Observed arrival · 2026-08-30
The Winter Count Makes Settlement a Liability
A free browser survival game about leading Mesolithic hunter-gatherers through seasonal choices to stay or roam.
Field notes
The game structures each run around spring and autumn decision windows, with settlement improving stores and population while increasing visibility and the cost of retreat. Its score counts seasons survived, and the stated ending condition is the band’s extinction. The page also describes a choice between remaining unseen and allowing strangers to pass, or becoming the group that arrives in the night. It is identified as an early build and is presented as playable in a browser.
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