Sheltered (video game)

Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic survival game developed by Unicube. Team17 published it on March 17, 2016, for Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Wii U. Players control a family that survives a nuclear war by taking refuge in an underground shelter. As their supplies run low, the family must scrounge above ground.

Sheltered
Developer(s)Unicube
Publisher(s)Team17
Designer(s)Sonny Meek, Dean Foster
Platform(s)
Release
    • WW: March 15, 2016
  • Android, iOS
    • WW: October 25, 2017
  • Switch
    • WW: December 18, 2018
Genre(s)Survival game
Mode(s)Single player

Gameplay

A family survives a nuclear war by taking refuge in an underground shelter. Players must guide the family to survive various threats, such as starvation, radiation poisoning, and dehydration.

Development

Following a successful Kickstarter funding drive in which the game surpassed its goal of £15,000, Team17 announced they would publish the game.[1] It was released on March 15, 2016.[2] The game was last updated on July 16, 2019.[3]

Reception

At Metacritic, the Windows version has an aggregate score of 62/100,[4] 69/100 on Xbox One,[6] and 70/100 on PlayStation 4.[5] Sam Loveridge Digital Spy cited Sheltered as "Xbox Live Game of the Week" and rated it 5/5 stars, comparing it to This War of Mine.[7] Reviewing the Windows version for Eurogamer, Cassandra Khaw wrote, "Sheltered is an interesting attempt to simulate the life of a post-nuclear family, but it falls short of its potential."[8] Also reviewing the Windows version, Kyle LeClair of Hardcore Gamer rated it 3.5/5 stars and called it a "fun and challenging game" that nevertheless fails to stand out from other survival games.[9]

References
  1. Smith, Adam (2014-06-30). "Gimme: Team 17 To Publish Sheltered". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. Porter, Matt. "Sheltered Release Date Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  3. https://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=356040. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Sheltered for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  5. "Sheltered for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  6. "Sheltered for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  7. Loveridge, Sam (2016-03-13). "5 games you should play this week: Sheltered, Star Ghost and more". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  8. Khaw, Cassandra (2016-03-18). "Sheltered review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  9. LeClair, Kyle (2016-03-21). "Review: Sheltered". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
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