The Winter Mind
A psychological horror visual novel about a winter grocery trip
Sempiternal Rain, Slavikus39 · Released Sep 7, 2025
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 81
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 months ago
- Mar 22, 2026
What is The Winter Mind?
In this first-person visual novel, you read about a girl with mental illness shopping for groceries, accompanied by a voice she has heard throughout her life. The story takes about ten minutes to complete and has two endings.
For you if...
- +you like minimalist pixel art and surreal storytelling
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than a reading-focused experience
What players say
63% of 81 reviews are positive
Positive reviewers appreciate the story and its focus on mental health. Common complaints concern weak writing, rough English translation, and following Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk too closely.
Screenshots and trailer
The Winter Mind system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Winter Mind?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.0+ GHz
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Winter Mind have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Winter Mind run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 6
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian.
Does The Winter Mind 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
