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Meadow - A Shelter Game

Multiplayer animal sandbox for open-world exploration and symbolic communication

Might and Delight · Released Oct 26, 2016

AdventureIndieMassively Multiplayer

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 5,526
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Oct 17, 2024
Minimum PC
GTX 660
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Meadow - A Shelter Game?

Meadow is a multiplayer sandbox where you play as an animal in an open natural world. You explore alone or with other players and communicate through emotes, symbols, and sounds. Owning other Shelter games or products can unlock more playable animals and communication options.

For you if...

  • +you prefer relaxed exploration to combat or survival
  • +you like communicating with others through symbols and emotes
  • +you enjoy roaming open landscapes as different animals

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat or survival challenges
  • −you prefer directed goals to open-ended exploration
  • −you want to talk through written chat

What players say

90% of 5,526 reviews are positive

Players praise the visuals, music, and friendly encounters without text chat. Many say the player population is now sparse, and some report unavailable servers. One longtime player also criticizes newer changes to the emote interface.

Screenshots and trailer

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Meadow - A Shelter Game system requirements

Minimum: GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or better
Graphics
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660, ATI Radeon HD 2xxx
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
Notes
VRAM 2 GB

Does Meadow - A Shelter Game have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; MMO. There is no single-player mode.

Does Meadow - A Shelter Game run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
137
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Polish, Hungarian, Arabic, Czech.

Does Meadow - A Shelter 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

12 DLC available.

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