You can communicate with other critters using a collection of emotes and sounds. In your den you can create a customized animal that suits your fancy, choosing from a number of different fur textures and facial expressions. That looks and sounds quite nice, doesn't it? Meadow seems pretty open, allowing you to group up with other players or go it alone.
Might & Delight heralds the game as a sort of nature playground. Sure, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense in the real world, but Meadow is all about exploring and the social experience. Lynx walk side-by-side with fox and deer in blissful harmony. Unlike Shelter 1 and 2, Meadow seems to be less about struggling to keep your cubs from succumbing to a nasty demise, and more about making friends. While that is a game I would certainly be interested in, it seems Might & Delight has a different vision for their latest project. Pip once speculated that Might & Delight's upcoming Meadow might be a game in which you play as a mommy meadow nurturing a litter of baby meadows, keeping in line with Shelter's tradition.