EMPTY SHELL

Buy88%

Very Positive · 861 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

CC ARTS · Action Roguelike · Oct 16, 2023

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
81
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy EMPTY SHELL?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 861 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are optional objectives, secret areas and levels that all make exploring worth it; on top of finding additional gear of course.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Most importantly, the volunteer can have a single melee and ranged weapon equipped at once.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story, while not groundbreaking, is quite interesting, mainly in presentation alone.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To put things mildly, normal is highly recommended difficulty setting for getting to know this challenging game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What personally attracted me to trying the game was the striking black and white visuals, which fit really well with industrial interiors of the facility.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design amplifies this atmosphere—footsteps echo unnervingly in the dark, mechanical whirs pulse in the distance, and distorted ambient noises create a sense of unseen presence even when nothing is around.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay87 reviews
Combat77 reviews
Story54 reviews
Difficulty50 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
83% still recommend
Bugs
43% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.91.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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