Shell of a King

Shell of a King

Steam Deck Verified

Rosune · Indie · Apr 2, 2026

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

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

100%
Very Positive
63 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 60 sampled reviews

Based on 63 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 60 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Great boss fights, banger OST, smooth controls, lots of items that tweak more than just stats, and despite being someone who typically doesn't care for story in games, the lore and world building earned my full attention in this one!
11 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
TLDR: If The Realm of The Mad God was actually a good game with fun exploration, progression and without enforced permadeath nonsense.
11 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
But honestly the sound track alone probably justifies the price tag.
10 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
I literally have nothing bad to say about this game, the combat is super fun (especially with the camera rotate), it's not insanely hard, but still a great challenge for players experienced with souls-like and bullet hell games, the music is really good and the build variety is amazing.
9 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Solid game and good movement and keybinds.
5 of 60 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 characters11 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty5 reviews
100%
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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
100%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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