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Mortal Shell

3.9 out of 5
27 User Ratings
5 Stars
33%
5 Stars
33%
4 Stars
41%
4 Stars
41%
3 Stars
11%
3 Stars
11%
2 Stars
15%
2 Stars
15%
1 Stars
0%
1 Stars
0%
76
Metacritic
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Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. As the remains of humanity wither and rot, zealous foes fester in the ruins. They spare no mercy, with survival demanding superior awareness, precision and instincts.
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About Mortal Shell

About this game

Developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack.

Mortal Shells is a challenging, deep-action RPG that will test your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Hone your skills, embody defeated warriors, and master the combat.

Darkness

In Mortal Shell, you'll explore a darkened, insane world where all you see in its horizon are littered bodies. With its gorgeous graphics and smooth play style, it'll be easy to get lost in it!

Embody the Fallen

Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of Mortal Shells — aside from its challenging, soul-like playstyle and graphics — is the ability to inhabit fallen warriors. Occupy these Mortal Shells and gain their fighting styles: experience a new type of exploration.

Up To The Challenge?

Mortal Shell prides itself in being a difficult, soul-like game. Dodge, parry, and roll your way through every gritting battle — prove to yourself that, once again, nothing can stand in your way. 

Steam Deck

Mortal Shell is verified on the Steam Deck, meaning you can take the adventure with you everywhere you go! 

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
August 18, 2021
Developer:
Cold Symmetry
Publisher:
Playstack
Rating:
ACB rating of 15
ESRB rating of 17
PEGI rating of 16
USK rating of 16
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Mortal Shell
Link:
Genres:
Souls-like
Action

Action RPG

Hack and Slash

RPG

Adventure
Themes:
Dark Fantasy
Difficult

Violent

Atmospheric
Play Styles:
Singleplayer
Third Person

Open World
Features:
Steam Achievements
Full controller support

Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290
  • Storage: 12 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
  • Storage: 12 GB available space

Critic Reviews

76

GameSpot

GameSpot
80 / 100
"Mortal Shell succeeds more often than not at capturing the specific feelings intrinsic to Souls-like games. The twists it adds to From-inspired mechanics do well to help this...

IGN

IGN
80 / 100
"Mortal Shell is an extremely loyal Dark Souls homage with just enough clever new ideas to make fighting through its gorgeous world feel like something more than a rehash."

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
80 / 100
"Enjoyably tough and esoteric, if a little uneven, Mortal Shell is a decent debut from Cold Symmetry."
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Mortal Shell Statistics

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Time Played

< 1 Hour
6.25%
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~2 Hours
6.25%
~4 Hours
12.5%
~8 Hours
9.38%
~12 Hours
37.5%
~20 Hours
25%
~40 Hours
3.13%
~60 Hours
0%
>= 80 Hours
0%
Achievement Hunter?
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0%
Easy
4.65%
Just Right
27.91%
Tough
48.84%
Unforgiving
18.6%
Don't Ragequit! 48.84%  of players consider this game to be Tough

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
16.67%
Played It
31.25%
Halfway
6.25%
Beat It
29.17%
Conquered It
16.67%
Completionist! 16.67%  of players have Conquered It

Mortal Shell User Reviews

All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.

User Rating

Average score from 27 ratings
61% of users would recommend this.
3.9

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
33%
5 Stars
33%
4 Stars
41%
4 Stars
41%
3 Stars
11%
3 Stars
11%
2 Stars
15%
2 Stars
15%
1 Stars
0%
1 Stars
0%
11 - 15 of 13 Reviews

Recommended

Numbnuts4ever
Verified purchase
A worthy souls like that doesn’t overstay its welcome.
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Not Recommended

Dinzo
Verified purchase
Decent but overall not that great
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Recommended

Jake H.
Verified purchase
The small development team did a great job paying homage to Souls games while carving their own unique path with a small experience. It feels a bit shorter than the high-quality visuals and gritty sound design would imply, but you can see the seams as you get closer to the end. For as long as it sticks around, it feels like a welcome challenge with a much harder start than finale.
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Great game overall

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
This is a really cool game, but it has a steep learning curve, at least for me. Otherwise a great game
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Great game, a little on the short side though but the recently added rogue-lite mode makes it a lot better. Mechanics can be hard to learn at start but once you do the game can get a little easy towards the end.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are you ready for a challenge? 28% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 67% of GameFAQs users said Mortal Shell is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, Mortal Shell is suitable for players aged 17 and above.
Yes, Mortal Shell is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Mortal Shell is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
  • Storage: 12 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 12 hours. 66% of users played Mortal Shell for over 12 hours.
60% of critics on Metacritic recommend Mortal Shell. The Metascore is 76 out of 100.
61% of Fanatical users recommend Mortal Shell. The average review score is 3.9/5
Mortal Shell was released on August 18, 2021
Mortal Shell is published by Playstack
Mortal Shell was developed by Cold Symmetry
Fanatical users tagged Mortal Shell as Souls-like, Action, Action RPG, and Hack and Slash
Fanatical users tagged Mortal Shell as Dark Fantasy, Difficult, Violent, and Atmospheric
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Mortal Shell as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Mortal Shell as Souls-like
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Mortal Shell as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Mortal Shell as Action RPG

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