Kingdom Shell

Kingdom Shell

Steam Deck Verified

Cup of Pixels · Metroidvania · Oct 5, 2023

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $10.79.

89%
Very Positive
278 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 150 sampled reviews

Based on 278 player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 150 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story had a really cool setup that started off stronger than it ended but remained engaging throughout.
57 of 150 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay: The game is pretty metroidvania, with a number of different ways to go and will have you backtracking to find things later in the game.
27 of 150 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The gorgeous visuals are accompanied by a fitting soundtrack that while a bit more on the retro side, still felt like it belonged.
27 of 150 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The gorgeous visuals are accompanied by a fitting soundtrack that while a bit more on the retro side, still felt like it belonged.
15 of 150 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
And in fact the game (being inspired by souls-likes) becomes fairly challenging about halfway through, with some precision platforming gauntlets and tough battles - but luckily the controls are precise with an useful control scheme (played it with a Xbox controller), and the real challenge is learning the bosses' attack patterns and how to use the various boons and magic powers we can find to adapt to the various situations.
4 of 150 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters57 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat41 reviews
88%
Difficulty31 reviews
90%
Interface10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.