tiny ratopia

This game was fun. I immediately felt invested in my little rat character. I learned more about the little world I was part of, my fellow rats, my simple life.

Alas, it ended quickly, and before I could interact with this ratty world. The description given is fun to read, but this felt like the beginning of a narrative arc, rather than a complete one.

tiny ratopia is a one-page entry where you are a little rat in your cage enjoying the warmth of your surrounding, with your brothers by your side. A movement stirs you, prompting you to recall your routine and what you will do later. But now, now you keep enjoying the warmth.

It is quite the cozy piece, depicting what a utopia would be for a tiny being (here a rat, with few needs and all being met), using simple structures and vocabulary to encapsulate the mind of the little creature. And the entry finishes with the perfect message: focus on the now, because now, everything is great.