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The Shell Part III: Paradiso

Innocent Grey · Shiravune · 2025-01-21

Steam

AdventureSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jan 22, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?

The Shell Part III: Paradiso is an Adventure and Simulation game released in 2025, priced at $19.99, with an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 681 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

97%
positive of 703 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

The year is Showa 33—or 1958, by the new calendar. It is an especially cold January, and amid the dour gray snow, a funeral is being held. A portrait of a girl's face sits there draped in snow, looking almost embarrassed and a little lonely... The imprisoned painter Shinzo Mamiya died a scant few weeks after the Blessed Congregation's crimes came to light. Detective Reiji Tokisaka has been recruited by his old friend Maris Stella to help sort through the man's belongings, but instead they find an unknown work in his studio: a one-winged angel with no arms. The work, which they name Exile Of (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–32k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 703 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $10.99 at GOG (2026-07-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 20 of 44 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10010020252026Week of 2025-01-22: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$10.992025-01-222026-08-082025-01-22 — best price $15.992025-02-04 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $15.992025-04-20 — best price $15.992025-06-04 — best price $15.992025-06-26 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-07 — best price $19.992025-09-21 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-28 — best price $13.992025-11-21 — best price $13.992025-11-24 — best price $13.992025-12-03 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $13.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-12 — best price $11.992026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-02-28 — best price $19.992026-03-20 — best price $11.992026-03-28 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $11.992026-04-27 — best price $19.992026-05-26 — best price $11.992026-06-09 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-06-19 — best price $11.992026-06-26 — best price $11.992026-07-10 — best price $19.992026-07-23 — best price $10.992026-08-06 — best price $19.992026-08-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

DarkNoirAnimeCrimeLogicHorrorMysteryDetectiveConspiracyHand-drawn

Census log

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

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