You may think it impossible, the notion of a cosy survival game; survival games are, after all, notoriously punishing. I must admit though, Pine Creek Games’ Winter Burrow has managed to pull the feat off. It’s a title that you may not gel with immediately, but once you come to understand the plight of this tiny little mouse, it’s a game that you’ll find yourself coming back to every time you need an opportunity to unwind and switch off.

Winter Burrow begins with a gut punch of a story set up. It centres around a mouse who has returned, alone, to its childhood home in the forest. You see, the mouse and its parents previously moved to the city but the demanding nature of his parents’ new labour-intensive roles lead to their premature deaths. Our protagonist seeks a quieter life, fuelled by

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