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Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

Mortal Shell is a souls-like, dark fantasy and action game developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack.
Released on August 18th 2021 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian.

It has received 8,596 reviews of which 5,956 were positive and 2,640 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 2.49€ on Steam with a 90% discount.

The Steam community has classified Mortal Shell into these genres:

Souls-like Dark Fantasy Action RPG Difficult Violent Singleplayer Action RPG Third Person Hack and Slash Atmospheric Adventure Open World Gore Indie Horror Multiplayer Co-op

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System requirements

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Windows

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

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2026

Enjoyed this more than expected. A mixed bag in terms of overall quality but I think it shows a lot of promise for a higher-budget sequel. Pros: - Atmosphere is absolutely great and carries a lot of the game. Graphics are good. - Heavy, weighty combat with a more cinematic-style camera is unique and I enjoyed the style a lot. Hard to stress how much flair this game has due to the fantastic camera work. - Menu and UI design is fantastic, and shows that a lot of love went into the game. - All the weapons were interesting to use, and had good animation work. - The shell mechanic was an interesting way to add build diversity without a stats upgrade system, and led to a more interesting upgrade path. - The Familiarity system with items was a great addition to a genre where players are usually hesitant to use consumables. Cons: - While the harden mechanic makes sense for this slow, deliberate combat system - and was enjoyable to use in general - the way it refreshes on a timer resulted in the best way to fight any 1 on 1 fight becoming a loop of: back up / evade until harden is available, run in and get a hit, harden mid hit to absorb counter damage, and back up. - The lack of refreshable heals encouraged the above playstyle and discouraged learning the much more risky parry system on most enemies / bosses. - Fallgrim has the most confusing level design I've experienced in a soulslike. More unique-looking sections would be a huge improvement -- and remove tunnels entirely. - Enemy variety could be better, especially with how many are thrown at you sometimes. Genuinely enjoyed my time with this despite some of the game design choices being questionable. Took a while to get used to the rhythm of combat in this game (this plays pretty differently than other soulslikes) but once I did I was hooked. Hopeful that Cold Symmetry is aware of where this game falls short and is able to rework the harden system as well as improve level design and world navigation for the sequel (along with providing a larger game in general).

Aug. 2025

Mortal Shell offers a dark, atmospheric Souls-like experience with its unique “shell” mechanic and weighty combat. While its world feels immersive, the confusing map design, short length, and occasional jank keep it from reaching its full potential—making it a solid but just okay adventure. Note: I only recommend this game for the people who have finished most of the souls like and just want more however if you are new to the genre just skip it for now, and try other souls like .

June 2025

Mortal Shell is my second favorite Souls Like, right after Bloodborne. It delivers a dense and atmospheric experience, with unique mechanics that bring a fresh twist to the genre

May 2025

Not bad for a mid tier souls-like game, but! rather than character design and some game play mechanics I couldn't find any other positive aspects. if you want to get it, buy it only in discount, and 100% completion requires the dlc and lots of replaying it. All in all it got its pros and cons, mostly cons but game play wise speaking you'll have fun for a few hours, not for 60 hours like me

April 2025

Short, mid tier souls-like game. Game has some problems but still good fun. Only recommend buying in discount though.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mortal Shell is currently priced at 2.49€ on Steam.

Mortal Shell is currently available at a 90% discount. You can purchase it for 2.49€ on Steam.

Mortal Shell received 5,956 positive votes out of a total of 8,596 achieving a rating of 6.80.

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Mortal Shell was developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack.

Mortal Shell is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Mortal Shell is not playable on MacOS.

Mortal Shell is not playable on Linux.

Mortal Shell is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Mortal Shell. Explore additional content available for Mortal Shell on Steam.

Mortal Shell does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Mortal Shell does not support Steam Remote Play.

Mortal Shell is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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