#winter burrow

Ok so Winter Burrow is ADORABLE!

Cozy woodland survival game Winter Burrow will launch for Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on November 12, publisher Noodlecake and developer Pine Creek Games announced. It will also be available via Game Pass.

Here is an overview of the game, via Noodlecake:

Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game. Explore, gather resources, craft tools, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals!

In Winter Burrow, you play a mouse who returns from the big city to find their childhood home in ruins. To make matters worse, your Aunt (who was supposed to be looking after it) has gone missing. Restore your broken-down childhood burrow to its former glory so you can relax in front of the fireplace. Brave the elements and journey out into the frozen wilderness to collect vital resources for both yourself and your new home. Beware of the insect wildlife and remember that nobody survives on their own; find new friends, expand your survival handbook and solve the mystery of what happened to your Aunt. Winter Burrow is a survival game you play at your own pace. Customize your character, decorate your burrow and choose a path that fits your play style. This story is yours to tell.

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

AND NOW I GET TWO MOUSE GAMES !! Thank you dearly, creators of these games, your target audience is me.

First, there's Winter Burrow, where you play as a city mouse returning to their run-down family burrow in the wilderness after their parents died. Its winter so you cant stay outside too long because there's a warmth meter that goes down whenever you're outside, theres health, hunger, and stamina/breath meters to manage too while gathering materials to patch up the place and make clothes that'll make it easier to travel, etc. It's a very fun time. Its movement and stuff is like Don't Starve, which I really like - idk what the technical term for that camera setup and movement is but its very cool.

PLUS !! I immediately got hit with a HUGE burst of nostalgia opening it up and seeing the story slides because the art style and especially that bit of art where the parents were entering the city and there were mice everywhere reminded me of Mouse Guard and I love that about it.