Winter Burrow (2025)
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
3.14 from 14 ratings
65 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 27 backlogged · 15 wish listed
How long? Main story 11h · with extras 15h · 100% 8h (from 4 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Pine Creek Games
- Publishers
- Noodlecake Studios
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Simulator
- Events
- INDIE Live Expo 2025.11.29, Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025, Indie Fan Fest: Fall 2025, Indie World Showcase – 07/08/2025, Press Gay to Play 2025 Showcase, Wholesome Direct 2025, Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition 2024, The MIX Fall Showcase 2024, Xbox Games Showcase 2024
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Nov 12, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Rating distribution
5 stars
0
4 stars
4
3 stars
8
2 stars
2
1 star
0
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status BMO Nov 13, 2025
This review drops some key words (emphasis in the quote below is mine) that makes even more excited about Winter Burrow, but I feel some of what said in this review is going to give @Roach reasons to worry about playing the game despite my reassurances that it's not too brutal.
This review drops some key words (emphasis in the quote below is mine) that makes even more excited about Winter Burrow, but I feel some of what said in this review is going to give @Roach reasons to worry about playing the game despite my reassurances that it's not too brutal.
Winter Burrow May Look Cute But Its Survival Gameplay Is Anything But Cozy
It’s clear that Winter Burrow is following the same pattern as The Secret of Nimh, using its cute woodland creatures to tell deceptively mature stories. To some extent, it also pushes against the conservative cozy drive toward nostalgia and self-sufficiency. Your mouse avatar may not yearn for the mines, but the countryside is far from idyllic. And rather than escaping the city to focus on yourself alone, you end up more entangled in the lives of your distant neighbors as your needs grow greater. The only way to survive is to do so together, whether you’re a human or a mouse, and Winter Burrow understanding that makes it all the more compelling.
