[1] Along the journey the cubs will gradually get hungry and require food which the player must provide for them by either catching prey, such as foxes, or finding fruit and vegetables.

[9] In December 2013 Might and Delight released a free add-on for Shelter in which the player must feed their cubs once a day for a month to keep them from dying.

"[3] In GameSpot's review Kevin VanOrd said that when a cub dies "there's a gnawing sense of failure, not as a game player, but as a parent with a duty to shield your young.

[20] GameFront's review was less favourable of the graphics, with Jerry Bonner describing them as having "a distinctly polygonal look, as if this game was developed for the original Playstation.

"[17] The lack of direction in the game was given mixed reception; Joystiq's JG Carter described the night time level as "ill-explained",[16] and Edge said that the rules were "occasionally clunky [and] unclear.

Players guide the lynx as she finds a den for her coming litter of kittens and raises them, teaching them to survive in the wilderness.