Video games create spaces for us to go and play. These spaces are sometimes an escape from the real world. Equally, games can help us revel in and celebrate the real world.
This is a list of games that take us into the long dark months. Shorter days and long nights speak of hibernation and survival. Snow and bare branches suggest that all life has left forever.
Whether they task us with resisting this or getting lost in the dark folds of winter, games of this season are a valuable reminder that life continues (often unseen) where it seems almost impossible. With the faintest foolish hope of a tiny bud ready for spring.
This list includes 58 games from the last 20 years, with 2,051 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to play bleak winter tales.