November 2021 video games explore history, culture, and survival

Among Trees, developed by FJRD Interactive, is a survival crafting game that invites players to leave urban life behind and inhabit a cabin, where they collect resources and steer clear of bears. The game promotes a leisurely experience with an option for reduced difficulty, highlighting humanity's supremacy over nature. Released in March 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise is a paid expansion that enables players to create vacation homes for animal residents, reflecting a hopeful perspective on neoliberal work. Mango, created by Sad Mask Party and NILWARE, offers a surreal first-person puzzle experience set in dreamlike environments. Nott Longa, developed by Amhardcore, is a 1-bit horror adventure in Ravenna, where players unravel puzzles for spirits. The Legend of Tianding, by Creative Games & Computer Graphics Corporation, is a 2D action-platformer that celebrates Taiwanese independence in early 20th-century Taipei.