalism to pure tragedy. On a final note, the pixel graphics are beautifully and lovingly detailed, and the music is exceptional. I really enjoyed the mix between original score--special shoutout to the Chapel Perilous song for being one of the most beautiful game compositions I've heard in a while--and the real-life music, classical and popular, infused into the stories organically. All in all, a lovely little game that will stick with me for a while.

Sept. 2024

A thoughtful game filled with a sweet poignancy. Moving and at times deeply sad. But well worth playing. Just maybe not if you're feeling very unhappy.

July 2024

Beautifully crafted interactive story. The second story is a fantastic depiction of dementia. The game takes about two hours to complete, and is free. What are you waiting for? It's a better use of time than doomscrolling for two hours.

June 2024

Beautiful, artistic pixel art mixed with poetic storytelling and a a baroque melancholy, a really breathtaking work. It's a crime that this game is free, so I urge everyone to buy the supporter's pack DLC to reward the developer for their fine work. In fact, I INSIST SIR!

March 2024

I really don't like horror, and I didn't experience this game as horror-themed at all. The third story, a bit, but by that time, it didn't bother me. There characters were wonderfully compelling, particularly Lady Winterbourne. Their problems felt very real, common, and tangible to me, unlike in a horror story where usually the problem comes from a supernatural or unbelievable source. The pixelized aesthetic added a lot to the game: it makes it easier to imagine each character the way you'd imagine they'd be. The animations are simple and graceful. They're in the same mold at the animations of the old Sierra games, but more minimalistic, more tasteful. The design of Lady Winterbourne is the one that impressed me the most. When she's walking around with her hair up, she looks elegant, frail, energetic, and kind, all at once. Each of the characters (including Laylah, the fourth "traveller," the one who's asking about the stories instead of telling her own) have emotional conflicts I can relate to. And I don't think that any of them have a clear solution to any of their problems that they're just ignoring for the sake of the plot. Finally, I was blown away by the soundtrack. It's true that I tend to like extremely uncool music, but to me, this was the first time I really wanted to buy a game's soundtrack. I'm guessing, however, that most if not all of the music used in this game must be frelly available. I don't think there's a lot of original music among the pieces that I loved the most. Also, I started reading the novel "If on a Winter's Night a Traveller" because of this game.

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Free to play

9.2

2,175

Online players

Developer

Dead Idle Games

Publisher

Dead Idle Games

Release 21 Sep 2021

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