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IGDB / 7832

Shelter

2013 72 / 100 Adventure Indie Simulator

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.

World design Linear GameplayStealth GameplaySurvival MoodHorror

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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?

GameplayStealth GameplaySurvival MoodHorror GenreAdventure GenreIndie GenreSimulator GenreTurn-based strategy (TBS) ThemeDrama ThemeHorror ThemeStealth ThemeSurvival Traitambient music Traitanimal protagonist Traitanimal-based Traitanimals Traitatmospheric Traitcomic book cutscene Traitdarkness Traitdeath Traitdescendants of other characters Traitdigital distribution Traitescort mission Traitevolving title screen Traitfemale protagonist Traitfox Traitfrog Traithunting Traitlife simulation Traitnature Traitnon-humanoid protagonist Traitnonexistent light source Traitowl Traitscripted events Traitsprinting mechanics Traitsteam Traitsteam greenlight Traitsteam trading cards Traitwasd movement

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Might and Delight
Publisher
Might and Delight
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Drama, Horror, Stealth, Survival
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Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Aug 28, 2013
  • Mac Aug 28, 2013

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