EMPTY SHELL
CC ARTS · Hyperstrange · 2023-10-16
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Modes: Single player
Releases: Mar 12, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 23, 2024 (Xbox One), Jul 23, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 23, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jul 23, 2024 (PlayStation 4)
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)
Empty Shell will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong. Discover the dark secrets of the facility's years of operation, up until the accident that led to the extreme consequences you are involved in. Every time you die, you will control a new volunteer sent to the place. Your starting equipment (Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
- · Top 37% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Review-multiple estimate from 847 total reviews — how this is computed.
Current store prices
| GOG | $4.89 | -59% |
| lowest across shops (ITAD) | $4.89 | -59% |
| Microsoft Store | $15.99 |
Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.
All-time low: $4.89 at GOG (2026-06-17) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal
12-month high $11.99 · on sale 41 of 69 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)
Players online
Price history
Completion
- · 74.4% of players earned IT BEGINS
- · 7.8% of players earned ENTHUSIAST
- · 2.1% of players earned UNTOUCHABLE
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
8 supported languages: English, Italian, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
Console footprint
| Platform | Players tracked | Completion | Trophies/achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam (Steam) | 980 | 1% | 81 |
| PS5 (PlayStation) | 72 | 1% | 47 |
| Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox) | 70 | 1% | 46 |
| PS4 (PlayStation) | 7 | 29% | 47 |
| PS4 (PlayStation) | 2 | 0% | 47 |
| Switch (Nintendo) | 2 | 0% | 0 |
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Player tags
DarkActionHorrorSci-fiShooterTop-DownAdventureControllerRogue-likeRogue-lite
Census log
- 2026-08-27Highest concurrent player count the census has recorded: 8 (2026-08-27).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
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Similarity via IGDB.