Shelter

Shelter

Released Aug 2013

Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

85% positive · 3,715 reviews
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

Shelter launched on August 28, 2013 as a complete, self-contained experience — a short narrative game about guiding a badger family through the wilderness. Its only post-launch addition was a standalone soundtrack DLC, released on March 13, 2015, which rounds out the content package. No further DLC, expansions, or updates have been announced or released for Shelter itself. The developer, Might and Delight, has continued to release other games in the broader Shelter universe — including Shelter 2 (a separate game), Shelter 3 (launched March 30, 2021), and the online multiplayer title Meadow — but these are distinct products, not content additions to the original Shelter. In December 2024, the studio disclosed that it had undergone layoffs and team restructuring earlier that year [NEWS-4]. However, that same post confirmed the studio remains operational, with plans to maintain existing titles and release new projects. The studio successfully launched Twinkleby on September 23, 2025 [NEWS-2], demonstrating continued activity. None of this affects Shelter's own content status — the game has been complete since its soundtrack DLC shipped in March 2015, and no new content for it has been announced.
Evidence
The only DLC for Shelter — its official soundtrack — was released on March 13, 2015. This is the sole post-launch addition to the game.
dlc listing · Mar 13, 2015 source content shipped
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The store description presents Shelter as a complete, self-contained wilderness survival narrative with no mention of ongoing updates, seasons, or additional content.
description source development ending
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Mar 2015

Media

Details

Publisher
Might and Delight
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Your cubs need food to survive and to become strong enough to overcome the challenges they face as they make their way through the world.

Are you ready for a truly different adventure, something that might evoke feelings you've never felt in a game before? In the wild, all living creatures are put to the test. The question in the end is who will survive to live another day?

Retro Family have composed a beautiful soundtrack to an original and graphically innovative game world. In the wilderness, shelter is your only hope and survival your only goal.

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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