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Mortal Shell

Mortal Shell

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.

Released Aug 18, 2021 Developer Cold Symmetry Publisher Playstack Platforms Windows Souls-likeDark FantasyActionRPGDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

69.3%positive8,596 reviews
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“First of all ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the game is optiimized even i could get 35 40 fps WITHOUT STUTTERS at 1080p low , even my broke ass could run it. *NOW The Game it self is Good, unique mechanics and great voice acting and character, So would i recommend buying it? -Its Kinda 50/50. So…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“I remember starting Elden Ring when it was so popular that it was practically impossible not to hear about it or feel interested. After a couple of hours of play, I realized just how great this genre was and how much I loved it. It was my very first soulslike game. After…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 43 found this helpful

“Mixed review, Mortal Shell does things I do like and things I don't. Unfortunately not enough to make me want to finish the game Getting performance out of the way, the optimisation a very polished. Getting 200+ frames maxed out in 4k without DLSS, that's something you barely…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

41playing at last check
8324-hour peak
1,930all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 874 avg · Aug 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

37achievements
4.7%median completion
1.6%rarest: True Nektar
84.4% of players 35.7% of players 26.1% of players 24.1% of players 23.8% of players 18.4% of players 18.3% of players 16.9% of players 14.6% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.3% of players 9.7% of players 8.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 84.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.4%Flesh And Instinct — Find your first Shell
35.7%Purrfect — Hidden achievement
26.1%Step Goal — Kill an enemy with bear trap
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%True Nektar — Hidden achievement
1.6%There Can Only Be One — Beat all variations of the Dark Shells in The Virtuous Cycle
1.6%No Lifer — Complete a run in The Virtuous Cycle with the Dark Form Obsidian Shell Shade

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada32.99 CAD
Japan3,080 JPY
Brazil56.99 BRL
China100.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$11 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$33

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 08, 2026
Revealed: Mortal Shell II Release Date, Pricing, and Pre-orders

We are delighted to share our latest trailer which contains some huge announcements about the availability of Mortal Shell II. Here’s a summary of what we’ve just revealed: RELEASE DATE Mortal Shell I

Jun 05, 2026
Now Available: The Mortal Shell II Beta

It’s time to claim what’s yours. We are delighted to announce that the Mortal Shell II Open Beta is now live on Steam. The Mortal Shell II Open Beta provides access to the opening Prologue of the main

Apr 01, 2026
Mortal Shell II - Official Gameplay Reveal

We’re thrilled to share the first ever extensive look at Mortal Shell II. The Official Gameplay Reveal depicts three playable Shells (Tiel, The Acolyte; Eredrim, The Venerable; and Proxima, The Broods

Feb 26, 2026
Update on the Mortal Shell II PC Beta

Arise Disciples, It’s almost time for the Harbinger’s journey to begin. Mortal Shell II will be yours to play in 2026, and there’s plenty of details we’re going to showcase soon. So, as we march towar

Jun 06, 2025
THIS IS MORTAL SHELL II

We’re working on Mortal Shell II . It feels incredible to finally say that without whispering. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel, set to launch worldwide in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Steam and Xbox.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsSouls-like · Dark Fantasy · Action · RPG · Difficult · Violent · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Third Person · Hack and Slash · Atmospheric · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.mortalshell.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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