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Rusty Winter is a sidescrolling adventure game inspired by hardboiled detective stories and urban legends. Meet a diverse cast, chase down leads that blur the boundaries between reality and the paranormal, and explore a cold, once-glorious industrial town in search of your missing loved one.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Ino Kinwen
Publisher: Astrolabe Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchNo user reviews
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    94% matchMixed67% of 3,357 reviews2021
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    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,079 reviews2021
    Dev: LINE Games Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    90% matchNo user reviews
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    91% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2020
    Dev: Alexander Cirac Antio
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    Windows

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    88% matchVery Positive91% of 286 reviews2024
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    89% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2020
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    86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,561 reviews2021
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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    70% matchNo user reviews2026
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    67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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