Frozen Hearts
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Sophie has been frozen inside a crystal for two centuries. When the ice thaws, she wakes up in an unfamiliar world. Everything is frozen, including the people of the palace in which she finds herself. When she makes her way to the nearby village, people’s shocked reactions surprise her too - they call her a Hero. Legend says she sacrificed herself two centuries ago to end a terrible war, freezing the leaders of both factions along with the rest of the world.
But is that tale all there is to the story?
What roles did Richard the Ice King and Ivan the Rebel Leader really play in Sophie’s life?
What will they do now that they have escaped their icy prison too?
Can Sophie reverse the permanent winter, or will the world be thrown into a final, destructive conflict that freezes the future forever?
- around 3 hours of gameplay
- beautifully illustrated, with sprites for the whole main cast and custom CGs
- custom soundtrack and sfx-es
- the ability to romance Richard the Ice King and Ivan the Rebel Leader and to influence the fate of the realm
- full English voice acting by a cast of talented actors
Director, Narrative Designer, Writer, Casting and VA Director, Scripter: Anna ‘Lavinnia’ Kończak
Producer: Rafe ‘Raxef’ Altschuler
Narrative Designer, Co-Writer (Ivon Route), Programmer: Joshua ‘WordyRobin’ Robinson
Programmer: Rodrick ‘RodFireProductions’
Editor: Jenna Rose
Character Artist: Yona, Rage, Lucaciu ‘asobinge’ Lidia
CG Artist: CloudyBirdie
BG Artist: Sara ‘TeddiBura’
Logo: Vera Tan
GUI: Winter RenPy GUI by NovelKit
Music: Bren Finan
SFX: Simon ‘bispinosa’ Zaleski
Dialogue Editor: Kathryn ‘SilentWolf’ Stanley
Voice Actors:
- Sophie: Vera Tan
- Ivon: Ethan Waldrep
- Richard: Gerald Hill
- Meggs: Savy des-Etages
- Jonathan: Christian Cox
- Villagers: Jena Rose, Ty Coker
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This is a cosy little VN! It's set in a lovely frozen land, so it gave me a bit of respite from the sweltering summer here. Thanks for that, lol! The story came together nicely, and the music, va and the art were good. I like how the memory-dreams were (mostly) working backward from her pivotal moment of decision. Nice work from the whole team!
I noticed a few potential issues, and I'm guessing some were due to the time constraints of the Jam, but I thought I'd point them out in case you're looking for feedback. Some are just my opinion, of course, so pay them no mind if you disagree. :)
1) Sophie says she's British, but her accent is clearly not. Honestly, I'd just change her background to American/Canadian, and change the line about her country being a monarchy.
2) There was a 'surprised' sfx when Sophie was in the forest and Ivon popped up. That sound continued through most of the next scene, and I don't think it was supposed to.
3) The ending I got (Richard's Good) felt a little rushed. Again, probably due to the deadline.
4) Some lines of dialogue were missing the voice.
5) I really appreciate the Accessability options--not every game has them. I tried changing the font to NotoSans and the size to large, but nothing seemed to change. The OpenDyslexic works fine, though!
(in case you need the info, I ran this on Windows 11)
So glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the feedback! We'll work on buttoning up as many of those little issues as we can. :-)