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Name

 First Snow 

 

Developer

 Salty Salty Studios 

 

Publisher

 Studio Élan 

 

Tags

 Indie 

 

Free to play 

 

Singleplayer 

Release

 2020-08-19 

 

Steam

 € £ $ / % 

 

News

 8 

 

Controls

 Keyboard 

 

 Mouse 

 

 Partial Controller Support 

 

Players online

 n/a 

 

Steam Rating

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Steam store

 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259430 

 
Public Linux depots

 First Snow Engine - Linux [52.01 M] 




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Twofold is out now!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1749770/Twofold/

After over a decade in the making, Twofold is finally fully released and playable. Follow Olive, a college student struggling to get through their classes and on the brink of failing when they're given one last chancetake a filler course and pass it. Through this they find themself in the middle of a feud between two former friends which has swept up their clubs and the people around them.

[h3]Twofold is a story about romance, relationships, and most of allfamily.[/h3]



[h2]it features...[/h2]


  • a nonbinary protagonist and queer cast
  • 2 female routes to follow with a bonus for completing both routes
  • several side characters to develop friendships with
  • a large original soundtrack and lots of CGs
  • 150k+ words over both routes
  • full English voice acting


Twofold is the sequel to First Snow and features several returning characters like Allison, Eileen, Caprice, and more! If you enjoyed spending time with the art club in First Snow, then reunite with them in Twofold.

[previewyoutube=JTblKMDIgGs;full][/previewyoutube]

There's also a physical release of Twofold's game and artbook you can pre-order on our store! Every physical copy comes with a digital key for Twofold so you can play it right now- the pre-orders won't be shipping until November-December.



[h2]follow us on...[/h2]
[h3]Tumblr - Discord - Newsletter[/h3]


[ 2023-10-27 23:09:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Twofold releasing later this month!

Hi everyone! Elanfest '23 was streamed live today, and with it came a wealth of Twofold news and information! For those who aren't aware, First Snow is a prequel side story to Twofold, featuring a few of the same characters.

First off, here's the latest trailer for Twofold:

[previewyoutube=JTblKMDIgGs;full][/previewyoutube]

Twofold is releasing this month! We have a couple dates we're aiming for, and will reveal a finalized day a week or two prior to release. We're also hoping to have an OST and artbook ready to go on release as well!

To make the wait a little easier, we're also launching a free demo, available right now! This demo goes over most of the introductory act of the game, and also includes a bonus scene exclusive to the demo that bridges the gap between the post-credits scene of First Snow and the start of Twofold, as told from Hayley's (Caprice and Millie's roommate) point of view.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1749770/Twofold/

Our last big surprise of the day comes in the form of a physical release! Starting today, you can pre-order a copy of Twofold: The Perfect Circle Collection, which includes Twofold as well as First Snow!



This physical edition of the game will also include a First Snow-themed reversible cover, so you can choose which game you want to sit on your shelf. Please be aware that this will not be a simultaneous release with the digital version. Pre-order your copy here.

That's it for today's announcements! We hope everyone is eager to join a club later this month!


[ 2023-10-02 02:48:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

3rd Anniversary of First Snow!

[h2]On August 19th, 2020, First Snow released for free on Steam & itch.io [/h2]



It's been 3 years since First Snow, the wlw prequel to Twofold, released! Since then thousands of players have played it and the game has over 550 reviews! As our 2nd title to be released through our publishing branch Bellhouse, the reception has been overwhelmingly positive.

To celebrate, we have a few new things to share!

The first is new developer commentary reflecting on First Snow and the ongoing development of Twofold. As First Snow is a prequel to Twofold, you'll see several familiar faces in Twofold!



Next is a short story about Allison as an AU piece. There are several accompanying artworks with it as well! You can read it here.



Last but not least, we have some brand new First Snow merch up on our store! There's a new sticker sheet and a postcard (featuring the above illustration).



Thank you everyone who's tried out First Snow- be sure to wishlist the main game Twofold to see the characters again soon and follow our newsletter for upcoming game announcements!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1749770/Twofold/


[ 2023-08-20 22:59:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

More Information on First Snow Sequel, Twofold

Hi everyone! Today, we launched the store page for the sequel to First Snow, Twofold, which you can view here. The page contains numerous screenshots, a teaser trailer, a story summary, character bios and a lot more! If you like what you see, please consider adding it to your wishlist.

Here's a quick rundown of Twofold's premise:

Olives situation is dire. They're on the verge of being thrown out of college unless they can salvage their GPA, and their only chance rests on classes they know next to nothing about.

Their lifeline: two club leaders who are more than willing to help them succeed. However, no solution is that easy. Olive soon finds themself in the middle of a conflict between these two friends that threatens to undo their long-standing love for each other.

Twofold is a story about love, family, and connection. It celebrates family of all kinds, and explores the strength (and fragility) of bonds between people.

Taking place roughly a year after First Snow, Olives position as an outsider to these established friend circles will be vital to fully understanding the situation threatening to undo this close-knit group.


While Twofold stars a new protagonist, Allison, Eileen and the whole art club are still in the picture, alongside a bunch of other new faces. You'll even be able to pursue individual friendships and experience optional side paths focused around them! Whether you choose to catch up with Allison and Eileen in the art club, or introduce yourself to the interesting characters in the writing club, we're really confident that you'll find something to enjoy!

While First Snow only released two years ago, Twofold has actually been in development for ten years now, and we're so excited for everyone to finally see the fruits of our labor soon when it arrives next year. We've taken as much feedback as we can to make it as good as it can be, and we really hope that comes through in the end!

[previewyoutube=-Xuow1NBszs;full][/previewyoutube]


[ 2022-05-15 06:39:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

First Snow 1.1 Voice Acting update, and merch!

Hi everyone! We're pushing out a big update for First Snow with partial voice acting! Check out our blog post for the full details on where to get our new merch! Keep in mind that, as before, updating will most likely break your save files.

[h2]1.1 Patch notes[/h2]


  • Partial voice acting has been added. CGs and other notable events are fully voiced, while moments that use sprites use repeatable voice lines!
  • The volume slider for voice acting is now unlocked by default
  • Additionally, a voice emphasis toggle has been added to the menu
  • Speech bubbles will now display when a voice line is played. "..." is shown when a fully voiced line plays, while "!" is shown when a repeatable line is used
  • Various small typos and other errors fixed


[ 2022-01-21 22:11:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Partial VO Patch Details

Hello everyone! We wanted to give a quick rundown on the upcoming update for First Snow.

First, the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtS2U4fbB9A
Before the end of the year, we'll be adding partial VO to First Snow with casting and directing from Studio Coattails! Here's the cast list:


  • Allison: Elizabeth Quedenfeld
  • Eileen: Kira Buckland
  • Rose: Nola Klop
  • Caprice: Lisa Reimold
  • Millie: Jill Harris
  • Hayley: Elissa Park
  • Wallace: Steven Kelly
  • Eve: Aimee Smith
  • Andrew: Bradley Gareth
  • Elizabeth: Abigail Turner

This update will provide full voice acting to the CGs as well as some important lines in the story, with the rest of the visual novel using short, repeatable voice clips. We think the entire cast did a fantastic job, and we can't wait for you to hear them all soon!

Alongside the update, we plan to drop a handful of merch on the Studio Elan store! We'll provide more details here once the patch drops, but here's a small preview of the keychains in the set:



A small warning: this update will likely cause issues with your saves. In the event your save breaks, an icon should appear on that save slot to confirm it's broken. The only real solution will be starting a new game and quickly skipping back to where you were. We're extremely sorry for the inconvenience.


[ 2021-10-26 19:55:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

First Snow Patch 1.01 release

Hi everyone! we're pushing out an update for First Snow now that should cover a good amount of issues reported in the past few months. Keep in mind your saves will likely break once you download the update.

1.0.1 Patch notes
-----------------

- Corrected several typos and grammatical issues (thanks everyone who reported them!)
- Added guest art piece from AcoTan that was missing in the initial release
- Corrected credits and social media links in the guest art gallery
- Touched up the modelling CG
- Touched up blurred sprites that became too spooky on several occasions
- Fixed the text bar disappearing on several occasions
- Fixed duplicate entries appearing in the text log
- Fixed crashes caused by the pre-splash logo
- Made the hidden achievement alternatively unlockable by creating a file called `secret-unlock.txt` in the `game` folder
- Added detection and warning for broken save games due to game updates


[ 2020-10-22 01:47:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hotfix released, potential savegame issues

Hey everyone!

We hope you've been enjoying reading Allison and Eileen's story! We just released a small hotfix which should fix some startup crash issues some people were encountering in rare circumstances. Unfortunately though, it may be the case that your savegame got confused with the update. This would show by the game suddenly returning to the title screen at the end of a scene: don't worry, it's not the end of the game!

Sadly, the best thing we can suggest you to do in these cases is to start a new game and skip to the point you left off. You can fast-forward through the game to get back faster by holding the CTRL button! A future update will aim to provide a better fallback mechanism for these cases.

Please enjoy First Snow, and feel free to let us know about any issues you encounter in the discussion forums!


[ 2020-08-25 03:01:22 CET ] [ Original post ]