to further the plot to an alternate direction. In adult versions of the game, there are scenes depicting Kanata and a given heroine having sex. Plot Story The story of Snow starts when the main protagonist Kanata Izumo revisits a small village from his childhood called . He is revisiting Ryūjin-mura to help manage a local inn with hot springs, , alongside his cousin Tsugumi. In the village, there is an old legend: In ancient times, Ryūjin-mura was protected by the dragon goddess. However, one day the goddess fell in love with a human, which is strictly forbidden, and this incident caused the village to be always covered by snow after that. The game then tells the daily life of Kanata interacting with the village girls and ultimately links the story to the legend. Snow follows a branching plot line with multiple endings, and depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific direction. Main characters The player assumes the role of , who is visiting Ryūjin-mura as a part-time worker of the local inn owned by his cousin. During his stay, he meets his childhood friend and the main heroine of the game , a soothing and gentle girl whose father has died. She loves anman (a kind of mantou) and claims that it's a source of life. Kanata also encounters a young energetic girl with a tomboy personality called , suddenly appearing before Kanata and claiming that she will repulse the evil from him. In the outskirts of the village, Kanata meets the mysterious ; Shigure has a shy personality and is extremely silent. The protagonist also finds a little girl called waiting around the jinja for her parents. She likes to play with her cat called . The physician of Ryujin-mura has a daughter called , who is a close friend of Sumino. She likes to tease Kanata, and acts bizarrely in front of him. In Snow: Plus Edition, a new character referred to as is introduced, bearing many secrets. Development and release Snow was planned to be released at the beginning of 2001, but the release date would end up being postponed several times until it was released two years later in 2003. The artists for Snow were Asuka Pyon, who was in charge of character design, and Kobuichi. The game's scenario was written by three members