As the sequel to a much better game, Shelter 2 delivers in one aspect only - the art style has evolved to be even more beautiful than in the previous game. The gameplay has suffered as the open world and procedural encounters have rid the game of the strong story beats of the first game. Additionally, any sort of adequate difficulty curve has also been removed due to these revisions of the gameplay. The combination of these two modifications has led to a game that carries less weight and fails to capture my attention.

As the sequel to a much better game, Shelter 2 delivers in one aspect only - the art style has evolved to be even more beautiful than in the previous game. The gameplay has suffered as the open world and procedural encounters have rid the game of the strong story beats of the first game. Additionally, any sort of adequate difficulty curve has also been removed due to these revisions of the gameplay. The combination of these two modifications has led to a game that carries less weight and fails to capture my attention.