THE DAY IS BEAUTIFUL. YOUR LUXURIOUS SLED IS HEAVY.

AND THE SNOW IS FALLING ALL THE TIME, COVERING EVERYTHING AROUND.

COME ON, BUDDY, GO TAKE A WALK.

AROUND THAT FROZEN LAKE!

GO TAKE A WALK, BUDDY.

COME ON.

COME ON!!!

AROUND THE LAKE.


Arrow keys to walk

Spacebar to interact

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Authorbulboka
TagsAtmospheric, flatgame, Hand-drawn, Walking simulator, weirdcore
Average sessionA few minutes
InputsKeyboard
AccessibilityTextless

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Polynya_win.zip 36 MB
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Polynya_macos.app.zip 34 MB
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Polynya_linux.zip 37 MB

Comments

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What an amazing game. Will be in my Top 10 of the year for sure. Such a great way of using the medium.

Your game put me through a rollercoaster of emotions, while it was very serene and beautiful, it somehow made me anxious and constantly surprise me, the bit at the end was brilliant and the little sound cues and game mechanics as well.

One of the coolest, atmospheric sort of experiences I've had in a while. 
I think I got stuck in a first-person loop, but it's a very peaceful game.

ive lost kid in the forest ...can we find back the track once you get into first person view 

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Hi! Thanks for playing!
No, you can't. But you can take the kid with you, if you wish.

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The coarse breathing and white breath from running expressed how the park was quieter than usual in the snow!
I really enjoyed walking through such a quiet park with my children.
Also, I particularly like the scene where, after running through the trees from the first-person perspective, you fall down and look up at the sky.
I'm from a snow country myself, and I was moved by the amazing similarity between this scene and the scene I remember from my childhood when I fell down on the snow and looked up at the sky.
It was a game that made me feel very nostalgic and warm, nya!

Wonderful and touching game. Splendid atmosphere, which brings me back to my childhood

Why when you or the kid touch the water, they disapear and never come back? So extrange.

Thank you for playing!
Well, they drown. You mean the animation looks strange? Or that there's no Try Again button, or something of the kind? I didn't try to make it look strange intentionally, it just... felt right, I guess?

I refer that if you touch the water with the character it dessapear and i need to reset the game.

beautiful little game! i love the little details. i love that the breath animation is synched to the breathing audio

this game feels like a childhood memory taken form. thank you for the cozy experience!

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Such a lovely scritchy-scratchy marker style, these small moments have a real sense of place ✨

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*heavy breathing*

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Incredibly beautiful experience. So many fun little playful interactions and animations. I grew up in a snowy city and I have fond memories of long winter walks. This brought up some warm memories. Loved the atmosphere and you really captured the sense of exhaustion and relief that a winter stroll feels like. Nice little visual surprise for those that explore fully.

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Masterpiece

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This is truly special.