Shelter 2

Shelter 2

Released Mar 2015

As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

85% positive · 4,313 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Shelter 2 launched on March 9, 2015 and received two post-launch content expansions: the Shelter 2 Mountains DLC (August 25, 2015) and its accompanying soundtrack (October 26, 2016). All three DLC items in the store listing are marked as released, with the last one shipping on October 26, 2016. No further content has been announced or released for Shelter 2 since that date. The developer's most recent communications — including a December 2024 studio update about team restructuring and a new game in the pipeline — focus on other titles (Book of Travels, Twinkleby) and make no mention of any planned updates or additions for Shelter 2. The studio's December 2024 post confirms they intend to maintain existing titles, but maintenance-level support is distinct from new content. Might & Delight released Shelter 3 in March 2021, effectively signalling that the Shelter 2 chapter of that series is behind them. The most recent news posts on Shelter 2's Steam page are publisher-wide sale announcements and studio news, not game-specific content updates. With nearly a decade of silence on Shelter 2-specific content since the last DLC, all store content fully released, and the developer's attention clearly on other projects, Shelter 2 is a complete, finished game.
Evidence
Shelter 2 Mountains Soundtrack released — the final DLC for the game, completing the Mountains expansion package
dlc listing · Oct 26, 2016 source content shipped
high
Shelter 2 Mountains DLC released — the only gameplay expansion for Shelter 2
dlc listing · Aug 25, 2015 source content shipped
high

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Released
Aug 2015

Media

Details

Publisher
Might and Delight
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

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.

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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