Winter Burrow

AltCharSemir Omerovic

68/10

Stunning visuals and genuine personality can't quite compensate for Winter Burrow's lack of gameplay variety and uninspired quest design.

Pure NintendoKirstie Summers

9/10

Contrasting a bitter environment with an adorable style, Winter Burrow is a survival game in which you play as an orphaned mouse rebuilding your home in the dep

Analog Stick GamingRebecca Stapleton

8/10

Winter Burrow is a cozy survival sim as you play as a mouse, desperate to survive the winter in your once occupied home; however, on this journey, you will assist and befriend a bunch of different critters that would normally be quite removed from each other and incompatible.

EveryeyeFrancesco Mustacchio

7.5/10

A very artistically refined 'relaxing survival', for an adventure that manages to be quite intense despite its brevity.

GamingTrendOlivia Davies

70/100

Winter Burrow is a pleasant experience with a sprinkling of challenge to manage, with good elements of survival, resource management, and cozy. The sum of its parts is adequate but I wish there was more for me to chew on with its mechanics, like more decoration options and varied quests.

Impulse GamerJames Wright

Winter Burrow arrives on Xbox Series X as a gentle survival adventure that stands apart through its quiet atmosphere and storybook presentation. However,

XboxEraKat 'MortonToe' Morton

6.5/10

I first came across Winter Burrow whilst watching the Xbox Showcase in June, and when the code came in to review it I jumped at the chance. It looked super cute, cosy and just what I needed to snuggle up with on the sofa and play this Autumn. Did it live up to my expectations? Let’s find out in the XboxEra review of Winter Burrow.

But Why ThoEddie De Santiago

6/10

If you’re looking for a cute animal-themed game in which to decorate, you could do worse, but expect a harsh survival experience.

Metro GameCentralNick Gillett

6/10

A cute woodland survival game that looks like an illustrated children’s book but has a few too many rough edges to make full use of its charming setting.

GamelinerAnita van Beugen

Step into the shoes of a cute mouse who must try to survive in the forest. The short adventure is full of charm, but simultaneously evokes frustration.

StartMenuSteven Stoermer

Unscored

Even though it initially caused me real panic, Winter Burrow is still a cozy game at its core. You can take your time — winter sprawls infinitely and lazily across the land. While never-ending winter is more often than not an apocalyptic symbol, here it is a blanket. Snuggle in, steep some tea, and stay a while.

GamesticDaRmaZat

Unscored

Winter Burrow softens the survival genre with a gentler, cozier tone — one rooted in resilience rather than desperation. Though the early hours can be tough and the cold bites hard, the game rewards persistence with genuine tenderness. Its pacing can feel slow, and repetition sometimes dulls the charm, yet there’s something undeniably comforting about watching your burrow grow from ruin to refuge while seeing your little mouse’s world quietly flourish, one day at a time. Ultimately, it’s a story of small (and occasionally larger) creatures, even smaller victories, and grand emotions.