A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Made for the 72 Hour Murderboy Mayhem Game Jam 2026.

Content warnings: sexual language, murder

You are a soldier seeking shelter from a snowstorm in an endless winter. The bunker is occupied already.


  • Word count: ~2.8k
  • Endings: 4
  • 1 CG

This is my first solo Renpy game.  I don't really like it. I may or may not add more cgs later.


Credits:


Updated 5 days ago
Published 6 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Author5yrsb4
GenreVisual Novel
TagsHorror, Short, soldier

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coldembrace-1.0-pc.zip 68 MB
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coldembrace-1.0-mac.zip 64 MB

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Made a video

I was looking for a game to pass the time, and when I came across this one, I have so much to say about it.

 It's a marvel, a work of art, written with a captivating narrative that easily leaves you reflecting on each situation. Above all, the visual aspect, despite not having many frames, doesn't disappoint; Novak's design is very good, it really catches the eye. The use of color and the lack of saturation in the images gives that sense of shadow that reflects war. It's worth mentioning that the muted color tone makes things like the intense red of Novak's attacks stand out, because it really pops, and to be honest, it was quite impactful. 

And speaking of Novak, every word he says is like pure poetry, it has charm, and the way he ends things with us creates that rather intimate feeling that not many manage to achieve when trying to create this type of situation. 

And, uh, I also had to follow you on Twitter. I'm really eager to know more about this. If possible, let's spread the word about this masterpiece. 

I don't know much English and I used a translator, I hope it's understandable. 

Thank you so much for everything, Thanks ♥

Thank you so much, your kind words and review mean so much to me! I'm unsure if I will continue anything with Novak specifically, but I do want to make more games. Thank you again for your support! 

I really enjoyed this, the writing is so poetic and I really enjoyed the intimacy between Nowak and the MC in some scenes. I hope you add more things to this or I hope to see more stuff from you soon!

Thank you so much for playing!! I really enjoyed the video!

Lovely. Shading of the art resembles a photograph with the immense depth it has.

For further commentary—

It sounds strangely put, but I love the intimacy you put into the murders in each ending.

I think it makes the central relationship, to use that word generally, between the protagonist and Novak very effective as a very central prop of the story itself.

Never feels like there is any distance between the two characters and the way they bounce off each other.

That dynamic is quite the strength of the experience.

THANK YOU!! The intimacy is really founded on how I view war as a perversion of the human psyche? If that makes sense… It’s strange. Violent. Perverted. It’s like BDSM lol


Again, thank you for playing as well as the nice comments!!

Ah, the classic push between love and war.


I enjoyed it plenty. Thank you for making it :). 

Interesting

#FUCK YES