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Kingdom Shell cover art

Kingdom Shell

Cup of Pixels · Top Hat Studios, Inc. · 2023-10-05

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 23, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 23, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Sep 23, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 23, 2025 (Xbox One), Sep 23, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 05, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

89%
positive of 282 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

The magical Shell that has protected the Kingdom for centuries has been shattered. Hordes of nightmarish creatures now overrun the Kingdom, terrorizing its inhabitants. The White Temple, which has stood guard over the Kingdom for centuries, cannot face this threat alone. They are forced to seek help from Elias, a half-blood in whose veins flows the blood of nightmares. He may be the Kingdom's only hope. Explore the lands of the Kingdom, fight hordes of nightmarish creatures and powerful bosses, find secrets, help inhabitants in distress and stop the impending catastrophe.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (52 reviews).
  • · Top 41% of 15,349 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.6k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 282 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.04 at Dreamgame (2026-04-07) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220232026Week of 2023-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

38
achievements tracked
87%
earned "Mnemona's Tower"
30.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29026%38
PS5 (PlayStation)4751%39
PS4 (PlayStation)967%39
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RetroActionFantasyMysteryAdventureSouls-likeStory RichAtmosphericExplorationDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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