It was released in 2013 by Private Friend, Leaplay Music (Korea), Pocket Records (China) and in 2014 by Clouds Hill (Europe).

[3] When asked about how different is the record compared to the other, Garneau answered "On Winter Games I feel like I really play music.

"[3] The album features horns and strings arrangements by Rob Moose and CJ Camerieri (both members of Bon Iver and yMusic).

"[6] Jacob Brown for Vogue (magazine) wrote "the songs inhabit a bigger, almost stratospheric aesthetic—none more so than “Oh God”—which possesses a new sound that positions him to a much larger audience.

"[7] French website Goûte mes disques wrote that Winter Games is "by far his most accomplished work.