- SPRING SALE - NOW 90% OFF! :) - 19 March 2026
Hi everyone! Hope you are well! :D A huge heat wave has hit my neck of the woods this past week. No doubt now that spring is eager to get here! :) Since it may no longer be Winter in the northern hemisphere soon, as a final send off in transitioning from rainy and cool days to bright and sunny ones, I'm excited to announce that A Winter Haunting is now 90% off! :)Feel free to check it out here: Hope everyone has a great weekend ahead! :)-- AB
- I'm not supposed to do this, but... - 6 March 2026
Alright everyone, I know I'm not supposed to do this, but...I just couldn't resist :). I took a hiatus last year, but I am finally back into gamedev. I partially made this post to hold myself accountable for progress and partially because I am excited to embark on another journey! Everlyn Sterling will be back! :D This time, in a journey that connects 3 different time periods. Take a look at this sneak peek of her new outfit! She now has leggings, so she won't be feeling that cold :D. Still contemplating on whether I'll keep this frame-by-frame design, or if I'll go with a vector / tweened version like I did with A Winter Haunting :)). In the meantime, hope all is going well with everyone! :)
- WINTER FEST SALE - NOW 90% OFF! :) - 18 December 2025
Hi everyone! Hope your holiday season is going well! In line with this game being a cozy / winter-themed point-and-click game, I'm excited to announce that A Winter Haunting is now 90% off! :)Feel free to check it out here: Hope everyone is staying warm (if you're in the northern hemisphere) or enjoying the nice summer sun (if you're in the eouthern hemisphere)! May everyone have a great new year! :D -- AB
- AUTUMN SALE - NOW 90% OFF! :) - 29 September 2025
Hi everyone! It's been a hot minute since I've posted here, but I'm excited to announce that A Winter Haunting is now 90% off! :)Feel free to grab it here! Hope everyone is having a great start to their fall / spooky season! :)-- AB
- Official Website Up | Devlog Post - 14 December 2024
Hi everyone! Some cool things are now available -- check out the latest website, along with a devlog post where I go over how I created this game within less than a year! Website Up! (1/2) The website for A Winter Haunting is now publicly available! While this will have some minor updates as time goes on, you can find the following here: ❄ Game - Official trailer + Steam purchase widget ❄ Wiki - Setting / character Info (with spoiler tags when applicable!) + walkthrough (contains minor spoilers!) ❄ Press - Pull quotes from publications and steam reviews ❄ Media - Gallery of game screenshots New Devlog! (2/2) Are you an aspiring developer? Maybe you're also working towards a game while having a full-time job? Are you working on any projects solo? Or perhaps, you're interested in a bit of the "behind-the-scenes" for this game? Whatever your reasons are, check out this short devlog on how…
- New Patch Available | Demo Save Information | Walkthrough - 6 December 2024
Hi everyone! Can you believe it has already been three days since the release of A Winter Haunting? I'm happy to see that people have been streaming, sharing, and participating in the discussions. Thank you so much for helping grow and contribute to the community! :) New Patch Available (1/3) While watching people's playthroughs and reading through some feedback, I've created a new patch with some small updates (!! minor puzzle spoilers ensue -- these have been hidden just in case !!). Here's a quick breakdown! ❄ Typos fixed (6) -- mixture of misspelled words and names. ❄ Mildewy Room: Sometimes Everlyn would render above Mel -- even when Mel is in front of her. ❄ Mildewy Room: Added missing hotspot for contraption interaction. ❄ Floral Room Puzzle: The matrix multiplication now requires you to only fill out two cells instead of three, to still maintain a bit of the mathematical element…
- The Haunting Begins | Release + Launch Discount! - 3 December 2024
After a year of development, A Winter Haunting has finally been released with a 15% launch discount! This discount is available for 2 weeks, so feel free to grab it at anytime during this period for a cheaper deal! :) I wanted to take the time to thank everyone for their continued support through this journey -- whether it was on Discord, social media websites, or even direct emails! Without your support, I would not have been able to make it to this point! This was my first published game, so it was a long yet enjoyable ride. I learned a lot, and cannot wait to apply it to my next game. I will be looking into creating a website, along with publishing a walkthrough in the next two-threeish weeks :) Till then, I hope you all enjoy this game! Looking forward to seeing all of you in the community tabs!
- T - 1 Days Until Launch | Upcoming Game List Mentions! - 2 December 2024
Hi everyone! Tomorrow is the big day -- A Winter Haunting, my debut game, will be available on December 3, 2024 at 3:00 pm PT! I couldn't have gotten this far without the support of my friends, family, community (including you, reader!), journalists, and streamers! I recently received some shoutouts on upcoming adventure game lists, which I was super happy to see! :) Check them out if you'd like a bit of an overview of the game! :) ❄ 5 NEW ADVENTURE GAMES YOU NEED TO PLAY IN DECEMBER 2024! | New Adventure Games! ❄ 23 Incredible, Cozy Games coming in December (PC, Consoles & Mobile) 🍓 Cozy Games Hope you all enjoy the game tomorrow + the upcoming holiday season! :)
- Bundle Up for These Streams! - 22 November 2024
Hello hello! It's that time of year again -- the last of the leaves are falling, colder weather is more common, and people are bundling up for the upcoming holidays! :) Hmm...almost sounds like the setting of my game, doesn't it? Well -- you wouldn't be too far off -- the game does release on December 3rd (and very intentionally so! :D). Super excited to release this game very shortly! Since a lot of this season is spent indoors, I wanted to highlight a couple of streamers who have kindly covered parts of my demo! :D Feel free to take a look, grab a warm drink, and bundle up for these cozy streams! :) ❄ Alma Fay (Demo Gameplay) ❄ Matt From The Awesome Duo (Demo Gameplay) ❄ World of Longplays (Quick Look) ❄ Andrea Pannocchia (Demo Gameplay) ❄ Perspective Gaming (Demo Gameplay) ❄ IndieCurio (Demo Gameplay) ❄ Burvil Mantequilla (Demo Gameplay) Hope you enjoy and stay warm! :)
- Updated Demo Build | NEW PLATFORMS + FEATURES! - 12 November 2024
Hi everyone! Firstly, I wanted to thank everyone for their patience through this last rung of testing, along with all my AMAZING beta-testers for helping me expand this to other platforms, such as the Steam Deck! :D I am excited to announce that the following features will be available for this game before my release this December 3rd: ❄ Steam Deck Support (with Official Glyph Mappings + Automatic Virtual Keyboard Display!) ❄ Steam Cloud Saves ❄ Steam Achievements (30 total) ❄ 16:9 and 16:10 Aspect Ratio Support ❄ Laptop Builds for Mac and Windows (?) Potentially a Linux build as well before release (if I can get some testing done beforehand as sanity!) Minus steam achievements, which will only be available for the full game, an updated demo build is now available with these new features! Have fun and be on the lookout for the full game release in 3 weeks!
- A Winter Haunting | FEATURED - 23 October 2024
Well well well! Can you believe a week has passed -- Steam Next Fest is now over! It was awesome to have you all try my game demo. Thank you so much for giving it a spin! :D I also received a shoutout on Adventure Game Hotspot's list for game demos to watch out for in this edition of the Next Fest! While the fest is over, I am aiming to perpetually leave up my demo, in case anyone wants to give it a spin to get a feel before the full game releases in December! :D Interested in reading more? Check out the written coverage I've received here, along with my press kit! :) https://adventuregamehotspot.com/game/1239/a-winter-haunting https://gulbrandr.gumroad.com/l/igd_27 https://impress.games/press-kit/eccentric-stylist/a-winter-haunting
- October 2024 Steam Next Fest + Beta Phase Progress! - 15 October 2024
Hi everyone! Well it's that time of year...STEAM NEXT FEST!! WHOOHOOO!! I have opted in for this year, so definitely feel free to ask questions, post discussions, show screenshots, or even any fan artwork you have! :) On another note, I will be starting my second phase of beta testing next week! Major thanks to all the people who offered to dedicate some time to testing my game -- I know that it can be a lot of work! On that note, I also wanted to thank my broader audience for supporting me through this journey. While I might be a hobbyist solo dev, I could not have done it without the encouragement of my community, the support of my friends and parents, and the motivation from the various gamedev groups I am a part of! So thank you all for helping me push through the last rung of this game, and I hope to see you around in the discussions! :))
- GUESS WHO FINISHED HER BASE BUILD? - 29 September 2024
Hi everyone! Exciting news!! I finished my base build much earlier than I thought -- of course, in large part thanks to the support of my parents, the encouragement of my friends, and my amazing community (which includes you, yes you! :D) As of now, I'm integrating steam achievements and testing them out. I'm also just adding last-minute touches / aiming to fix some non-blocking bugs as well. In 1-2 weeks, I will be rolling out my first beta-testing phase, then a next one, and so on until late November, so that I can give you all a clean, (hopefully awesome!) build when it releases! :) If you're interested, please comment on this post with your email, send me an email at [email protected], or join my discord server! Looking forward to releasing my game and hearing back from the community! :D
- Looking for BETA Demo Testers! - 18 September 2024
Hey everyone! EXCITING NEWS! My demo will be released on October 1st, 2024 at 1:30 PT! I'm going through my second beta-testing phase for this demo, and I would love to hear your thoughts! This is pretty much just to check if things are running alright on both mac and windows! If you are interested, please respond to this post or email me at [email protected] to get a beta-override key :) Looking forward to releasing my game this December! :) -- AB (The Eccentric Stylist)
- A Brief Pause Before the Home Stretch! - 21 August 2024
Hi everyone! :D Just wanted to give a heads up that I'm headed out for a week on vacation! I will be pausing development during this time just as a break, but I know I will be eager to get back into things once I am back! I'm so excited that I am pretty much at the finish line now! The only remaining things are the very very last portion of the game, along with the credits! :)) Up next, I'm going to go ahead and start my alpha-testing phase, along with rolling out beta-testing slowly! Hoping everyone is having a great week!! :))
- Check Out This Little Fox! :) - 13 August 2024
This is my first time animating an animal, so it was a bit of a learning curve, but I had a lot of fun with it! :) This little fox shall be present in the demo as well! :)
- Heads-Down on Development, on Track to Release! - 8 August 2024
Hi everyone! Hope you have been doing well for the past couple of months, sorry for yet another disappearance! A lot has been going in terms of development -- my after-work hours and weekends are spent on trying to crack through this game, and I'm so excited to release it to you all! :D All that remains is wrapping up the last portion of the game, alpha-testing, and beta-testing. Thank you all so much for your patience through this process. Here's a sneak peek of the "summer room" in my game! :)
- Where is Your Beta-Testing Feedback? - 1 May 2024
Hi everyone! Thank you again for taking the time to try out my beta demo and provide your thoughts! Your time in playing is precious to me, and I really appreciate all the detailed feedback I am receiving! :) Wanted to give a quick heads up that as feedback responses are rolling in, I'm creating tickets for A) Bugs -- pretty much any blocks or unintended behavior. B) Improvements on UI that are frequently voiced and/or I believe could enhance the gameplay. I usually try to check the responses I'm receiving everyday, work on these issues at night in the PT timezone, and release builds everyday (or every other day) addressing them! For transparency with my testers, if you would like to track these issues and where I am at, feel free to check out this public link to my notion board! :) Additionally, at the top of the beta-testing document linked here, you can see the approximate time a new…
- Beta-Testing Demo Out! :) - 28 April 2024
Hi everyone! Exciting news! I finally have a small demo that is ready to be beta-tested! :) If you are interested, please follow this link for the handbook and build files! At the end, you will have the option to enter your name if you would like to be in the beta-testing credits! :) (Clean names only haha, as I cannot include them otherwise! XD) Feel free to join us on Discord here: https://discord.gg/2MVg3VtVyt Hope you enjoy the demo, and please feel free to let me know if you have any questions! :)
- Beta Testing in the Works! - 19 April 2024
Hey everyone! :) Hope you've all been doing well over the past month! Things have been getting fairly hectic in the process of gamedev because I'm getting ready to beta-test a small demo of this game! :D They always say that last 10% is where the bulk of the work happens, and wow were they right! Sound effects, menus, and tests are much harder than I initially thought. The good news is that I am close to wrapping this up! In roughly a week, I will be ready to pass this on to beta-testers. If you are interested in beta-testing, please feel free to comment on the post or email me at [email protected] ! :) Since I'm aiming for this game to be released EOY, I'm contemplating between releasing the public demo sometime in June, or in time for the October Steam Next Fest since it's a spooky game. What are your thoughts? :) Have a great weekend ahead! P.S.: Unsure why this event is liv…
