
Shelter — Genres, rating & game data
Shelter is a game where the main character is a badger who takes his cubs from one place to another. ###Gameplay On the way the cubs need to be fed - five cubs regularly want to eat. Food for them can be obtained by hunting or finding - if it's fruits and vegetables. Cubs need to be protected from
Shelter is a simulation game developed by Might and Delight, 2013. It stands out for narrative-driven gameplay, stealth and a horror setting. Available in single-player mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 74/100, it ranks as a well received title in our catalog.
About Shelter
Shelter is a game where the main character is a badger who takes his cubs from one place to another.
###Gameplay On the way the cubs need to be fed - five cubs regularly want to eat. Food for them can be obtained by hunting or finding - if it's fruits and vegetables.
Cubs need to be protected from dangers. Difficulties and threats along the way are numerous - these are predatory birds, other predators, forest fires.
The goal of the game is to lose as little cubs as possible on the way to a new place to live.
###Episodes The game consists of several episodes. In each episode, the conditions differ from those of other episodes.
For example, in the first and last episodes, the badger and her cubs have to go through open spaces. In these open spaces, they are threatened by birds of prey that can dive down and take someone away if the badgers stay long in the open.
The action of one of the episodes occurs at night, when visibility is limited. In this darkness, badgers can get frightened of sudden calls and run away in different directions, disappear from the mother's field of visibility, they will have to be looked for.
Another episode is a river crossing.
###Sequel The game has a sequel, where you need to play for a female lynx. Unlike the first game, in the sequel it is possible to grow those who can be brought to a new shelter, and then they will become the next generation operating in the game.
How Shelter was received
Of the 3,700 Steam player reviews, 85% are positive. Critics score it 69/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a mixed-to-positive reception.
Players
- Steam players3,700 reviews85%Very positive
- IGDB community26 reviews69/100
Critics
- Metacritic69/100
Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.
NextGameLike Score
74/100 ↗Rating
👍 62%
128 votes
Type
Simulation, Survival, Adventure
Released
2013
Updated May 2026
Developer
Might and Delight
Publisher: 4EversGames
Avg. playtime
~2h
Platforms
PC, iOS, Apple Macintosh
Official trailer for Shelter
Screenshots of Shelter





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