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Shelter 3 cover art

Shelter 3

Might and Delight · 2021-03-30

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 30, 2021 (Mac)

Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.

Shelter 3 is an Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (52% of 381 reviews).

0
playing now
52%
positive of 381 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (79 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.6k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 381 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620212026Week of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.992021-03-302026-07-092021-03-30 — best price $13.492021-06-04 — best price $11.992021-10-11 — best price $7.492021-10-28 — best price $7.492021-11-24 — best price $7.492021-12-22 — best price $7.492022-01-27 — best price $3.742022-04-20 — best price $4.492022-07-18 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-06 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-04-24 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-08-07 — best price $19.992023-10-31 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-11 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-04 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-17 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-27 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-27 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

7
achievements tracked
90.3%
earned "Flamboyant Flight"
81.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-03-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)20044%7

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteIndieCasualNatureRelaxingSurvivalAdventureBeautifulEmotionalSimulation

Census log

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

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