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In a ruined dark-fantasy world, inhabit fallen warriors, explore linked sanctums, and survive deliberate combat with a stone-hardening ability.
Released 18 Aug 2021
Inhabit Fallen Warriors
Harden Mid-Swing
Parry for Counterblows
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.
Developed by Cold Symmetry · Published by Playstack
You play as a mysterious being in a shattered world, searching for lost warriors whose bodies can be awakened and inhabited. Your journey leads through hidden sanctums to recover sacred glands and uncover your purpose.
Combat is deliberate and built around committing to attacks, watching enemy openings, and managing stamina. You can harden into stone to block a blow—even during an attack—and use parries to counter. Each warrior shell has different characteristics and abilities, shaping how you fight.
Explore Fallgrim, a central hub connected to three main areas, and return with resources to unlock shell abilities and upgrade weapons. Items reveal their effects through use, and repeated use builds familiarity with them.
Players who enjoy Mortal Shell often praise its bleak fantasy atmosphere, the hardening mechanic, and the distinct playstyles offered by its warrior shells. Some say its weighty combat becomes satisfying once its timing clicks. Others find the early learning curve and navigation frustrating, and describe the fights and enemy roster as repetitive.
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. Track down hidden sanctums of devout followers and discover your true purpose.
The dead litter this tattered landscape, but not all are without hope. The lost remains of defeated warriors are yours to discover. Awaken these Mortal Shells, occupy their bodies and significantly open your understanding to diverse masteries of combat.
Your path is guarded by desperate adversaries, devoted to inscrutable gods. Behold creatures both pitiable and grotesque, but do not let fear halt your journey. Muster your courage and face them down.
Combat is strategic and deliberate. You must commit your sword only when an opportunity opens. Calculate your parries to unleash devastating counterblows. Temporarily entomb your Mortal Shell in stone to block attacks, or play aggressive and use your stone-form to add brutal weight to your own sword swings.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 37 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
| Multiplayer | The provided store information explicitly lists Single-player in Features. Steam tags include Multiplayer and Co-op, but the provided descriptions and features do not confirm any multiplayer mode or player count. No supported multiplayer functionality is described in the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No information about mods or multiplayer mod support is provided. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
