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Shelter 2
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I utterly loved this game. I got aware of this game through a post talking about lynx appreciation, and I'm glad I found it as a huge lynx lover. Was really able to get into being a lynx mother caring for her young, and deeply mourned the loss of any kit that died. The world…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“First and foremost, it is important to note that Shelter 2 was released in 2015 when wildlife simulators were still new and not as deeply developed, and it can not be on par with modern wildlife games today. However, this lack of complicated mechanics is also what I believe…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“ok i went into this unaware that the cubs can die and I WAS FREAKING OUTTTTT MAN”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Atmospheric · Survival · Indie · Cute · Emotional · Nature · Simulation · Exploration · Singleplayer · Female Protagonist · Drama (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.mightanddelight.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 240 GT or Radeon HD 6570 – 1024 MB (1 gig) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space