Shelter

You play as a mother badger leading her cubs from their den through a dangerous wilderness toward safety. The journey is presented as a focused, chapter-based adventure rather than an open-world outing.

Search for food such as roots, apples, and small prey, then keep your cubs fed as they follow you. You must also steer them clear of threats including birds of prey, rushing water, darkness, and forest fires.

Food helps the cubs grow stronger, while hungry cubs can fall behind and die. The journey asks you to balance finding enough to eat with keeping the family together as you move through changing sections of the wild.

Many reviewers value Shelter for the emotional connection it builds through caring for the cubs, and describe the risks and losses as affecting precisely because the story is told through simple acts of feeding and guiding. Its storybook-like visuals and atmospheric music also recur as points of praise. Some reviewers instead find the experience too short or simple, and several report bugs or awkward controls that interfere with play.