PolitiCats vs Shelter
PolitiCats
PolitiCats is a really adorable and yet whimsical idle clicker/tapper game that has a rather interesting political theme. In this game, you'll be playing your own cute and scheming cat candidate to realize your dream of world domination by assembling a team of humans to manage your campaign and election. You'll first start from humble beginnings - as a candidate for Class President - and work your way up the ultimate position of Supreme Earth Cat.Aside from tapping incessantly, you can also get endorsements from Celebrity Cats like Kitty Purry, collect donations from your supporters, push forward your political agenda with your cat's special abilities, customize your cat's looks or even play as the world's most iconic kitty, Garfield, himself!
Looking at the fiasco that is our politics these days, PolitiCats provides a nice, brief respite from all the chaos with refreshing humor and a fun relaxing gameplay. After all, it's not everyday you can get a cat elected as the president!
Shelter
Shelter is truly a one-of-a-kind game where you'll get to play as a mother badger who's taking care of her newly-born cubs. Developed by Might and Delight, the game puts you on an exciting yet heartwarming adventure as you travel about with your cubs in tow in hopes of finding the perfect shelter to raise them. In your journey, you and your family will encounter lots of danger and it is up to you - the mama badger - to protect your cubs from harm, whether it is a raging forest fire or a bird of prey.Besides adventure, the game also comes with a second game mode called Nurture. It's a lot like a Tamagochi game where you'll need to head into the game every day (at least once) to give your cubs the stuff they need to survive and also to forge closer bonds with them.
This is one of the breakout indie games of 2013 but it's not the sort of game that will get old with age, so if you love games where you'll get to play as an animal and you enjoy a good story-adventure, then Shelter is your best bet!