Mortal Shell II
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ActionRPGSouls-likeDark FantasyViolentAction RPGSingleplayer

630 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,185

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,478

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Game description

Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.

Basic info

DeveloperCold Symmetry
PublisherPlaystack
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 20, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 / 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-10700K @ 3.8 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or better
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB
Storage70 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 454 reviews from the past 1 year

73.9/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (79%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Reviews of Mortal Shell II pull in two directions, and it scores 73.9 from 22,525 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

80 reviews praise the visuals, the most upvoted calling the world expansive and beautiful at max settings. 79 enjoy possessing a powerful character to steamroll enemies, and 56 say the combat feels much improved, with movement that is no longer sluggish. Tech & Support ranks 353rd of 1399. Players also praise build synergies that create genuinely interesting playstyles. Others say the hard difficulty is exactly what fans of the genre want.

👎 Where it falls short

Balance is the main complaint. 79 reviews find the difficulty inconsistent, with enemies that range from pushovers to one hit kills, and 51 call enemy balance all over the place, the most upvoted saying the open world is deadlier than the bosses. 61 report bugs including clipping, lost camera and uneven hitboxes. Content Volume ranks 963rd of 1351 and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1233rd of 1399; reviews mention the same enemies repeated throughout, and a shell point system that limits build experimentation.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“world design is expansive and beautiful at max settings” · 80 reviews
“possessing powerful character lets you steamroll enemies without stamina limits, peak Soulslike” · 79 reviews
“combat much better, movement no longer sluggish” · 56 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 79% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +1.80 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “combat much better, movement no longer sluggish” · 56 reviews
Negative “cannot cancel attack animations; enemy magnetism and stagger issues break combat flow” · 15 reviews

Progression 24% · Difficulty 60% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 33% · Strategy 39%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.35 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “game has potential and solid foundation” · 23 reviews
Negative “world is vapid and uninformative, lacking atmosphere and narrative cohesion” · 8 reviews

Story 17% · Characters 5%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.93 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “same enemies repeated with only health scaling differences throughout game” · 44 reviews
Positive “excellent exploration and enemy variety in first region” · 2 reviews

Volume 25% · Replayability 7%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.32 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “world design is expansive and beautiful at max settings” · 80 reviews
Negative “art style is mediocre and uninspiring” · 2 reviews

Audio 16%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.96 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “enemy balance all over the place, open world deadlier than bosses” · 51 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.71 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “numerous bugs including clipping, camera loss, hitbox wonkiness, skipped bossfights” · 61 reviews
Positive “excellent optimization with minimal bugs compared to other releases” · 1 review

Performance 19% · Developer support 20%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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