# Games like Sheltered

> The closest matches to Sheltered: Sheltered 2, Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation, This War of Mine, Kenshi, and Survivalist. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sheltered 2](https://imho.run/games/1289380/sheltered-2) — Shares base building and resource management with Sheltered. 724 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289380/)
2. [Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation](https://imho.run/games/455980/judgment-apocalypse-survival-simulation) — Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Sheltered. 1,098 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/)
3. [This War of Mine](https://imho.run/games/282070/this-war-of-mine) — Shares resource management with Sheltered. 22,855 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/)
4. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Shares base building with Sheltered. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
5. [Survivalist](https://imho.run/games/340050/survivalist) — A frequent pick in Sheltered players' libraries, and another Action. 1,320 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340050/)
6. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — A frequent pick in Sheltered players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
7. [State of Decay: YOSE](https://imho.run/games/329430/state-of-decay-yose) — A frequent pick in Sheltered players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,568 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/329430/)
8. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — Shares resource management with Sheltered. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
9. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — Also Base-Building, like Sheltered. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
10. [Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville](https://imho.run/games/257170/rebuild-3-gangs-of-deadsville) — Shares base building with Sheltered. 1,194 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257170/)
11. [Fallout Shelter](https://imho.run/games/588430/fallout-shelter) — Also Base-Building and Post-apocalyptic, like Sheltered. 32,333 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588430/)
12. [Dead State: Reanimated](https://imho.run/games/239840/dead-state-reanimated) — Shares turn based combat and resource management with Sheltered. 1,503 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239840/)
13. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Sheltered. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
14. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Shares resource management with Sheltered. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
15. [Kingdom: Classic](https://imho.run/games/368230/kingdom-classic) — Also Base-Building, like Sheltered. 9,227 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368230/)
16. [The Last Haven](https://imho.run/games/1203930/the-last-haven) — Shares base building and resource management with Sheltered. 559 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203930/)
17. [RimWorld](https://imho.run/games/294100/rimworld) — Also Base-Building, like Sheltered. 116,236 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/)
18. [Stranded: Alien Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1324130/stranded-alien-dawn) — Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Sheltered. 5,404 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/)
19. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Crafting, like Sheltered. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
20. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Shares resource management with Sheltered. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
21. [Mr. Prepper](https://imho.run/games/761830/mr-prepper) — Shares base building with Sheltered. 1,859 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761830/)
22. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Shares base building and resource management with Sheltered. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
23. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Shares resource management with Sheltered. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
24. [The Final Station](https://imho.run/games/435530/the-final-station) — Shares exploration with Sheltered. 2,189 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435530/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356040&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356040&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356040&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=356040
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/356040
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sheltered

Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game released in 2016 by Unicube and Team 17. Players manage a shelter and its resources while guiding their family through a hostile wasteland. The game combines base-building, exploration, resource management, NPC interactions, and turn-based combat. Reviewers highlight that its pixel-art style enhances the atmospheric quality of the setting. Players describe the tactical positioning in combat as a key consideration, and the overall experience as challenging and immersive. The game carries a challenging difficulty rating and is priced at $2.99. On Steam, it holds a 77% positive rating from 2429 reviews, and it is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 356040
- **Developer:** Unicube, Team 17 Digital Ltd
- **Publisher:** Team17 Digital Ltd
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 15, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 62
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/356040/sheltered)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=356040&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356040/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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