Telling the story of a young girl and an Arctic fox teaming up to stop a blizzard that’s destroying their Alaskan home, puzzle-platformer Never Alone allows players to switch between the two characters at will, or play locally with a friend, to deal with the light teamwork required by most of the tasks. Most of the game isn’t taxing, but its beautiful, cartoony presentation keeps it engaging.

The story is based on an Iñupiaq myth, and narrated in the language to a pleasingly immersive effect. The option to find and watch short “cultural insights” about the Iñupiaq adds a fascinating layer of documentary. There’s nothing really new in here, and Never Alone is not always very taut, with rougher, buggy edges appearing at times. What it does have is a quietly charming story told with passion and abundant respect for the culture from which it came. In this, it rises well above the sum of its parts.