A Winter Haunting

A Winter Haunting is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that leans heavily on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, and slow-burning mystery rather than traditional horror scares. Developed by AB and published by Eccentric Stylist, the game places players in the role of Everlyn Sterling, a young woman tasked with watching over her family’s old mansion during the depths of winter. What initially feels like a quiet caretaking job gradually transforms into a deeply personal investigation, as strange occurrences and lingering spirits begin to surface, drawing Everlyn into a long-buried story tied to the house and its past inhabitants. The game’s setting is one of its greatest strengths. The snow-covered town and the creaking, timeworn mansion create a sense of isolation that permeates every scene. Winter is not just a backdrop here, but a core part of the atmosphere, reinforcing themes of stillness, memory, and emotional coldness. Rather than relying on jump scares or overt horror tropes, the game builds tension through subtle environmental details, subdued lighting, and carefully paced discoveries. The haunting elements feel melancholic and reflective, making the supernatural…

pros ✅ A nice little ghost story about a teenager whose name is Everlyn Sterling, tasked by her grandmother to take care of a historic haunted mansion, who finds herself entangled in a mystery involving supernatural forces. ✅ spooky environments and atmosphere ✅ when you press the H button, hotspots are highlighted, so there is no need to pixelhunt ✅ simplistic but nice looking graphics and character models ✅ well integrated, nice variety, brain-bursting, and fun to solve logic puzzles ✅ there are steam achievements ✅ there is a tutorial ✅ there is a auto save cons ❌ It's not a lengthy game ❌ there are no voiceovers ❌ there are no cards Overall, this is a decent puzzle-heavy point-and-click escape room game with a little story.

A fun and short story, quite moving and the puzzles all felt well crafted.

This game is a lovely labor of love. The puzzles are more complex, in a good way, than the puzzles in most other point-and-click adventure games. Fun story.

A beautiful, haunting game with a terrific story and truly puzzling puzzles. I really enjoyed my time with this game. The art is lovely, the story top notch, and the puzzles were difficult but not impossible. I would recommend this point and click adventure to everyone.

This is a short, sweet puzzle game and clearly a labor of love by the designer. The puzzles are just challenging enough for my level and I enjoyed unraveling the story. Hope to see more from this team.