EMPTY SHELL on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

EMPTY SHELL is a action roguelike, rogue-lite and shooter game developed by CC ARTS and published by Hyperstrange.
Released on October 16th 2023 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, Italian, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 577 reviews of which 513 were positive and 64 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 or higher
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Graphics HD 2GB or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 290 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough

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Dec. 2024
So the game is fun. It reminded me of Teleglitch as soon as i've seen the trailer. The aesthetic of black and white only + filter makes it seem like we're watching through a cctv or a satelite. Enemies are weird and interesting. Weapons are nice, especially if you wanna play with melee (i do recommend grabbing the old axe asap from the store). There is no crafting like in teleglitch, but the game compensates with having lots of ammo around (or at least thats how i feel, most of the small fry enemies are easy to dispatch with the better melee weapons). Overall it's a solid, fun game. Story is grim and unsettling, combat is fun, and graphically it looks nice.
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Sept. 2024
I got this as part of a deal, and it's probably the best game in the bundle by far. Story is great, the combat is intentionally a little clunky and has weight to movement and all actions. You have to think about combat, choose what inventory space you can occupy, and work pretty hard to progress. Buy it. It's a wonderful display of good mechanics and horror storytelling.
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Sept. 2024
This is such a great survival horror action roguelite. I just wish I were a bit better at it (“Nightmare” difficulty is kicking my patootie, hard). Fans of top-down action and/or survival horror might really enjoy this. The aesthetic and sound design are top-shelf, and the controls feel really tight. It runs really well on steam deck. My only suggestion would be to new players-take a look at the options menu. I personally play with most of the visual aesthetic options set to “clean”. I understand that the developer was going for atmosphere here, but certain visual effects might not work for certain players. The options exist to change that, and the developer deserves credit for making that available.
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May 2024
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my inventory and realize there's not much space left 'Cause I've been blasting soulless' and using medikits' so long that Even the other volunteers think that my mind is gone.
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April 2024
This game reminds me a lot of Ninja Kiwi's SAS 4: Zombie Assault, but more terrifying, and a much deeper story. Empty Shell is ultimately a top-down shooter where death is ultimately inevitable. Be it from getting unfortunately swarmed by giant monsters, or running out of ammo mid fight. Death is always going to catch up with you, it's just a matter of when. The black and white aesthetic tied with the old CRT filter gives the game's atmosphere a great boost in the 'unnerving' department. Tie that with the constant chance of being randomly and suddenly charged at by enemies from off-screen really keeps the player on edge and jumpy. Every time you die, you restart the mission with a new character with a new loadout: New gun, new ammo count, new melee weapon. Depending on what combination of weapons you get, determines how long you're going to survive unless you can find (or purchase) better equipment. Here are my overall ratings: Mechanics: 9/10 I feel like the special devices don't do enough to be worth using, but there are definitely some that can give you a fighting chance when you're in a pinch. Graphics: 10/10 This is just personal taste, but I love the graphical design of the world: Abandoned, Important, and ultimately, dangerous. Gameplay: 9/10 There really isn't much I can really complain about with the gameplay. You spawn, you fight as hard as you can, you either succeed, or you die. It's as simple as that. Sound: 8/10 This rating could be higher or lower, I dont often have my sound up while playing since I'm usually on my laptop out and about while playing. There are some sounds that could have been done better, such as the gunfire and impact noises. Overall: 9/10 I personally believe this game could be used as the 'bar' for making top-down shooters. All aspects of the game are done really well and feel completely coherent to the game's story, and nothing feels out of place or out of balance.
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EMPTY SHELL
8.3
513
64
Online players
2
Developer
CC ARTS
Publisher
Hyperstrange
Release 16 Oct 2023
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