EMPTY SHELL Reviews
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.
App ID | 2243110 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | CC ARTS |
Publishers | Hyperstrange |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Leaderboards |
Genres | Indie, Action, Adventure |
Release Date | 16 Oct, 2023 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian |

605 Total Reviews
537 Positive Reviews
68 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
EMPTY SHELL has garnered a total of 605 reviews, with 537 positive reviews and 68 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
455 minutes
Excellent game. Tense, Creepy, Challenging and addictive.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
524 minutes
Wow. Amazingly well made and very fun game. Very happy with my discounted purchase and will be purchasing their future projects.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
251 minutes
This game was very intriguing for me to look into.One of my favorite parts of the game is where you collect documents regarding the lore aspect of the game which I'll not spoil. Another interesting part of the game is you Respawn as a person with a completely different name if the previous character you played as dies.not only do the items you picked up are lost but they are also replaced by new ones as you Respawn as a different character. Truly a good game for a roguelike fan who loves Roguelike shooter games!
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
100 minutes
Feels like the game should have more content but its fun to play for a few hours as it is.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
69 minutes
Great game with a good bit of difficulty. I also like how when you die, it's not a full reset of progress. instead every attempt and goal accomplished makes some kind of difference. you can even find your previous character.
Only major problem i have had is that the everything being shades of white and black sometimes gets to me. it doesn't need to be fully designed models but i think some more colors or color options could help. I could also be completely wrong about that opinion too.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1647 minutes
The aesthetic is pretty pleasing w/ a fun gameplay loop, and nice story nuggets spread throughout.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
383 minutes
Very atmospheric game with an interesting lore background and solid gameplay. I got it on sale but I think it would be worth the full price if you enjoy roguelite type games (this was my first) or Japanese horror (also my first game of that type)
I only beat the game once, on Easy.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
195 minutes
I am giving this game a thumbs up because it's incredibly fun to play and I love the art style. I wish I could give it a 7/10 though because there are some obvious bugs that just scream incompetence and almost made me refund the game immediately. For example, the controller bindings screen:
1. Some of the bindings are inconsistent or impossible to differentiate. For example, the "right shoulder" and "right trigger" are both listed as simply "Right".
2. The reset option is displayed incorrectly - focusing the reset element causes it to overlap with the binding text.
3. Changing a binding inexplicably causes the text to shift up or down in the bindings list.
I understand that bugs will always be an issue with any game, etc etc, but come on man, this is literally in the main configuration menu. Not exactly an edge case.
TLDR: Great gameplay, sound, art style, etc. Bad/non-existent quality assurance team.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
3769 minutes
this rougelike game is definitely one of the better ones you should get, its hard to learn at first and you will die few times but once you learn the rhythm, every run become a fun experiment... except when you had to use shotgun because theyre a bit underwhelming compared to other options
few things i want to see being changed are more options for shotguns and increasing enemies numbers too as toggleable settings for even more chaotic gameplay
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
494 minutes
Fun game, if you have played Teleglitch, this is a lot like that. Haven't finished it yet, but leaving a review to say:
Yes, there is actually a story, unlike what other reviews have said. No, it's not so light and sparse that it's impossible to understand. You just have to actually read the lore notes and etc around to figure it out. Just keep collecting them, as they are seemingly randomized to an extent where you'll find em, but I almost skipped out on an enjoyable game reading other reviews saying it was story-less.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive