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As a mother badger you guide your cubs through a beautifully painted yet dangerous wilderness, feeding them and shielding them from birds of prey, fire and rivers. A short, wordless experience where every lost cub hits surprisingly hard.
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The closest matches for Shelter are Endling: Extinction is Forever, Scanner Sombre and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shelter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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You play the last mother fox in a world ruined by humans, sneaking out at night to find food, avoid threats and keep your cubs alive. A bleak, emotional survival adventure with a strong environmental message.
81 % 6.99 €
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You explore a pitch-black cave armed only with a LIDAR scanner that paints the surroundings as glowing point clouds. A short, eerie walking-sim style experience with a quietly mysterious story.
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81 % 19.99 €
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An atmospheric horror game in which a small girl sneaks through a Japanese town at night, hiding from spirits while searching for her lost friend. Helplessness, silence and a miniature diorama look create an oppressive, melancholic mood.
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80 % 19.99 €
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A young girl wanders a eerie Japanese town at night searching for her sister and dog. Defenseless, she relies on a flashlight, hiding and running from disturbing spirits, all in a bleak storybook-like art style.
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A walkable, surreal art installation built around Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac. You wander without combat or pressure through strange spaces filled with artwork and music, making it an atmospheric experience more than a traditional game.
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79 % −80 %Distinctive, stylised art style
A surreal horror game where you play a lonely cabin dweller who must survive the night by turning on lights and hiding from strange visitors. Its eerie, dreamlike mood is the main draw.
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79 % 9.75 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A calm, emotional exploration game where you play a fox searching for her family while a parallel story about a grieving couple unfolds through collected mementos. It focuses on mood and narrative rather than challenge.
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78 % −75 %Distinctive, stylised art style
A psychological horror nightmare in a gloomy, pen-drawn style, inspired by the developer's own struggle with mental illness. You sneak and flee through nested dream layers with no weapons, and multiple endings await.
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78 % −85 %Dark, serious atmosphere
You play Cassie, a blind woman who explores a haunted abandoned estate using echolocation and sound. An atmospheric narrative horror mystery where you hide from a sinister presence while piecing together the history of the house.
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78 % 24.99 €
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A narrative adventure set in World War I, alternating between a Canadian photographer and a German engineer. Its painterly look and humane, quietly told story take priority over gameplay.
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