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Shell Runner

Shell Runner

2045. Life's never been cheaper. Shells mean you can come back if you have money. You used to. Now you're on the bottom in a cyberpunk sprawl. Claw your way back up through wet work as a Shell Runner, in a PvE extraction looter shooter, where a gig can make you rich - or broke.

Released Apr 11, 2025 Developer Reija Publisher Reija, indie.io Platforms Windows ActionExtraction ShooterSurvivalLooter ShooterShooter
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

55.2%positive96 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Runs great on Steam Deck! Shell Runner is a challenging top-down shooter set in a cyberpunk-style future, where you pilot replicants (shells) and complete contract crime missions—extraction, elimination, and more. There's a wide variety of gadgets, weapons, and skills to…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-09-27.

33achievements
5.6%median completion
0.3%rarest: Shell Engineer
93.1% of players 72.5% of players 71.9% of players 65.2% of players 51.6% of players 45.9% of players 38.6% of players 29.4% of players 17.1% of players 16.9% of players 14.0% of players 11.6% of players 10.9% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 6.5% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.2% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 93.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.1%First Steps — Start your first mission.
72.5%Mission Accomplished — Clear your first mission.
71.9%Silicon Scavanger — Collect 1.000 Silicon on the ground.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Shell Engineer — Craft 100 times any Shell.
0.3%Urban Conqueror — Clear 100 missions.
0.4%Silicon Baron — Collect 1.000.000 Silicon on the ground.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US14.99 USD
EU13.99 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,600 JPY
Brazil44.99 BRL
China55.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jun 25, 2026
Shell Runner: 65% Off in the Steam Summer Sale!

Shell Runner is 65% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9. Grab your copy and check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add to your collection. https://store.steamp

Apr 11, 2025
Shell Runner 1.0 – We’re Finally Out of Early Access!

Greeting Shell Runners! It’s been a while. Our last big update was several months ago and since then… things went a little quiet on the surface. But behind the scenes, we’ve been pushing hard to finis

Nov 25, 2024
Hotfix 0.3.13

Hello Mercs! Another quick hotfixes to solve come critical issues. Shell Runner Team fixed mission Silicon reward fixed flying enemies in sewers level adjusted melee weapons

Nov 15, 2024
Hotfix 0.3.11

Greetings Mercs! Just some quick hotfixes to solve a few issues from the last update. That's it for now. Shell Runner Team rebalanced enemies to reduce difficulty in 1* mission for new players but 2*

Nov 14, 2024
Mission & Progression Rework

Hello Shell Runners! We’re back with an update introducing changes we’re very excited about. As we mentioned in our earlier posts, we weren’t fully satisfied with the structure of the game’s core loop

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Extraction Shooter · Survival · Looter Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Action Roguelike · Dystopian · Inventory Management · Cyberpunk · Loot · Singleplayer (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements33
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10+, 64-bit Processor: 2.5Ghz+ Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 1060 Storage: 3 MB available space