Once on a windswept night
A free visual novel about the secrets of an isolated church
ebi-hime · Released Feb 6, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 239
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Mar 4, 2024
What is Once on a windswept night?
This single-player visual novel follows a stranded traveler who takes shelter with two nuns in the fantasy land of Desservir. You read dialogue and make choices across multiple story branches as the traveler investigates their secrets over a single night.
For you if...
- +you seek romance stories centered on relationships between women
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than reading and dialogue choices
What players say
86% of 239 reviews are positive
Players praise the layered storytelling, character writing, and music. The most common complaints concern repeating routes to progress and spending extra time unlocking chance-based achievements.
Screenshots and trailer
Once on a windswept night system requirements
Minimum: DirectX® 9 Compatible, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Once on a windswept night?
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- OS
- Win XP+
- Processor
- 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Graphics
- DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Once on a windswept night have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Once on a windswept night 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, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Ukrainian.
Does Once on a windswept night 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
