The Sheltered

The Sheltered is a top-down adventure about exploring a world plagued by a deadly outbreak and deciding who to save. You play as a survivor whose front yard contains a fallout shelter, after the government announces plans to use nuclear weapons to eradicate the monstrous infected. The shelter has enough food and water for you, but other survivors soon arrive seeking refuge.

The shelter

The main story begins once you have gathered enough supplies to last in the shelter. You decide which survivors to admit and which to leave outside. They range from children to experienced adults who can help you, and you can also bring animals inside. Each additional survivor needs supplies for their stay, so taking people in means finding more food and water. Your choices about who to save shape the ending.

Explore the world

While you have supplies only for yourself, you can explore the land in search of more. The apocalyptic landscape is open to exploration and contains secrets, puzzles and monsters that you can outgun, outrun or outwit. Puzzles have multiple solutions, with consequences for how you resolve them.

Choices and outcomes

The story is non-linear and has over seven different endings. Characters remember your actions and respond accordingly, while decisions challenge you to weigh your characters' safety against their morals. The game combines old-school graphics and simple gameplay with modern storytelling and a haunting soundtrack composed and performed by Max Ablitzer.