Adventure · March 9, 2015

Shelter 2 (2015)

trophy26 achievementsextension3 DLClocal_offer-85% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend3.3k recommendations
Explore nature as a lynx and raise your cubs in the brutal, but beautiful, tundra. About Shelter 2 : Be on your guard, because you are both predator and prey. Feed your cubs and keep them safe and enjoy those precious moments of peace and tranquillity whenever you can. But also remember that your own survival is the only thing that will guarantee theirs. Shelter 2 features more elaborate gameplay features than its predecessor and includes gameplay features such as stamina, movements, jumps and a variety of prey to hunt. Besides hunting skills, there are also maternal features such as calling the cubs closer, sniffing out prey, drinking water from rivers and lifting and carrying your cubs from harm’s way. A vast wilderness awaits The environments in Shelter 2 are significantly much larger than those in its predecessor, offering more freedom than ever before and allowing you to find favourite spots in which to return. In the game world, weather and seasons change - harsh winters and blooming summers await you. The music is created by Retro Family, awarded for their work on the Pid Soundtrack, and the visuals have been reinvented by adding dense atmosphere and lighting to the patterned graphical art style.

Adventure releases from 2015

64 Adventure titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 334
  • Atmospheric · 331
  • Survival · 328
  • Indie · 324
  • Cute · 320
  • Emotional · 319
  • Nature · 310
  • Simulation · 304
  • Exploration · 298
  • Singleplayer · 294
  • Female Protagonist · 288
  • Drama · 278
  • Side Scroller · 276
  • Dark · 269
  • Dystopian · 259

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.2k Steam reviewsTop 54% in Adventure
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 73%
Metacritic58/100Genre average 77 — top 97% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 84% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 4.2k reviews

3.6k positive · 632 negative

Metacritic

58/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.0/10

Curator recommendations

3.3k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Swedish

Press Quotes

“Cuter than before, Shelter 2 both melts and disintegrates hearts.” 77/100 – NoobFeed “Immersive and beautiful wildcat simulator. Keep your kittens alive, or have your heart wrenched.” 82/100 – Indie Games Bundles “A more ambitious game than the first one, it's still unique, poetic and all, but you still need to be in the right state of mind to appreciate it.” 90/100 – IGN Italy

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 9, 2015
DeveloperMight and Delight
Base price$3.74 -85%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

26

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Editions & Packages

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