Out There vs Sheltered
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Out There
Embark on a challenging space survival adventure where you must manage resources, explore a procedurally generated galaxy, and unravel a compelling narrative. Encounter alien species and make critical choices to determine the fate of humanity.
- Procedurally generated galaxy exploration
- Resource management and crafting
- Handwritten narrative adventures
- Multiple endings
- Discover and upgrade spaceships
- Engage with alien life
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5/5 - TouchArcade 5/5 - PocketTactics 9/10 'Gold Award' - PocketGamer Grand Prize - DevGAMM Moscow 2015 Excellence in Narrative - DevGAMM 2015 Best Game Design Award - Casual Connect EE 2014 Excellence In Narrative Finalist - IMGA 2015 Best iPhone and iPad Games of 2014 - TouchArcade Best Mobile Games of 2014 - Game Informer Best Mobile Games of 2014 - Gamezebo WARNING : this game is hard ! Check the forum for strategy tips : http://outthere.forumactif.org/ You are an astronaut awaking from cryonics not in the solar system, but... out there... in a far and unknown place of the galaxy. In Out There, you will have to survive, tinkering your ship with what you can gather drifting in the void, and spot garden planets to refill your oxygen supply. Space is an hostile place ; dangerous and mysterious adventures will mark each step of your travel. You will not only meet intelligent species that won’t care about you, but also deal with ancient powers linked to your destiny and the fate of mankind itself. Survival and understanding of what is really at stake in the galaxy is the core of what Out There has to offer. Music by award-winning composer Siddhartha Barnhoorn (Antichamber, The Stanley Parable) • Game Center : 59 achievements, leaderboard • A dark and melancholic, hard sci-fi adventure • Explore a freshly procedurally-generated galaxy every new game • 350+ multiple choices handwritten game book adventures • Epic main storyline with 4 different endings • 10 spaceships with different specs to discover • Crafting system with 20 alien technologies built from 15 materials • Engage with alien life forms and learn their language • No combat ! It’s you against the environment • Eerie score by award-winning composer Siddartha Barnhoom (Antichamber, The Stanley Parable) • Fantastic pulp comics graphics • High replay value
Sheltered
Manage your family's survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Gather resources, make tough moral choices, and defend your underground shelter from threats. Strategize combat and develop your family's skills to endure the harsh new reality.
- Disaster management
- Resource gathering
- Moral decision-making
- Shelter defense
- Crafting weapons
- Turn-based combat
- Family skill development
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Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic disaster management game that gives a whole new meaning to the term “nuclear family”. Given a head-start over the billions lost in a nuclear holocaust, you must gather as many supplies as possible en route to the concrete underground shelter that will soon become your family home for the foreseeable dire future. As the overwhelming despair of this new world surrounds you, how will you survive? Your approach to the countless moral choices you’ll be faced with on a daily basis, could be the difference between the lives of your family or their unfortunate end. Resources are scarce though, with barely enough to cling desperately to life for another day you’re already faced with a monumental choice. Who will you send to venture out into the vast unforgiving wasteland? Whilst exploration is a traumatic experience, the weapons you can craft from resources could tip the scales of life or death in your favour. Assaults from feral beasts and roaming factions are endlessly closing in, imminent and deadly risks surround you. ‘Violence is never the answer’… Maybe you once believed that, but combat may now be your only option for survival. As you and your family grow and progress, so do their skills, attributes and weaknesses. Ensure that they’re well equipped as you strategize, securing victory against those who threaten the survival of your family in tense turn based combat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Out There at 4.4 against Sheltered's 4.1. Out There also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 57%) and chart position (#162 vs unranked). Sheltered's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Out There costs $4.99 and Sheltered $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Out There holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 376 and 356 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Out There's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sheltered's.
| Parameter | Out There | Sheltered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (376 ratings) — better | 4.1 (356 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better | 57.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 356 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 402 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | StoreRider | Team17 Digital Limited |
Customer experience
Out There
Sheltered
User reviews
Out There
From 376 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Well-made game
- 🌟 Immersive atmosphere
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and music
- 📚 Engaging story and writing
- 🔁 High replayability
Room to improve
- 🎲 Heavily reliant on RNG
- 🤯 Extremely difficult, even on easy mode
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🧭 Lack of clear progression/strategy
- 🔍 Unclear mechanics
Sheltered
From 356 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Challenging and fun
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🕹️ Poor controls and UI
- 🍔 Difficulty finding food
- 🔍 Lack of tutorial and explanations
Bugs and requests
Out There
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and performance issues on newer devices
- Bugs causing lost progress or broken mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- Difficulty settings
- Save/load functionality
- More varied gameplay and content
- Optimization for newer devices
Sheltered
Reported bugs
4 issues- Expedition parties disappearing
- Shower functionality issues
- Inventory management problems
- Freezing and crashing on load
Requested features
5 requests- Add sandbox mode
- Improve expedition system
- Implement cloud save
- Update for larger screens
- Add more content and updates
In-app purchases
Out There
No in-app purchases
Sheltered
No in-app purchases
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