Cold Front
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Augustine and Winnie have always been together their whole childhood. Ever since elementary school up until now, when they have graduated high school. They were inseparable.
But now that Winnie got accepted to his university, he is soon leaving town. The two decide to spend their last day together before his move.
Not long after they hopped into Winnie's car, they suddenly find themselves trapped in a freezing blizzard.
... It's currently July.
Cold Front is a short 2.5D RPG Maker horror/narrative-driven game with visual novel/adventure elements following the story of two childhood friends, Augustine and Winnie, suddenly being trapped in a freezing blizzard even though it's the summer. The two have to work together to escape the chilling dangers they are suddenly forced into.
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✥ Development & Story & Graphics ✥
✥ Estimated Play Time ✥
45 Minutes - 1 hour
✥ Number of Endings ✥
2
+ Different dialogue choices/interactions that can be found within the run
✥ Available Translations ✥
KR (Korean) by RachelDrawsThis
pt-BR (Brazilian Portuguese) by Tea Party Project
zh-CN (Simplified Chinese/Mandarin) by 青灯不弈
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This was a game made for a Korean RPG Maker game jam/contest where you were challenged to make a full game in under a month.
This is the second game I have ever developed and in just 25 days at that so the mechanics, puzzles and storytelling might feel a little short/less-dynamic, but I am looking to improve in the future!
All tips and feedback are greatly appreciated,
Thank you for visiting and hope you enjoy the game!
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Development log
- HUGE Thank you + Bonus Sketches/Concept Art + QNAAug 30, 2022
Comments
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I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THIS GAME
im having trouble trynna save the game on macbook pleasee if anyone knows how, let me know 😭
Ill let you know if I find out if you can do that same for me I'm struggling 😭
i watched this gameplay and cried from how sweet it is. i thought i was a mlm though and i only realized it wasn't when they really started saying friends heavily, BUT I'm glad because it showed a more intimate view on friendship! which Imo is so much better. please continue to make amazing games and amazing stories!
i would also love to add that your art style tickles my brain
You know the game is fire when you start crying at the end
the vibe of this game is immaculate!!!!!
This game is really deep and so wonderful. Would def recommend.
how do you save the game im on mac 😭
I JUST LOVE THIS GAME, IS AMAZING
So after a while of looking around in the comments it seems like I'm not the only mac user having trouble saving the game. There's also not being able to sprint and the game always crashing whenever I try and open it sometimes..
PLS HOW DO I SAVE ON MAC😭
Gay´s
Is it just me or is anyone else playing on MacBook having trouble saving the game?, Please help I keep dying and have to start from the beginning 😭🙏🏾
I HAD TO STOP AND CRY MORE THAN ONCE OTHER THAN THAT I LOVE THE STORY AND WINNIE. Another thing that is good is how I only don't like one ending {it is a two ending game but still} where you push Winnie down the stairs.
I cried so many times with this game I love it sm
Their friendship is so cute
ok now wheres the ending where they literally kiss and makeup-
Dude, I was so close to sobbing, I love Winnie and Auggie's friendship so much. Cutest game I've ever seen, absolutely love it. Really makes you think about your own friendships too, and how important it is to not let your mind distort your view of those close to you.
i love this game so much
I played this game with my friend and we both cried :( I've also played it twice so I don't know how I cried again-
I still cry even on my 4th play thru
the cutest game i've ever played
lowkey cried
I don't really like to critique passionate projects like that in wich developers put all their heart, but i think honesty is what authors need the most.
!SPOILERS AHEAD!
The begginig of the game was really inriguing. The suspence worked really nice! I got hooked up easily, i wanted to see what happens to Augustine and Winnie.
But i was dissapointed with an ending. That's really just my opinion, you can consider or it or not as you please. But for me the ending fell flat because it was very predictable.
I do understand that this game is about the value of frienship but the way it conveys it's message is poor. I don't think that just a final dialogue between two friends could repair a long flawed relationship.
Maybe you should have added more trials to solve. or maybe the last dialogue should have been more like a puzzle of sorts.
Also I'd like to see the monster closely. And maybe skinwalkers of those two. I think this would also add something nice to the atmosphere and message of a game.
P.S. Don't bother my mistakes, I'm not a native speaker.
well they did have to make the game in under a month, you can't really do much in that short amount of time.
If rhat's the amount of time they had then the result is pretty impressive! Though i don't turn back my words. I think they will be useful for another dev's project .
idk if i'm the only one but the game keeps crashing :( I only played 17 minutes and everytime i load, it crashes can somebody help? (I play on MacOS)
this reminds me of a friend i was once had. a friend where we argued so much, we never recovered from eachother. leaving them was one of the hardest desicions of my life, yet - here i am now.
although we didn't turn out to be like auggie and winnie, i think that just goes to show how we became our own people now.
i wasn't emotionally mature enough back then to realize our differences. i thought everything was their fault - and often blamed myself for even more things.
but, just maybe we were both our own auggies. we lacked an emotionally thoughtful mind. -
growing from that experience know has taught me quite a bit, as much as i've taught myself.
in general this game is an amazing piece of a character on the brink of their own self-destruction, yet oblivious to it all at the same time. bravo game devs!
The author is very good at using symbolism, the emotion of this book is very delicate, I like it very much...😭😭😭
There's also creativity and ingenuity about who the pursuers are. It was obvious from the start that something was wrong, that the harsh words were just Auggie's imagination....
Their friendship is wonderful! Long live friendship!😭😭💗💗💗💗
I'm sorry I used the translator🥺
When I tell you I cried, I CRIED
It's super rare for me to cry let alone get my eyes watery but this game made me all TEARY.
Its very rare for me to leave a comments, but this game just- wow. I cant say I've ever cried like this for any game but ngl I was in TEARS, 10/10 gameplay experience the dialogue everything loved it.
Love all of your games I've played your definitely one my favorite creators, I hope truly hope you continue making games like this and more.
Have a great day/night! <3
This game is so great, It got me in the feels. You should be proud for making this, I love it. Thank you so much.
Playing through this game and loving it! Although I cant seem to save, I'm playing on a Mac and when I try to save it by clicking confirm or any other button it doesnt proceed. Only thing I can do is press X to exit, any ideas?
Thank you!
I don't usually leave comments, but I just have to say something about their dialogue in the good ending, It was so well-written and heart-warming it actually made me tear up.
This is one of the few games that made me EMOTIONAL. Its deffo one of my fave RPG games now. And the fact that this was made in like... 25 days?! I gotta give it to you Rachel, you have TALENT. The dedication on the art and the storylines you put in your games?? Absolutely excellent.
I hope you get the recognition you deserve in the future, and god forbid you stop making these type of games (pls dont do that). And as always, i'll keep waiting for more! Thank you for making this game, you are one of my favorite creators/authors.
<3 <3
its legit made me cry for a good half an hour💀💀 (awesome- sauce game though! love it)
Augustine spoke wise words when he was a kid😭
THIS GAME IS SO SWEET OMG
God when I tell you how this killed me, the good ending (where they both survived) scene had me bawling my eyes out in a good way :"D The whole scene was really a massive hit to reality, how every little doings really matters, how a friendship never works without it's own flaws but that's the point. I usually don't leave any comments on games, but I just have to express how this game took my heart <3
So I just have too seriously, the story itself is so well-written, the gameplay was simply but in a way which makes things so intriguing, don't even get me started with the art, the amazing nicely matched colouring, their really the definition of the colour red and blue!1 Please keep up the hard work, you are seriously so underrated its a crime huhu :'3
¿It happens to someone else that when they download and extract the game and enter the file, the file called GAME does not appear?
There's nothing like it at all?? No "game.exe"? I think you should just redownload then
I have watched play throughs of this game because I’m super disappointed I can’t play it on IPad. This game is amazing and, just like almost everyone else, I’ve gotten emotionally attached to Winnie and I love him so much I created a D&D character after him while my siblings and I learn how to play. I really want there to be a mobile Apple version. Keep up the good work! I’m super excited to see more games by the same creator, though I haven’t found play throughs for games that I don't know if they’ve come out yet like Bittersweet Sentence. The art is amazing and I can’t stop trying to find other games by the creator. Have an amazing day to whoever read this!
I adore this game, the art is superb, and the characters are relatable at least to me. Winnie is my fav
I played your first and last game and came here to start completing the saga hehe
I just adore your unique style and storytelling. You never disappoint.
Such an enjoyable and heartwarming game, and I know nothing about developing, but 25 days for this level of detail sounds like a challenge!
Congrats!!
I cried playing this game. it was beautiful, goddamn...