Panel houses stand under overcast skies, snow blankets shabby staircases, and tiny kitchens hold refrigerators stocked with food. It's Winter delivers a sandbox simulation steeped in post-soviet and sad 3D vibes, complete with russian sadness. A broken radio hums amid endless snow and isolation, offering no escape, no adventures, or plots-just quiet, everyday existence.
This indie casual game by Ilya Mazo and Alexander Ignatov forms part of the multi-platform ШХД: ЗИМА project, including a book, music album, short film, and theatre play. Players linger in loneliness without goals or progression. It suits those seeking unhurried, contemplative simulations over action or narrative drives.
Panel houses, snow, overcast sky, tiny kitchen, shabby staircase… It's Winter is an indie game which genre could be classified as sandbox, post-soviet, sad 3d, russian sadness. Nothing awaits you: there is no chance to get out, no room for adventures and breathtaking plot. Just a broken radio, refrigerator filled with food, loneliness and endless snow.
This game created by Ilya Mazo in collaboration with well-known underground game designer Alexander Ignatov (sad3d) is a part of the "ШХД: ЗИМА" multi-platform project which consists of the book, music album, short film and theatre play.
