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Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades, if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse?

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is a detective, visual novel and investigation game developed by Innocent Grey and published by Shiravune.
Released on April 18th 2024 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 462 reviews of which 450 were positive and 12 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.60€ on Steam with a 20% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Shell Part II: Purgatorio into these genres:

Detective Visual Novel Investigation Romance Historical Noir Anime Mystery Cinematic Atmospheric Horror Conspiracy Text-Based Hand-drawn Crime 2D Simulation Dark Adventure Drama

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i series
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Sound Card: PCM (DirectSound support)

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April 2025
Ah, Kara no Shoujo. Welcome to Purgatorio, pain and suffering in the most fun possible way. The first game was so damn good, and then Innocent Grey hits you with this. I've never read such a disgustingly good, infinitely layered onion of a mystery that leaves you wont for nothing. It goes so much further, so much deeper than the first game, that it feels like another story entirely. It starts slow, bringing you to a nowhere town with a story that you might think you don't care about...until it REALLY draws you in. It's damn genius is what it is. The Kara no Shoujo series is a great example of stories experienced completely blindly, and I don't plan on saying much more, besides that this game has SO many characters, all of which are so good and connect to each other in the most bizarre of ways. A massive story with so many characters, events, and rapid changes in perspective that is so cleverly woven together like the most gorgeous wicker basket you've ever seen is seriously hard to come by. KnS2 is a step up from the first game and certainly from Cartagra. We get better art, a bigger and more fitting soundtrack that will never leave your head, and an overall better story with many facets and happenings. It can be jarring at first, but you'll soon find joy in solving such a wonderful, dark mystery, presented in the best possible way. And while difficult, KnS2's mystery is not as hard to solve as the first game's. While many consider it a downside, I praise it, since the first game mad it terribly easy to run into a bad end loop that was seemingly impossible to escape from. We do also get less extreme gore from the first game, which I am neutral towards. All said, Kara no Shoujo was not something I thought I would enjoy, yet here we are. With moments that made me cry harder than most nakige, KnS is no joke, and I beg you to try it.
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Dec. 2024
One hell of a twisted story but by far the most hooked in i've been with a visual novel. Can't wait for part 3. Ps : same as part 1, please get the uncensored patch as it seriously give you the full experience as it was meant to be read.
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Nov. 2024
10/10 Absolutely phenomenal story. One of of my all-time favorite murder mysteries I've experienced in any media. I was hyper-invested into this game from start to finish and I can't wait to see how the third entry concludes the story.
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Sept. 2024
The first half is a bit slow and holy moly the amount of exposition dump during them is surely bigger than the first game. However, the payoff is really well done. It was both emotional and tear jerking, well written! Unlike the first game, which felt like it had two acts stitched together, here the entire game felt like one big act with many subplots in it. That's not to say this game is entirely independent on it's own. For some reason, I feel like I missed something regarding the plot even though I played the first game. It was after searching the internet, I found out that this game references another game, a prequel to the first game. My recommendation would be to play this game after playing that game. However, if you don't care for some lore elaboration regarding a particular organisation and just want the continuation to the first game. Playing this game straight after the first game would suffice.
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July 2024
In this game I think more simple gameplay than part 1 but the story is more impact for my feeling although I saw the true end in 2019. It's still impact my emotion and feeling therefore, I recommended everyone buy this game.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is currently priced at 19.60€ on Steam.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 19.60€ on Steam.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio received 450 positive votes out of a total of 462 achieving a rating of 8.99.
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The Shell Part II: Purgatorio was developed by Innocent Grey and published by Shiravune.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is not playable on MacOS.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is not playable on Linux.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is a single-player game.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio does not currently offer any DLC.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Shell Part II: Purgatorio 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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The Shell Part II: Purgatorio
-20% 24.50€ 19.60€
9.0
450
12
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Innocent Grey
Publisher
Shiravune
Release 18 Apr 2024
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