Shelter

Might and Delight · 2013 · $14.99 · Adventure · deal grade D

Measured on 2026-10-05 19:13 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $233 to $349 per month
• Opportunity: $291 per month at x1.00 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 201.0k
• 85% positive across 3716 reviews · 3.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer active, last post 10 months ago
• Studio active elsewhere (6 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 7 sales in the last 12 months
• Proven demand elasticity: x1.7 review velocity during past deep sales

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-19; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Shelter is a minimalist adventure about protecting animal offspring through stylized environments, built by the indie studio behind Fe and Meadow.

Shelter occupies an unusual niche: a quiet indie title with solid lifetime recognition, stable mid-range monthly residuals, and notably high recent sentiment despite minimal active engagement. The 85% positive rating and strong Japanese/Korean regional interest suggest dormant goodwill among players who respect its artistic restraint. However, current player counts are negligible and the studio has not posted in over nine months, making this most viable as a quiet catalog hold or a testing ground for localization investment in underserved regions rather than as a revival candidate. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: Median session is 2.5 hours; players describe simplicity as both appeal and limitation, and one recent reviewer noted the design may have been strongest on first release in 2013.
• Risk: No achievements, no cloud save, and reported camera geometry issues suggest the codebase is stable but not actively maintained.
• Risk: Developer communication has been dormant for nine months, raising questions about support capacity if a revival or major update were greenlit.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.