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Shelter and its sequels are traversal games where you play as a mother animal guiding her cubs to safety. Across different environments, you need to forage for food to feed your young, protect them from predators, and get them to safety. It stands out for the bond it creates between you and your cubs, with the ever-present urgency of your mission and the real chance of loss highlighting the brutality and impartiality of the natural world.
Unfortunately, Shelter is not available on Android, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 28/08/2013, updated in 2021
Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Traversal (Adventure, Narrative, Simulation and Stealth)
Accessibility: 21 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon
Developer: Might and Delight (@MightAndDelight)
Costs: Purchase cost
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Shelter. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Shelter.
Stray is an adventure traversal game about a cat lost in a futuristic city where robots live.
Stray is an adventure traversal game about a cat lost in a futuristic city where robots live. You guide your feline friend in and out of buildings, across roads and generally poke your nose in to see what is going on.
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Everything is an unusual game that simulates a world where you can become any object.
Everything is an unusual game that simulates a world where you can become any object. It sounds strange and not much fun, but the enjoyment is in discovering how small or how big a thing you can become.
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4 and Switch
Fe is a platform-traversal game where you play a fox in a magical fairy tale forest.
Fe is a platform-traversal game where you play a fox in a magical fairy tale forest. The world extends in front of you in stylised form, with trees, mountains and streams glistening with sparkles of life.
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Wilderless is a traversal and exploration game where you are left to discover a fantasy world at your own pace without the usual hindrances.
Wilderless is a traversal and exploration game where you are left to discover a fantasy world at your own pace without the usual hindrances. You run, jumping and glide your way around the landscape that unfolds beautifully before you.
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Ico is a running, jumping and exploring game where you rescue a princess from her evil mother.
Ico is a running, jumping and exploring game where you rescue a princess from her evil mother. You take her hand to help her escape, guiding her along the pathways and protecting her from the hordes of enemies.
Out Now: PS2 and PS3
Endling is an exploration platform game where you struggle to survive.
Endling is an exploration platform game where you struggle to survive. It's a game about extinction with a strong ecological conscience.
The First Tree is an exploration narrative game where you explore a forest wilderness as a mother fox looking for her cubs.
The First Tree is an exploration narrative game where you explore a forest wilderness as a mother fox looking for her cubs. Simultaneously, you revisit childhood memories in spoken reflection from two lovers remembering the dream and their formative years.
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and iOS
Away: The Survival Series is an open world narrative game about wildlife.
Away: The Survival Series is an open world narrative game about wildlife. It's a bit like playing inside a nature documentary.
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Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Shelter. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Shelter.
Abzu is an adventure in a lush underwater world.
Abzu is an adventure in a lush underwater world. You descend into the heart of the ocean to find ancient secrets and encounter majestic creatures.
Flower is a traversal collecting game where you control the breeze across fields of grass and blow petals into other flowers to make them bloom.
Flower is a traversal collecting game where you control the breeze across fields of grass and blow petals into other flowers to make them bloom. Flower is simple and single-purpose in evoking the feeling of the wind.
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Paradise Marsh is an insect-collecting game where you explore a marsh to find magical bugs that bring stars back to the night sky.
Paradise Marsh is an insect-collecting game where you explore a marsh to find magical bugs that bring stars back to the night sky. You wander an endless wetland and collect creatures, skim stones and eat mushrooms as the weather and seasons change.
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Vane is an ethereal adventure in a ruined desert where strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child.
Vane is an ethereal adventure in a ruined desert where strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child. The premise is not all that uncommon, but Vane stands out for how you soar over the desert and climb your way through dilapidated architecture and a crow-infested oasis.
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Lost Ember is an animal exploration adventure game.
Lost Ember is an animal exploration adventure game. While forward progress is relatively linear, it involves beguiling flying, swimming, digging and running to explore the mysterious world through the eyes of different animals.
Beyond Blue is an underwater exploration game where you play Mirai, a deep-sea explorer and scientist.
Beyond Blue is an underwater exploration game where you play Mirai, a deep-sea explorer and scientist. You see, hear, and interact with the ocean and the creatures in it as you discover an untouched world.
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Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current.
Koral is a diving exploration game where you play as the sea current. This sounds a little odd, playing a flow of energy, but works brilliantly.
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The Cub is a retro running and jumping game where you play a small child in the same post-environmental disaster as Highwater and Golf Wasteland.
The Cub is a retro running and jumping game where you play a small child in the same post-environmental disaster as Highwater and Golf Wasteland. It's like playing a classic console platform game but with modern parkour movement and puzzles to bring it up to date.
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Blackbird is a strategy game where you are a blackbird collecting food for your young.
Blackbird is a strategy game where you are a blackbird collecting food for your young. You need to scour the forest to find enough insects to keep them alive and them fly the nest (or die trying).
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Wayfinder is a meditative adventure where you explore the wild to reconnect with nature and create poems.
Wayfinder is a meditative adventure where you explore the wild to reconnect with nature and create poems. As you travel through the world, the seasons change to reveal words to collect that form unique miniature poems.
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If Shelter is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.
If you like the sound of Shelter but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
These are our hand-picked alternatives to Shelter. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
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Hey, That's My Fish! is a traversal game where you are penguins racing to catch the most fish. You move around the board of hexagons in straight lines, but as you pick up your fish you also destroy the ice.
Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher.
Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher. Like a cross between Subbuteo and Cluedo, you slide, jump and barrel your penguin through each door to collect fish.
Last Defense! is a game about saving a city from alien invasion in just twenty minutes.
Last Defense! is a game about saving a city from alien invasion in just twenty minutes. You play by rolling dice and moving to stop the invading monsters, free Scientists from the rubble and discover Tools.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild departs from the previous Zelda formula with the scale and depth of its world. You walk, fly, ride and climb your way through a landscape that varies in climate, terrain, inhabitants and vegetation.
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If you like the sound of Shelter but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Shelter Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Shelter in the following lists: