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Shell of a King

Shell of a King

Test your strength in Shell of a King! A precision bullet-hell adventure that will push your dodging skills to the limit. Challenge tough bosses, uncover secrets, and explore a world left to ruin in this top-down RPG.

Released Apr 2, 2026 Developer Rosune Platforms Windows IndieBullet HellSouls-likeActionDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

100.0%positive65 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“can classify this as a hidden gem basically, a high quality flash game++ in 2.5D it's a shmup souls-like and it's charming in characters, art, music and, most importantly, gameplay highly recommended if you fancy something soulful”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Protip: You can level up at statues by interacting with the statue to open the menu and then swapping to the stats page. Despite tutorialising every other gameplay element, the game never tells you this.”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Binding of Isaac Souls-like, basically. Feels very solid, like it was constructed with a clear vision in mind. Fun and cute and occasionally difficult, though much less so than is traditional in the genre. Definitely worth a shot if you like bullet hells and RPGs”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

48achievements
16.4%median completion
2.9%rarest: The Shattered King
66.0% of players 55.2% of players 52.9% of players 41.0% of players 37.5% of players 36.8% of players 35.4% of players 35.2% of players 35.0% of players 34.6% of players 34.2% of players 34.1% of players 30.0% of players 27.7% of players 25.7% of players 25.5% of players 22.9% of players 22.5% of players 20.8% of players 19.7% of players 19.1% of players 18.4% of players 17.7% of players 17.7% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 15.5% of players 15.2% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 13.5% of players 13.2% of players 12.5% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 10.4% of players 10.0% of players 8.3% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 5.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 2.9% of players 66.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.0%Drop Obtained — Obtain an enemy drop
55.2%Titan Toppler — Hidden achievement
52.9%Gone Fishin' — Obtain a fishing rod
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%The Shattered King — Hidden achievement
4.2%Bad Friend — Hidden achievement
4.6%Fishing Master — Catch all fish species

Latest official news

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

Aug 31, 2026
Small Update v2.03 (Bug Fixes)

The 70th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! Nothing crazy this update, just some various

Jun 08, 2026
Steam Bullet Fest 2026 Update v2.02!

, so it would be a great time to snag a copy! Some new cosmetic items and QOL changes this update, along with small but needed bug fixes. Hope you enjoy v2.02 of Shell of a King! v2.02 change list: Ad

Apr 25, 2026
Small Update v2.01 (Bug Fixes)

Shell of a King v2.0 has been out for about 3 weeks, I hope you've enjoyed playing it if you've had the chance to check it out! The 68th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find an

Apr 02, 2026
Shell of a King v2.0 Is Now Available!

Super excited to announce that Shell of a King v2.0 is finally here, and with that, we are officially departing Early Access! It's been a long journey, and I wouldn't have made it here without everyon

Mar 13, 2026
Regular Update 1.2y (More Music, Sounds, and Game Balance)

The 66th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! This update is fairly large so any bug repor

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsIndie · Bullet Hell · Souls-like · Action · Difficult · Top-Down Shooter · PvE · Adventure · Action RPG · 2D · Top-Down · Post-apocalyptic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · DualShock Controller Support · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements48
Official sitehttps://linktr.ee/Rosune
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB VRAM) Storage: 1 GB available space