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Nicole
Excited to join her first choice school, Nicole discovers a disturbing series of disappearances on campus upon moving into the university dorms. Three girls have vanished, and she might be next, deviating from her ideal college experience.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“I would say this is probably my second favorite dating sim from Winter Wolves at the moment (the top one being Roommates). The game can get a bit grindy as well. You have to raise certain stats to garner the interest of one of the love interests, balancing it with keeping your…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“This is a fun and breezy otome game. In it, you play as Nicole, a college freshman, who is investigating the abductions of three girls at her university. The goal is to collect clues throughout the semester in order to solve the mystery by winter break. Since this is an otome…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Eventhough the game has it's charms, the game mechanics and timing ruin it. I, like many others who have played this game, have followed the games directions of: 1.Romance the person to 100% 2. Get the character trait that corresponds with that romance up to 999 3.Get your clue…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
New Roommates build 1.0.6 live on "beta" branch
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6999891/9e73372c0b75c04c06dca82227d15a78414ba22d.jpg I have just uploaded in the "beta" branch a new build of the game. Nothing has c
Love Bites upcoming free DLC: Ashley!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31139272/4e4a8991302e77085e9af2a0eff786c8098ff00b.jpg Surprise, surprise! I’m proud to announce that we’re working on a bonus DLC for
Visual Novel mode beta now available (version 1.0.6)
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6412349/9763255398595380b3dd561a594778da00955e95.jpg To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of this game release, I've added a new beta
Visual Novel mode beta now available (version 1.0.6)
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6412349/9763255398595380b3dd561a594778da00955e95.jpg To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of this game release, I've added a new beta
Linux achievements and cloud save enabled
Hi, I've added the new Ren'Py Steam API, so achievements should also work under Linux. In addition I've also enabled the cloud saves. They're cross-platform so you can save and load from / to any OS!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Otome · Female Protagonist · Simulation · Dating Sim · Mystery · Investigation · Psychological Horror · Anime · Singleplayer · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Official site | http://www.winterwolves.com/nicole.htm |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card Storage: 50 MB available space