Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 65 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 61 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise61 helpful reviews20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
21 of 61 sampled reviews raised it
Shell of a King does a great job combining bullet-hell combat with RPG exploration.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
10 of 61 sampled reviews raised 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.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
9 of 61 sampled reviews raised 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!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 61 sampled reviews raised it
It reminds of an old game from the PS2 era called Eternal Poison which also had great OST.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay21 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Story9 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Controls100% 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
- DualShock Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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