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Sheltered 2

Unicube · Team17 · 2021-09-21

SteamGOG

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.

Sheltered 2 is an Indie, RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated owner base of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (45% of 2217 reviews).

33
playing now
45%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
11
Nexus mods (8.3k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Building upon the original 2015 fan-favourite, Sheltered 2 brings new challenges and deeper strategic gameplay. You are tasked with creating a leader and building up your faction whilst managing resources and tackling threats both natural and human. Everything from starvation and dehydration to radiation poisoning and enemy raids can prove fatal.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 65 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (771 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 44k–100k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,217 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$3.63-82%
GOG$3.99-80%
GamersGate$4.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.16 at GameBillet (2025-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 166 of 213 observed days · $1.47 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40640620212026Week of 2021-09-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 406 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

38122026-09-14 22:00 — 23 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 27 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 24 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 16 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 27 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 15 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 30 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 22 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 19 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 30 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 22 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 38 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k24Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 1,214 · peak 2,141Nov 2021 — avg 135 · peak 314Jan 2022 — avg 88 · peak 181Mar 2022 — avg 53 · peak 108May 2022 — avg 122 · peak 250Jul 2022 — avg 64 · peak 103Sep 2022 — avg 65 · peak 135Nov 2022 — avg 56 · peak 111Jan 2023 — avg 47 · peak 89Mar 2023 — avg 50 · peak 108May 2023 — avg 54 · peak 113Jul 2023 — avg 51 · peak 106Sep 2023 — avg 39 · peak 84Nov 2023 — avg 60 · peak 126Jan 2024 — avg 43 · peak 84Mar 2024 — avg 43 · peak 95May 2024 — avg 39 · peak 82Jul 2024 — avg 35 · peak 66Sep 2024 — avg 27 · peak 54Nov 2024 — avg 40 · peak 84Jan 2025 — avg 45 · peak 98Mar 2025 — avg 44 · peak 79May 2025 — avg 31 · peak 68Jul 2025 — avg 26 · peak 49Sep 2025 — avg 33 · peak 76Nov 2025 — avg 33 · peak 64Jan 2026 — avg 30 · peak 61Mar 2026 — avg 30 · peak 59May 2026 — avg 29 · peak 59Jul 2026 — avg 30 · peak 66Aug 2026 — avg 32 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.162021-09-212026-10-142021-09-21 — best price $15.792021-12-09 — best price $12.992022-02-04 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-05-19 — best price $19.992022-07-30 — best price $19.992022-09-19 — best price $9.992022-11-23 — best price $7.892023-01-20 — best price $7.992023-04-27 — best price $16.792023-06-21 — best price $4.992023-08-25 — best price $16.792023-11-19 — best price $4.652024-01-21 — best price $17.992024-03-16 — best price $19.992024-05-07 — best price $4.992024-07-22 — best price $14.392024-08-30 — best price $14.992024-11-13 — best price $3.992024-12-22 — best price $3.312025-02-03 — best price $14.992025-04-03 — best price $3.592025-05-24 — best price $17.992025-07-15 — best price $4.002025-09-04 — best price $3.592025-10-18 — best price $3.002025-11-30 — best price $3.282026-02-02 — best price $16.792026-03-31 — best price $19.992026-05-14 — best price $3.412026-06-30 — best price $3.352026-08-14 — best price $3.992026-09-10 — best price $3.482026-10-05 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.63
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
25.4%
earned "One Stop Shop"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2452%23

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieBuildingStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementSimulationSingleplayerStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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