90
A simple but incredibly powerful experience, that uses interaction to convey well known themes in a different, emotional and bizarrely frightening way.
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.
90
If you found Proteus poignant and Gone Home felt like going home, Shelter will break your heart. [Nov 2013, p.88]
6
Okej, nisam je ni zavrsavao samo eto okej nista vise nemam da kazem iskreno.
6
Se trata de un juego original, bonito y con una estética curiosa, basada en texturas toscas y escenarios realizados con un puñado de polígonos, aunque con un encanto especial. La idea es muy buena, aunque se le podía haber sacado mucho más partido si se diese un poco más de información, pues de primeras no tienes ni idea de qué hacer, por lo que terminas moviéndote sin tener un objetivo.
Básicamente somos un tejón que tiene que cuidar de sus crías, alimentándolas y evitando los peligros que pueden a llevar a dejarnos sin descendencia. Nos encontramos en un bosque con distintos peligros, crecidas en los ríos, aves rapaces, incendios y cosas similares, pero en ningún momento tuve claro cuál era el objetivo final del juego, más allá de desplazarme desde el inicio al final de un mapa muy lineal.
El juego tiene encanto, pero le falta algo para ser disfrutable más allá de su originalidad y su apartado visual
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.
Shelter
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Aug 28, 2013
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69
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7.1
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Aug 30, 2013
85
It's definitely something unique. We could tell you many things about it, but it's something you need to experiment and draw your own conclusions.
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52% Positive
54 Ratings
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Jul 21, 2014
10
Amazing game, the experience was unlike anything else. Yes, it has a short story but its one of a kind. You find yourself attached to the cubs as you journey your way through harsh conditions. I loved it.
Dec 29, 2013
10
Shelter is a great game its the best badger simulator youll ever play. it is a bit short but thats okay because its amazing i loved playing it. its more about the art and emotional experience than gameplay and story
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.
Sep 4, 2013
70
An original and experimental game, that delivers a truly emotional experience. On the other hand, it suffers from a repetitive gameplay and a of general lack of indications, which can be frustrating.
Sep 18, 2013
60
If you have the urge to put yourself in sow's place, and protect your cubs on a road through the forest full of uninteresting obstacles, then Shelter is a good choice for you. Otherwise, try to read the Adams' Watership Down classic adventure novel.
Sep 6, 2013
55
That Shelter is not a particularly convincing simulation of being a badger is no real sin—I doubt many people want to play a game about eating earthworms all day. The game's real failure is that it's not an emotionally compelling representation of parenthood. It convincingly shows that the cubs need their mother, but fails to convey the possibility that they can ever not need her.
Aug 28, 2013
40
It sets out to explore a very compelling set of themes, parenthood, responsibility and the casual cruelty of nature, but it ends up doing so in the most straightforward and predictable way possible. It's almost ironic how a game so adamantly about nature manages to feel so unnatural.
Dec 25, 2013
10
I want more games like this! Maybe with a family of city rats this time? And based on CryEngine or Frostbite 3? The gameplay was quite intuitive, although sometimes I had to learn on my mistakes just like I would if I was a real badger! I think the game wasn't too long or too short.
Jun 10, 2023
7
A simple, short hide-and-seek chaperone experience! It's pretty straightforward but worth your brief chunk of time
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.
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.
SummaryAs the mother of a litter of cubs you are forced out from familiar and safe surroundings to find new shelter in a beautiful, but dangerous world. The harsh reality of nature plays a pivotal role in the game whilst at the same time Shelter aims to pay a homage to the great outdoors and all its imposing beauty.
Rated E +10for Everyone +10
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- PC
Initial Release Date:Aug 28, 2013
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