Winter Burrow finds the cozy middle ground between Don’t Starve and Mouse Guard

Winter Burrow finds the cozy middle ground between Don’t Starve and Mouse Guard

Winter Burrow is the next cozy crafting-survival game you should be keeping an eye on.

Winter Burrow: Something’s Different Here

Developer Pine Creek Games • Publisher Noodlecake • Release 2025 • Platforms Xbox, PC I have been looking at Winter Burrow‘s little protagonist mouse’s face for a while. It caught my eye when it was first announced last summer during Microsoft’s Summer Game Fest-adjacent showcase. Months later, I stepped into its frostbitten snowshoes during PAX West. And it even made the site’s most anticipated list of 2025 — alongside the critically acclaimed …

On April 1, the Xbox EMEA Developer Sessions event was held for the press, and no, there were no April Fools jokes: developers presented their next projects with real gameplay. One of them was Winter Burrow from developer Pine Creek Games and editor Noodlecake Games. It is an atmospheric survival game in which a small mouse returns to their homeland to renovate their childhood home. The release is scheduled for 2025 for Xbox Series X (and S), Xb…

Winter Burrow Preview: Relaxing survival in a fairly traditional way

It was not an April Fool's joke, when the {Xbox EMEA Developer Sessions} event was held for the press on April 1. Game developers presented their upcoming projects in a lovely and comprehensive way with some real gameplay as well. One of these was {Winter Burrow} from developer {Pine Creek Games} and publisher {Noodlecake Games}. It's an atmospheric survival game in which a small mouse returns to its homeland to renovate a childhood home. Launch…