Paws - A Shelter 2 Game

Paws - A Shelter 2 Game

Released Mar 2016

Traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub. Paws – A Shelter 2 Game is a standalone, single player, adventure game with loss and friendship as its central themes. Venture out in the world and make your way home.

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Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Paws – A Shelter 2 Game launched on March 24, 2016 as a standalone narrative adventure game. Its only DLC is a soundtrack, which was also released on launch day (March 24, 2016). The game received a handful of bug fix patches shortly after launch (the last one visible is April 5, 2016), but no post-launch content updates, expansions, or additions of any kind have been made to the game itself. The developer's news activity on this game's page since launch has consisted entirely of cross-promotional posts for other Might & Delight titles — Shelter 3, Book of Travels, and most recently Twinkleby — with no announcements of new content for Paws itself. On December 10, 2024, Might & Delight published a studio update [NEWS-1] acknowledging they had scaled down their team due to industry pressures. In that post, they stated their intention is to maintain their existing titles and finish pipeline projects, but made no mention of new content for Paws specifically. Their focus was on Book of Travels patches and their new game Twinkleby, which launched September 23, 2025 [NEWS-2]. Nothing in the studio update or any subsequent communication suggests new content is coming for Paws. Paws launched as a complete, self-contained narrative game — consistent with the design of the entire Shelter series — and has remained so since its release date.
Evidence
The only DLC is a soundtrack, released on the same day as the game. No unreleased DLC exists.
dlc listing · Mar 24, 2016 source content shipped
high
Store description presents Paws as a complete, standalone single-player narrative adventure with no mention of post-launch content or expansions.
store metadata · Mar 24, 2016 source content shipped
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Mar 2016

Media

Details

Publisher
Might and Delight
Achievements
19
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Journey through the world as a young lynx cub in the standalone, single player adventure Paws – A Shelter 2 Game. Traverse a vast and harrowing landscape together with your companion. Together you will follow tracks, fend off threats and overcome obstacles as you try to make your way home.

About Paws:

"Dark and grime, twist through the vines,

Slip through perils with finesse and toil.

Be two for strength, be two of mind,

Find the way home to familiar soil."

Paws – A Shelter 2 Game combines all the unique elements from the beloved Shelter game series to present a lovingly crafted story about loss, friendship and a search for lost love. Venture out in the world and make your way home. An amazing journey awaits you.

Main features:

  • A gripping, narrative experience in a fantasy setting.

  • For the first time ever in the Shelter world, you play as a young lynx cub accompanied by a companion to help complete puzzles and overcome obstacles.

  • New gameplay features include the ability to follow tracks using your sense ability.

  • New original music from Retro Family.

  • A whole new corner of the world of Shelter to explore.

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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