Winter Clothing

Winter Clothing is a Chinese folk horror puzzle game set in Tianhe Town. After his grandfather disappears, Chen Yi goes to the foot of the back mountain to investigate. An unwritten rule forbids villagers from approaching the mountain on the day of the Winter Clothes Festival; if they provoke its mountain gods or wild ghosts, the leaders of Qingfeng Temple will not intervene. As Chen Yi investigates, he must consider whether ghosts are really the most frightening presence there.

The town’s past

The story explores grievances and entanglements from Tianhe Town more than twenty years ago, using the traditional Winter Clothes Festival as its reference. Its folk elements include animal immortals, soul summoning, night weddings, burning paper, possession and taboos. Cultural relics and antiques found in the scenes can help you piece together the mystery. Some parts of the story are adapted from real cases.

Summon the dead

Chen Yi can use summoning to see the souls of the dead and the past they want him to witness. But the person who answers may not be the one he intended to summon. In a village where belief is often controlled by those in power, people once sought a peaceful home by offering three incense sticks before the temple and becoming a “person with YUAN.” The “Great Immortal” who once moved through the village’s north and south alleys can no longer guide the lost.

Explore and solve puzzles

You search for items, operate mechanisms and open combination locks, with clues available along the way. The investigation takes you through unmanned Taoist temples, eerie streets, quiet villages and the forbidden back mountain. Characters have distinct traits and appearances, and people who approach Chen Yi may have their own purposes.

Choices and changes you make determine which ending you reach. You can also find “regret medicine” and use it before the ending to revise an answer to a problem.