Sheltered 2
Post-apocalyptic survival strategy with shelter management and rival factions
Unicube · Published by Team17 · Released Sep 21, 2021
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 45% of 2,221
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 17
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 4, 2025
What is Sheltered 2?
This single-player survival strategy game puts you in charge of a shelter and faction two decades after the world ends. You manage survivors' needs, craft items, maintain equipment, and send expeditions into the wasteland to trade with or fight other factions in turn-based battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy balancing scarce supplies and survivors' needs
- +you like building a shelter and scavenging for resources
- +you want faction diplomacy alongside turn-based combat
Not for you if...
- −you prefer relaxed building without constant survival pressure
- −you dislike losing when your faction leader dies
What players say
45% of 2,221 reviews are positive
Players praise scavenging, shelter building, and the balance between resource management and combat. Many report persistent bugs, including crashes and problems that halt progress, and describe the menus or controls as cumbersome; some say updates have stopped.
Screenshots and trailer
Sheltered 2 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-6300
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Survival
- Resource Management
- Post-apocalyptic
- Strategy
- Colony Sim
- Base Building
- Management
- Building
- Character Customization
- Singleplayer
- RPG
- Simulation
- Strategy RPG
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Indie
- Open World
Recent updates
- Oct 4, 2025 · ❗Update Required
- Jul 12, 2022 · 1.2.14 Patch Notes [Now Live]
- May 11, 2022 · Sheltered 2 1.2.13 Release Notes
- May 9, 2022 · Sheltered 2 1.2.11 Patch Notes
- Apr 29, 2022 · Pets & Pests Update is OUT NOW!
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