Mango Leaf Games will launch its cosy snow-cleaning sim Winter Whiskers on Steam on 9 December 2026.
You play Milo, a tiny stoat with a snow vacuum. A blizzard has buried Winterlight Harbor on the day of its Winter Festival, the roads are icy, and the town’s steam system is out of order. Milo has to reconnect the town.
Players vacuum up snow, activate the steam system, melt icy obstacles, and fulfil small requests from friends in town. Collected snow can be turned into steam to clear drifts faster, and restoring machinery melts the bigger ones. The game has four colourful areas to explore.
It’s built for low-pressure play: Mango Leaf Games says there’s no timer, no penalties, and no failure states. The studio puts the adventure at two to three hours. The Steam page lists it as single-player, with English subtitles but no full audio.
For us, the appeal of Winter Whiskers is the feeling it creates.
Axie Lotl, art director, Mango Leaf Games
TechGamingReport carried Lotl’s remark from the game’s reveal. Gematsu says Mango Leaf Games first announced it for PC via Steam in May 2026.
TechGamingReport reports a free demo on Steam since 5 August 2026, so you can try it now.
Mango Leaf Games is a husband-and-wife studio, Axie and Leaf, who started it in 2024. Their first game, Kokoro Kitchen, was “a modest success”, in the studio’s words. Winter Whiskers isn’t the only cosy winter game launching next month: Snowball VR: Capture the Star, a solo-developer game, also launches on Meta Quest in December.
