Paws - A Shelter 2 Game
A single-player adventure about a lynx cub's journey home
Might and Delight · Released Mar 24, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 751
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Mar 6, 2020
What is Paws - A Shelter 2 Game?
You play as a young lynx cub searching for a way home through a fantasy wilderness in this standalone adventure. Traveling with a companion, you use a sense ability to follow tracks, solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and fend off threats.
For you if...
- +you enjoy animal-centered stories about friendship and loss
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast-paced action over exploration and story
What players say
90% of 751 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style, soundtrack, and emotional storytelling. Common complaints concern the short length, awkward controls, and camera.
Screenshots and trailer
Paws - A Shelter 2 Game system requirements
Minimum: 400 series, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Paws - A Shelter 2 Game?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP2
- Processor
- 2.6 GHz single core
- Graphics
- GeForce 400 series, ATI Radeon HD 2xxx
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Paws - A Shelter 2 Game have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Paws - A Shelter 2 Game run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Swedish.
Does Paws - A Shelter 2 Game use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Indie
- Casual
- Cute
- Singleplayer
- Survival
- Atmospheric
- Simulation
- Beautiful
- Family Friendly
- Nature
- Animals
- Emotional
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- Short
1 DLC available.
