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Paws - A Shelter 2 Game cover art

Paws - A Shelter 2 Game

Might and Delight · 2016-03-24

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 24, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 24, 2016 (Mac), Mar 24, 2016 (Linux)

Traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub. Paws – A Shelter 2 Game is a standalone, single player, adventure game with loss and friendship as its central themes. Venture out in the world and make your way home.

Paws - A Shelter 2 Game is a 2016 Adventure, Casual, and Indie game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 715 reviews).

0
playing now
91%
positive of 715 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 715 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.89 at MacGameStore (2024-06-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 71 of 92 observed days · $2.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
81Mar 2016May 2026Mar 2016 — avg 8 · peak 79Jun 2016 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2016 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2016 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17Jun 2017 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2017 — avg 4 · peak 21Mar 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2018 — avg 3 · peak 20Dec 2018 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 7Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 4Oct 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2026 — avg 1 · peak 3
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.992016-03-032026-10-142016-03-03 — best price $14.992016-06-08 — best price $11.992016-08-04 — best price $11.992016-11-01 — best price $14.992017-03-05 — best price $8.992017-07-07 — best price $11.242017-11-02 — best price $14.992018-05-10 — best price $7.492018-07-06 — best price $14.992018-10-22 — best price $7.492019-03-02 — best price $14.992019-11-03 — best price $14.992020-02-27 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-08-06 — best price $7.492020-09-16 — best price $13.392020-10-19 — best price $13.392020-11-19 — best price $13.392021-01-08 — best price $13.392021-02-07 — best price $14.992021-03-14 — best price $13.392021-04-14 — best price $13.392021-05-14 — best price $13.392021-06-18 — best price $11.012021-12-13 — best price $4.492022-04-22 — best price $4.492022-12-08 — best price $14.992023-04-05 — best price $13.392023-11-29 — best price $13.392024-05-23 — best price $11.012024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-11-17 — best price $19.992026-04-12 — best price $14.992026-08-25 — best price $3.992026-09-16 — best price $3.992026-10-06 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
78.1%
earned "An introduction"
19.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Swedish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-03-24 (Steam store data)

Player tags

CuteIndieShortCasualNatureSurvivalAdventureBeautifulEmotionalSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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