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Games like Shelter 13

If Shelter 13 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stained Glass, VYCE and Mutants Ate My Carrots — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Shelter 13: You run an animal shelter that hosts both living and supernatural animals. Manage your resources and pet inventory, care for your unusual residents, screen potential adopters, and face difficult moral choices. Always keep the lights on and your eyes open. Some things only come out in the dark.

StrategyIndieWindowsby Ninja Chompek
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Players who liked Shelter 13 also play

Steam players who put hours into Shelter 13 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Stained Glass

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shelter 13.

    Build your animal deck to beat opponents in a stat battler. Work your way through the campaign regions to have a couple hours of fun.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. VYCE

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shelter 13.

    VYCE is a tactical RPG where you collect and trade critters based on real-world vices that move like chess pieces. Value Your Choices Effectively in this unorthodox amalgamation of strategy and depravity.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Mutants Ate My Carrots

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    A fairytale forest in decay. A black rabbit ready to fight... and a king lion who only looks out for himself. Unlock new skills and discover who stole your carrots in a humorous adventure full of fun puzzles and mutated kick-ass moves.

    2025IndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chair F*cking Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Use our innovative patented funky fresh ChairF*cker simulation tech to meet the chair of your wildest dreams.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Slayaway Camp

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shelter 13.

    A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psycho slasher bent on slaughtering camp counselors at the title campground. Slide an adorable voxel murderer around hundreds of isometric puzzle levels to squash, flay, and decapitate hapless victims in this darkly comic homage to 80s horror.

    2016StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bean Beasts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shelter 13.

    Defeat monster hordes alongside your Bean Beasts in this cute, challenging Tower Defense Game! Evolve your companions, explore upgrade paths for traps and take on epic boss battles!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Ghost Master: Resurrection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shelter 13.

    Command an army of specters, unleash terror on the town of Gravenville, and solve puzzles to unlock mysteries in this strategic adventure game of resource management and supernatural mayhem.

    2026StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lakeview Cabin Collection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shelter 13 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

    2015Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shelter 13.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shelter 13

What games are most similar to Shelter 13?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shelter 13 are Stained Glass, VYCE, Mutants Ate My Carrots.
Who developed Shelter 13?
Shelter 13 was developed by Ninja Chompek.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Shelter 13.

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