Sheltered (video game)

Sheltered
Developer(s) Unicube
Publisher(s) Team17
Designer(s) Sonny Meek, Dean Foster
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Release
  • WW: March 15, 2016
Genre(s) Survival game
Mode(s) Single player

Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic survival game developed by Unicube. Team17 published it on March 17, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. 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 aboveground.

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]

Reception

At Metacritic, the Windows version has an aggregate score of 62/100,[3] 69/100 on Xbox One,[4] 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.[6] 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."[7] 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.[8]

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. ↑ "Sheltered (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Sheltered (Xbox One)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Sheltered (PlayStation 4)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  6. ↑ Loveridge, Sam (2016-03-13). "5 games you should play this week: Sheltered, Star Ghost and more". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  7. ↑ Khaw, Cassandra (2016-03-18). "Sheltered review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  8. ↑ LeClair, Kyle (2016-03-21). "Review: Sheltered". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
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