Vital Shell

MarvinWizard · 2026-01-07

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 07, 2026 (Linux), Jan 07, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.

Vital Shell is a $5.99 Action and RPG game released in 2026, with Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 1725 reviews).

97%

positive of 1.8k reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

steam's rating (official)

platinum

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

Verified

Steam Deck (Valve)

SteamOS: Playable

$5.99

steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active

· 119 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
· Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (497 reviews).
· Top 11% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 37k–82k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,832 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.19 at Steam (2026-08-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 6 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+

achievements tracked

98.1%

earned "Koenig"

26.1%

median achievement earned by

· 98.1% of players earned Koenig
· 26.1% of players earned Meteor
· 7.9% of players earned Sorcerer

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortColor Alternatives

12 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, German, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)	1,977	5%	66

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

Census log

2026-01-07First review activity on record (week of 2026-01-07).
2026-01-07Biggest review week on record: 497 reviews (week of 2026-01-07).

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

Recent updates

2026-09-10Vital Shell for PC CD-ROM
2026-07-101.2.0.5 - Improved Workshop Support
2026-06-05V 1.2.0.3

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