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Developer: Might and Delight
Publisher: Self published
Website: Shelterthegame.com
Release Date: August 28th
Formats: PC (Win and Mac)
Price: 10$

Experience the wild as a mother badger sheltering her cubs from harm. On their journey they get stalked by a bird of prey, encounter perils of the night, river rapids crossings, big forest fires and the looming threat of death by starvation.

Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone? You will learn that the cubs need food not just to survive, but to enable them overcome the varying challenges they will 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 once again composed a beautiful soundtrack to an original and graphically innovative setting in a world of nature where shelter is your only hope and survival your only goal.

Shelter is a short adventure/survival game from the team behind Pid, Might and Delight. One of the companies that was founded my former GRIN devs. You play the role of a female badger that has to feed and guide her cubs through a dangerous world. It isn't a open world game, you roam through differently styled levels as you progress through the game. Shelter comes to steam via a successful greenlight campaign.

Hunt
You need to hunt as well as scavenge to feed you cubs. An apple knocked from a tree will only feed one of your cubs. You will need to chase down small animals and stalk larger creatures to find enough food for your cubs. Your cubs grow as they are feed but there is a constant need for more food. If you don't hunt, your cubs will die from starvation.

Survive
You won't only have to save your cubs from starvation. Whether environmental or carnivorous, danger lurks throughout the world. You need to find safe routes to guide your cubs through dangerous environments and shepherd your cubs through cover to protect them from predators that will try to snatch them.

Controls

• WASD will move the mother and the camera is controlled by the mouse.
• LMB is the action button. Pick up/pounce/bark etc.
• Shift for sprinting.

Your cubs will automatically follow you.

Customisable controls and controller support has been patched

Length?
About ninety minutes to two hours to complete a run through. If you would want to complete a run though without loosing any of you cubs, multiple playthroughs might be needed.

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Additional Info,
System Specs

Reviews,

Capsule Computers: 6/10
Critical Indie Gamer: 8/10
Dealspwn: 8/10
Edge: 7/10
Gert Lush Gaming
HardcoreGamer: 4/5
Joystiq: 2/5
Rock paper shotgun

 

[Avallon]

I enjoyed Patrick's Quick Look at this. Keeping an eye on it, but not day one.

 

[Deputy Dangle]

Pid didn't do much for me despite having some very pleasant visuals. I'm very interested in trying this out though.

 

[Vert boil]

Available now on steam.

242MB download.


They are doing an AMA on reddit in a few hours,

Johannes our Creative Director, is doing an AMA on Reddit today at 18:00 CET / 12:00 EDT. Drop in to ask him anything http://bit.ly/17lSYaS

 

[Afro]

game seems to be up on Steam now.

edit: beaten, really?

 

[Vert boil]

;( only four of my babies survived.

I missed it in the GB preview but

Spoiler

when your cubs hear the twigs break for the first time in the dark... bloomin' 'eck.

Spoiler

The game really kicks in once you reach top of the river and there is nothing you can do to protect your cubs. Either they are strong enough to survive or they are lost. This is the spot where I lost my cub. Still bummed out about it.

It's similar to Brothers in that you always progressing and doing something different but it fells more like an appetiser compared to Brothers main course. It's a beautiful game, there were quite a few moments when I was back tracking to find some food and I noticed a lovely background that I had completely missed.

 

[BanGy.nz]

How long is this, worth playing it in one sitting?

 

[yarden24]

is it actually grammatically correct that the title says: there was five of them, instead of there were five of them?

 

[Dog Problems]

How long is this, worth playing it in one sitting?

It took me an hour and a half.

Really enjoyed the game and it's going to end up being one of my top games of 2013.

 

[Crispy75]

is it actually grammatically correct that the title says: there was five of them, instead of there were five of them?

Should be "were"

This looks interesting. There haven't been many (any?) games with this sort of setting that I can think of - realistic animal protagonist in a realistic setting. Might take a punt on it, if only so I've got something non-violent to play with my wife in the room :-D (been playing the dishonored DLC as Stabby McStabson recently).

 

[BanGy.nz]

It took me an hour and a half.

Really enjoyed the game and it's going to end up being one of my top games of 2013.

One sitting it is then.

 

[Messofanego]

Here's some GIFs I had made for this game a while back in case anyone was interested:
Take that, FOX Engine!

Badger badger badger (at night)

Eagles like badgers

Weird that there is no controller support, hope the developers patch that in at a later date. Now time to actually play this, make some screenshots and gifs.

 

[Data West]

How's the world/exploration? I mean, I'm not expecting too much, but I won't mind if it's really interestingly designed. I think there was a part Patrick Klepek showed near a river that looked real pretty, visually.

 

[Dog Problems]

How's the world/exploration? I mean, I'm not expecting too much, but I won't mind if it's really interestingly designed. I think there was a part Patrick Klepek showed near a river that looked real pretty, visually.

There's very little exploration; it's pretty straight forward. But the world is beautiful and I often stopped to admire it.

 

[brandnew]

It took me an hour and a half.

Really enjoyed the game and it's going to end up being one of my top games of 2013.

Sounds good to me. I've been liking short games lately. 1-3 sittings is great for avoiding padding and saving time. Price seems right with this one too.

 

[Afro]

Short and sweet. Can't wait to see what the Might & Delight team brings us next. Tons of potential here. Great little message in the post-credits scene too. Still wouldn't go as far as putting this in the same league as Journey, though.

edit: I couldn't seem to hold 60FPS with my 660ti no matter what I did. Hmm.

 

[Vert boil]

Played and loved our game Shelter? We're pleased to present our FREE and beautiful childrens book based on the game http://www.shelterthegame.com/index.php?page=book

https://twitter.com/MightAndDelight/status/375275316253429760

D'aww.

 

[Afro]

https://twitter.com/MightAndDelight/status/375275316253429760

D'aww.

probably the only time I'll ever say this, but the book looks even better than the actual game! that art style. really, really good. wish I could buy a hard copy.

 

[Durante]

I'll buy this game, but I have yet to decide whether I'll play it.

 

[Messofanego]

DON'T FUCK WITH NO BADGA

 

[Vert boil]

heh,

♪ You woke up this morning ♪
♪ Got yourself a gun, ♪
♪ Mama always said you'd be ♪
♪ The Chosen One. ♪

 

[Vert boil]

The game has been patched to include controller support and customisable controls.

 

[Vert boil]

Andreas Wangler, Lead Designer on Shelter, writes a post mortem on the development of Might & Delight’s second game, which was released on August 28 2013.

http://www.northlandsquare.com/2013/10/blog-shelter-a-post-mortem-2/

 

[wouwie]

http://www.northlandsquare.com/2013/10/blog-shelter-a-post-mortem-2/

Thanks. Interesting read. Seems Might & Delight had a rough time during the development of Pid (and Shelter). It's a shame Pid wasn't well received by the gaming audience. It has become one of my favourite games of this generation (and i don't consider myself belonging to a "hardcore" audience at all). As a reaction to Pid, Shelter turned out to be something completely different for a wider (more casual) audience. I'm wondering if they really reached that wider audience though, especially since the game is released for pc only?

In any case, i don't have a decent pc anymore which means i'll probably never play Shelter but i hope Might & Delight will continue to exist.

 

[Vert boil]

Really lttp on this but I finally got round to the Nurture mode they added before xmas.

Basically your cubs stay in the sett and you go out to find food then you bring it back to them. Over the course of thirty days you take care of them until they are fully grown.

Pretty short and sweet so far. Not sure if I'll keep it up for a month but I'm going to give it a try.

Web page, Trailer

 

[Vert boil]

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