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SeriesShelter

Shelter

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First release
Aug 28, 2013
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Drama, Horror, Survival, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Shelter is a survival video game developed by Might and Delight for Windows and Mac. It was released on 28 August 2013 after being accepted through Steam Greenlight. In the game players control a mother badger who must protect and feed her cubs while travelling from their burrow to a new one. During the journey the cubs must be fed and are in danger from threats such as birds of prey and wildfires.

Also known as Shelter.exe

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Storyline
Experience the wild as a mother badger sheltering her cubs from harm. On their journey they get stalked by a bird of prey, encounter perils of the night, river rapids crossings, big forest fires and the looming threat of death by starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?Read more

Experience the wild as a mother badger sheltering her cubs from harm. On their journey they get stalked by a bird of prey, encounter perils of the night, river rapids crossings, big forest fires and the looming threat of death by starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 28, 2013
Mac
Aug 28, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
2h
Age ratings
ESRB E10+
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
life simulation, hunting, animals, death, frog
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At a Glance

Critic Score
75
Main + Extras (IGDB)
2h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 2,682 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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