Hibernation Day
A short visual novel about family tensions before winter hibernation
Ariorick · Released Dec 14, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 97% of 230
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Dec 15, 2023
What is Hibernation Day?
This free, single-player adventure centers on a holiday celebration that is going wrong. You choose dialogue to help the family get along, with different choices leading to different conversations. A playthrough takes around 20 minutes, and there is no save system.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gentle humor alongside everyday family conflicts
- +you prefer games that fit into a single sitting
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-heavy gameplay to reading dialogue
- −you need to save progress between sessions
What players say
97% of 230 reviews are positive
Players praise the humor, warm tone, and artwork. Isolated complaints mention grammatical errors and graphical bugs during handheld play.
Screenshots and trailer
Hibernation Day system requirements
Minimum: At least 512MB of VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Hibernation Day?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8 or 10
- Processor
- 1.7 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
- Graphics
- At least 512MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
Does Hibernation Day have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Hibernation Day run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Display output has nonblocking issues
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 6
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Hibernation Day use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
