EMPTY SHELL

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 536 reviews of which 478 were positive and 58 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.39€ on Steam and has a 30% discount.

The Steam community has classified EMPTY SHELL into these genres:

Action Roguelike Rogue-lite Shooter Horror Top-Down Action-Adventure Rogue-like Action Controller Story Rich Pixel Graphics Atmospheric Adventure Sci-fi Dark Old School Survival Horror Retro Singleplayer Combat

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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

Reviews

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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.

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.

Jan. 2024

There is only one proper response to cosmic horrors beyond your comprehension - violence.

Jan. 2024

Fun tactical top down shooter with a similar vibe as GTFO. Reminds me a lot of a game called NOCT that was put on steam in 2015. NOCT had a lot of potential, but became abandonware. Even if the similarity to EMPTY SHELL is coincidental, CC ARTS did a great job with their rendition. IMO its worth the full price.

Dec. 2023

like a teleglitch sequel, if you know the game. punishingly, brutally, rage inducingly tough as nails, but therein lies the replayability; go in, gear up and kill everything, feel like a pro then die as simply as to a single spider or get jumped by a scissor at 12 hp. ringe, rage, then repeat - it's definitely, absolutely worth the money (in my opinion) if you like intensely difficult roguelites, shooting big things, and killing people with hammers and explosions. not a terribly large amount of secrets (at least to me) but the ones that are there, they can give you some cool info or really, really save your life (radio users know what i mean). it really doesn't have a huge amount of levels, but the random generation, somewhat long time to beat each stage, jumpscares when a worm the length of a bus materializes behind the door you just opened, and having to go all the way back to the beginning of the map because you just got enough credits for that one medikit will keep you mashing wasd like a professional. definitely recommended if you have a lot of nerve to die, die, die, then find the god tier combination of items and tactics that works for you. (p.s. gadgets stack)

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-30% 11.99€ 8.39€

8.3

478

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Developer

CC ARTS

Publisher

Hyperstrange

Release 16 Oct 2023

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