Sweet Hamster Days creator reveals GTA 5 and mascot inspirations: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/sweet-hamster-days-creator-reveals-how-gta-5-actually-inspired-it-3389207/

The creator of Sweet Hamster Days, a dating sim where you play as a reincarnated hamster, says GTA 5 inspired the game "I'm a big fan of GTA V, where you switch between three protagonists...I had this idea that it might be nice to have a hamster as one of the options"

Sweet Hamster Days creator reveals GTA 5 and mascot inspirations: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/sweet-hamster-days-creator-reveals-how-gta-5-actually-inspired-it-3389207/