The Sheltered
- April 23, 2015
- Benjamin Famiglietti
- 2h median play time
Get on Steam"The Sheltered" is a post-apocalyptic survival simulation game where you manage a fallout shelter and its inhabitants. You'll need to ensure their needs are met, manage resources, and make tough decisions to ensure their survival. As the player, you'll face various challenges such as radiation, scarcity of resources, and moral dilemmas, testing your leadership and survival skills.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has an interesting storyline and atmosphere that some players found engaging.
- Players appreciated the moral decision-making aspect, which adds depth to the gameplay.
- The puzzles and exploration elements were noted as enjoyable by some, providing a sense of satisfaction when completed.
- The game suffers from a severe lack of save points, with only one available, leading to frustration during gameplay.
- Many reviews criticized the low-quality graphics and amateurish writing, describing the overall presentation as unpolished.
- Controls are clunky and the gameplay mechanics can be frustrating, making it difficult for players to enjoy the experience fully.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the sound mechanics and interesting storyline, while others criticize it for being frustrating and poorly executed, particularly in areas like the blue cave maze. Many reviewers noted the low-quality visuals typical of RPG Maker games, which detracted from the overall experience. Despite its potential, the game currently suffers from significant mechanical issues that hinder enjoyment.
“It's genuinely a well-made game with an interesting storyline and good gameplay.”
“Gameplay mechanics were relatively sound and I would have enjoyed it.”
“This game has a lot of potential and I would definitely play a revised edition or a sequel.”
“Like most RPG Maker shovelware and asset flips, the game features extremely low quality copy-pasted 2D retro pixel art, generated characters, looks awful, and has even worse gameplay.”
“This game has a lot of potential and I would definitely play a revised edition or a sequel, but unfortunately there are too many issues with the mechanics of the game for me to recommend it right now.”
“However overall, I found the gameplay just much too fidgety and frustrating.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics in this RPG Maker game are criticized for their outdated pixel art style and lack of modern features, such as fullscreen support and resolution options, which detracts from the experience for contemporary gamers. Many reviewers express disappointment in the engine's limitations, suggesting that developers need to improve their graphical capabilities to meet current standards. While the story is praised, the overall visual presentation is deemed inadequate for a modern gaming audience.
“The story is really good, the graphics are simple and the controls are pretty easy.”
“As with all RPG Maker games, the poor quality engine displays badly in fullscreen and doesn't have full HD support or any graphics tweaking options, making this unacceptable for any dedicated modern PC gamer.”
“A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- story12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's story receives mixed reviews, with some players praising its interesting premise and atmosphere, while others criticize it as weak and poorly executed. Despite the engaging narrative for some, the old-school RPG mechanics and lengthy text sequences can hinder the overall experience. Overall, the story's quality seems to be a significant factor in the game's appeal, with opinions varying widely among players.
“I love the atmosphere it creates and the story it's trying to tell.”
“The story is really good, the graphics are simple and the controls are pretty easy.”
“It had a terrific premise, and a pretty decent plot to go with it.”
“This is an RPG Maker game that would sail or sink on the strength of its story, which is terrible.”
“Being of an old school RPG style, you don't exactly wander around the map at high speed, and so it takes a while to get back to your regular death spot where you'll have to destroy your spacebar tapping through all of the text speech to make limited progress before dying once more.”
“The story is poorly executed and fails to engage the player, making the overall experience frustrating.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization practices surrounding the game have been criticized for involving unethical tactics, such as the exploitation of others' work and the use of fake accounts to promote low-quality asset flips as legitimate products. Reviewers highlight a pattern of coordinated efforts to mislead consumers shortly after launch, raising concerns about the integrity of the game's release on platforms like Steam.
“The industry has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab, through this account or through closely linked/alternate accounts.”
“They're all written in either Russian or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its immersive quality and the compelling narrative it conveys, enhancing the overall experience for players.
“I love the atmosphere it creates and the story it's trying to tell.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for enhancing the intensity of action scenes while remaining engaging and not becoming repetitive or annoying.
“I also really loved the music, which added intensity to the action scenes and avoided becoming an annoying background loop.”
