Mortal Shell Reviews

Fully recommend if you like soul games. I put it down after 45 minutes thinking it was terrible. But like other souls like games I came back to it and i'm glad I did. Fantastic game! Just need to progress far enough to unlock abilities and upgrade weapons. After that it's just fun! Don't sleep on this one.

You are not soulslike. You are not even a game. Combination of free shitty assets.

feels bad to play - you know how some games grip you? this anti-gripped me. if i could refund it i would. The combat felt bad and clunky and the map exploration felt unsatisfying and pointless.

Extremely janky and sluggish combat which does not feel responsive at all, harden mechanic is a bad gimmick, extremely low weapon and move-set variety, tedious level design and unbalanced progression curve. Undoubtedly the worst souls clone on the market.

Not especially fun. The mechanics of the game just don't work—at least not for me. Lost interest a hour and a half into playing it.

This game is great for soul-like. Don't expect much honestly....I would only get it on sale. It's basically one hub that splits into a few paths. You defeat the boss/bosses in the areas. You unlock/find new weapons/shells/abilities. After you complete each section...you fight the final boss and that's about it. There are secrets to find and secret endings if you're a completionist. What makes the game unique? Well, the variety of shells you find...each with pros and cons. It's basically classes with abilities/health that you can find in the world....some are heavy, some are fast, some are balanced. Another is hardened ability (turns you into a rock) that allows you to prevent damage...some bosses have it too which makes it challenging. Last thing...if you have no shell, you die fast. if you do have a shell and you get knocked out of it...you can still jump back into it to heal and kinda works as second chance. Want a challenge and trophy? play without shells Don't recommend as first playthrough. Dont expect AAA or Fromsoft level game but I personally enjoyed it for what it was. Beat it a few times on console.

Pretty good souls like. Have no idea what the hell is happening in the story or the environment so that makes it even more like one. I like the unique mechanic about hardening the shell, although the game can get a bit easy if you know how to use your shell correctly. You mostly just harden your shell to avoid or tank a hit instead of just dodging, it kinda takes no skill. All the classes and weapons are fun (except for foundling). And the cycle gamemode is also fun to play (unless you're the foundling). I think the bosses are cool and fun, although I feel with the hardening they can be dealt with easy. Definitely liked the ice one the most. Pretty fun game, unless you're the founding (don't be the foundling)

A bit on the short side but it's a great Souls-like for the price. This game is a pretty good place to start if you wanted to get into Dark Souls type games.

Is it as amazing as Dark Souls? - No. Is it nevertheless a cool game with interesting combat mechanics? - Yes. There were a few disappointing factors, like the very low difficulty and the incredibly empty areas. But overall I still had a good time playing Mortal Shell.

Tentative Reccomendation. I only recommend if you have disposable income enough to play an indy souls title. I was very close to not recommending. I've restarted the game more than once after losing interest and coming back a year or two later. I look forward to seeing what the devs release next. -Game is short -Game gets easier as you progress -Relatively simple -Very well done for the size of the team -Plays "Okay" on steam deck. There are some frame rate issues -Endgame boss was a ton of fun, getting to him wasn't