Winterover
A space thriller meets family drama – a branching narrative XR game set on Mars in 2049.
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The year is 2049 and you are Natalie Ramirez, a member of a mission to Mars that's so fruitless it's deemed the end of space exploration. Shockingly, days before your scheduled return to Earth, you discover a reservoir of clean subsurface water that resurrects your mission. But when you tell your daughter you have to stay on Mars indefinitely, she goes into hiding, leaving a trail of alarming clues. With your dream and your family pulling you in opposite directions – which path will you choose?
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Funders & co-producers
- Canada Media Fund (CMF)
- Luxembourg Film Fund
- Ontario Creates
- Jerusalem Film Fund
- Meta
- National Research Council of Canada
- Mifaal Hapeis
- Makor Foundation
- Israel Film Council
- Co-Producera_BAHN
- Co-ProducerRestless Pictures
Awards & festival selections
- SXSW – World Premiere – Official Selection2026
- La Biennale di Venezia (Gap Financing Market) – Official Selection2021
- IDFA Forum / IDFA DocLab – Official Selection2021
Technology
- AI Companion
- An LLM-driven character that converses and reacts inside the experience.
- Branching Narrative
- Story logic where user choices reshape outcome paths in real time.
- Physical VR Interaction
- Designing motion, force, and proprioception into VR mechanics.
Team
Nir Saar
Creator
Ido Mizrahy
Creator
Nimrod Shanit
Producer
Keren Shanit
Production Manager, Project Supervisor
Oury Atlan
Art Director
Jeel Patel
Lead Unity Developer
Chad Yu
Unity Developer
François Le Gall
Co-Producer
Marion Guth
Co-Producer
Damiano Picci
Original Music
