Shelter

 PC
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 98
  3. Negative: 15 out of 98

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  1. Zadenados
    Sep 2, 2013
    3
    entirely too short. not worth the money for less than an hour of playtime. if it was extended or had more free roam options this would be at the top of my list though. here's to hoping for more content.
  2. AColdOnion
    Aug 28, 2013
    1
    This game is Sooooo short its awful, $10 for a game that is 50 minutes to 2 hours long? and it's only 2 hours if you go really really slow, and i mean really slow...
    It is NOT and open world game like alot of us were led on to believe and it is a very linear game that will have you screaming for something more about 30 minutes in. I had great expectations for this game because it looked    This game is Sooooo short its awful, $10 for a game that is 50 minutes to 2 hours long? and it's only 2 hours if you go really really slow, and i mean really slow...
    It is NOT and open world game like alot of us were led on to believe and it is a very linear game that will have you screaming for something more about 30 minutes in. I had great expectations for this game because it looked amazing and people on green light were raving about it. But i was left with a very sad and dull experience. If developers all stark taking a page out of Shelters book then the video game industry would be in for a world of hurt.
    IMHO this game is in NO WAY worth $10, maybe 4.99 mmmmmaybe!!!! but 10?? ohhhh nonono    … Expand
  3. Rabid_Shark
    Mar 26, 2014
    3
    this game has potential but in the end its a vary Basic vary Short and a vary Blinding game. all you do is keep the babies safe from only an eagle keep them feed from starvation. did i mention how blinding the game is they could easily adjust the gamma or brightness/contrast settings in a simple patch fix but no.
  4. bumbasaur
    Feb 6, 2014
    4
    It starts quite nice but ends fast. Linear tunnel art game about badger and nature. It could be nice but it gets quite boring as i don't really find the art so breathtakingly nice and the background tune is quite meh.
    Someone who likes badgers a lot would like it, but for an art game there are better alternatives.
  5. Mobile
    Jul 20, 2018
    2
    ENG RU
    Five years later came the same to this masterpiece, which all chipili at the time, set an example to all subsequent clones of these games, and the reviews are all full of that the game is a little masterpiece. But from the very beginning, when we under the opening credits give control and need to get out of the cave, creeps the impression that it is already getting bored, although    ENG RU
    Five years later came the same to this masterpiece, which all chipili at the time, set an example to all subsequent clones of these games, and the reviews are all full of that the game is a little masterpiece. But from the very beginning, when we under the opening credits give control and need to get out of the cave, creeps the impression that it is already getting bored, although it took only a minute, but there are fears.Here we are in the role of mother badger with five kids go (do not understand where, do not understand why go so far), the goal is to survive, feed the Pets, avoid all possible dangers, BUT what's the point, the game barely lasts up to one hour with a dull, monotonous gameplay, feeding does not affect anything, and - that is not certain, because the camera is uncomfortable, badgers spinning, because of this and died, because they began to fidget is not the place, strange optimized game, the picture almost every minute, jerks is, the ending is one, but it fully describes the whole game entirely, the developers did not get to do absolutely nothing of quality and interesting, zero replayability, fun or involvement of the player, empathy is also absent, go cool is not convenient camera, pull out another ear of carrots and fly on all four sides Oh?
    Спустя пять лет добрался таки до этого шедевра, который все хайпили в свое время, ставили в пример всем последующим клонам подобных игр, да и отзывы все пестрят, что игра маленький шедевр. Но уже с самого начала, когда нам под вступительные титры дают управление и нужно выбраться из пещеры, закрадывается впечатление, что уже становится скучно, хотя прошла всего минута, но опасения есть.Вот мы в роле матери барсучихи с пятерыми детишками идем (не пойми куда, не пойми зачем идти в такую даль),цель в том что бы выжить, кормить питомцев, избегать все возможных опасностей, НО каком в этом смысл, игра еле дотягивает до одного часа с унылым, однообразным геймплеем, кормежка не влияет ни на что, да и возможности дать кому - то определенному нет, так как камера неудобная, барсуки крутятся, из за этого и погибали, потому, что сами начинали ерзать не месте, странно оптимизирована игра, картинка чуть ли не каждую минуту, рывками идет, концовка одна, но она полностью описывает всю игру целиком, у разработчиков не получилось сделать ровным счетом ничего качественного и интересного, реиграбельности ноль, веселья или вовлечения игрока, сопереживания тоже отсутствует, ходи крути не удобной камерой, выдергивай очередной початок моркови и лети на все четыре стороны.    … Expand
  6. edxtan
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    Shelter's aesthetic touches create genuine empathy and concern for its characters, but it's hampered by the lack of clarity in its level design.

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. IGN Italia
    Jan 5, 2014
    90
    A simple but incredibly powerful experience, that uses interaction to convey well known themes in a different, emotional and bizarrely frightening way.
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  2. Level7.nu
    Dec 12, 2013
    70
    Shelter is a game about being a badger and strange as that may sound it is first and foremost a pleasant and beautiful little adventure. It doesn't really strive to anything majestic but it's still a great game for those who want something different.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 28, 2013
    90
    If you found Proteus poignant and Gone Home felt like going home, Shelter will break your heart. [Nov 2013, p.88]
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