Shelter vs Zen Koi 2
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!
Zen Koi 2
Zen Koi 2 is the exciting sequel to the popular breakout casual simulation game where you get to own a pond filled with beautiful and varied Japanese carps, and breed them to get new patterns to complete your collection. Following in the success of the original game, Zen Koi 2 offers fans and new players alike the same meditative and relaxing gameplay it became popular for while providing brand-new Koi patterns to collect.However, the main selling point of this installment is its highly-anticipated new game feature - the ability to decorate your own fish pond. The game even has a new Dragon Realm where you can play with your dragon-ascended Kois.
Being recently-launched, Zen Koi 2 may not have the player numbers that its original enjoyed, but this sequel is definitely better than the latter in so many ways. If you love Zen Koi, you'll most certainly enjoy playing Zen Koi 2!