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SEASON: A letter to the future
Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“I played this game in 2023 and I still think about it all the time. It's one of my favorite games I've ever played, I love everything about it. The art is beautiful and so is the story, and you can play it however you…”
33 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“I played this game in 2023 and I still think about it all the time. It's one of my favorite games I've ever played, I love everything about it. The art is beautiful and so is the story, and you can play it however you…”
“This game changed my life-I took so many screenshots to remember it forever. I loved the writing, the sounds, beautiful scenes, journaling, photography and all the characters. I was living vicariously through all of…”
“reviewing after 100%ing, there is much more even beyond the 100% of this game, the achievements do not track everything you do and i love it for it. the game is slow paced and gives a liminal feel in some areas and an…”
21 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“This game changed my life-I took so many screenshots to remember it forever. I loved the writing, the sounds, beautiful scenes, journaling, photography and all the characters. I was living vicariously through all of…”
“This game is both very simple and very clever. The protagonist leaves her home at the end of a 'season', a time when the new era may change everything and bring doubt and uncertainty, or hope and renewal. You can travel…”
“Very impressive game! I'm writing this while still under the impression from my very first playthrough. What a game! Beautiful, stunning landscapes and environment art, fantastic character design and deep, meaningful…”
4 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“reviewing after 100%ing, there is much more even beyond the 100% of this game, the achievements do not track everything you do and i love it for it. the game is slow paced and gives a liminal feel in some areas and an…”
“Very impressive game! I'm writing this while still under the impression from my very first playthrough. What a game! Beautiful, stunning landscapes and environment art, fantastic character design and deep, meaningful…”
“This was so much better than what I expected. Almost like reading a book about loss and general melancholy. Quite an emotional journey that I look forwards to picking up again in 10+ years.”
3 of the 65 reviews raise this.
“This game changed my life-I took so many screenshots to remember it forever. I loved the writing, the sounds, beautiful scenes, journaling, photography and all the characters. I was living vicariously through all of…”
“This is such a poignant game. It has gorgeous landscapes, sound, and character designs, and the character interactions feel meaningful. I actively went and searched for people and little quests to do just to experience…”
“This was quite chill. Had some weird camera jank untill i capped the game to 60fps, then it was fine. Nice art direction. The music is very ambient, and while i didn't find it anything special, was completely…”
7 of the 65 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Described as an "Open World" and mystery - yet so far everything feels forcefully guided. Let me explore on my own without being interrupted by the thoughts of the narrator. Also, the camera is incredibly shaky and…”
“GFESHJDAWGDHAWJKLDJWADYHAWGHDJKOWADGHWFJHWAFHYGDHSWEDGWFAHDJKAWFYWAGHDJWADUGHWA 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 playtime is dependent on your own perception btw. don't worry about it, i was stressed it'd be too short…”
“At the end of everything, I flipped back through the journal and found something I had missed. Many things, actually, I was not as thorough as I would've expected myself to be. While I was playing the game, I was…”
6 of the 65 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Described as an "Open World" and mystery - yet so far everything feels forcefully guided. Let me explore on my own without being interrupted by the thoughts of the narrator. Also, the camera is incredibly shaky and…”
“a game for feminine types. tries to make sense out of nothing.”
5 of the 65 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Described as an "Open World" and mystery - yet so far everything feels forcefully guided. Let me explore on my own without being interrupted by the thoughts of the narrator. Also, the camera is incredibly shaky and…”
“reviewing after 100%ing, there is much more even beyond the 100% of this game, the achievements do not track everything you do and i love it for it. the game is slow paced and gives a liminal feel in some areas and an…”
“This was quite chill. Had some weird camera jank untill i capped the game to 60fps, then it was fine. Nice art direction. The music is very ambient, and while i didn't find it anything special, was completely…”
5 of the 65 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is very beautiful. I've been excited to play since it's release 3 years ago. STREAMERS BEWARE: I will say this game gave me a world of technical issues when it comes to streaming for whatever reason. I even…”
5 of the 65 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“My only gripe with this game is that I wish it was longer. Absolutely adore it, especially as someone who loves journaling.”
Counted across 65 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This should be a neutral review, but I had to pick positive or negative. In the end I went with positive, because I don't feel I wasted my time with this game and enjoyed a lot of it. The positives: I think there's a lot of like about this game - its melancholic and meditative…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Reading a Giniro Natsuo poetry collection makes me think, "How wonderful," and makes me want to walk through that world. This game feels like someone took that exact feeling and shaped it into a form. It is truly a work of art. There is no premise of multiple playthroughs, nor…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played“I tried to avoid learning about the game beforehand and was rewarded with such an interesting worldbuilding and narrative. Having you explore bewitching landscapes for you to indulge your curiosity at your own pace. To learn and imagine what was about this mystical valley, its…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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SEASON: A letter to the future - March 15, 2023 Patch Notes
Thanks to the Season community members for their feature and improvement requests for the game! We’re happy to announce that we have added quite a few fun new features, bug fixes and improvements to S
09/02/2023 Patch Notes
Today we’ve released a new build to improve and fix the following areas of the game: Improvements: Added an “Unstuck” button in the pause menu Improved the bike collision system Updated DLSS with the
SEASON: A letter to the future - February 1 2023 Patch Notes
Fixed an issue where players with an intermittent or weak internet connection got a waiting to "Access Permission" message. Players may now access the game when playing offline or with an unreliable i
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Open World · Mystery · Visual Novel · Narrative · Female Protagonist · Emotional · Interactive Fiction · Exploration · Atmospheric · Relaxing · Drama · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
| Official site | https://play-season.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i3 / Ryzen3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 7 GB available space