Mortal Shell II

Open-world Souls-like action RPG with combat unrestricted by stamina

Cold Symmetry · Published by Playstack · Released Aug 20, 2026

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 21K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 1,204 in 30 days
Players: 683; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 5 days ago; Oct 23, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER; 16 GB RAM · 70 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Mortal Shell II?

This single-player dark fantasy action RPG takes place in a compact, interconnected open world. You find and possess the Shells of eight lost warriors, use their abilities, and uncover their stories. You search for equipment, upgrade melee and ranged weapons, and break enemy posture to land critical hits.

For you if...

+you enjoy searching off the main path for secrets
+you like experimenting with different abilities and weapon builds

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear levels over freely exploring a world
−you want the story to be the main draw

What players say

78% of 20,960 reviews are positive · 84% of 1,204 in the last 30 days

Players praise the Shell system, build variety, and exploration. Common complaints concern combat balance, unreliable dodging and parrying, and enemies whose attacks track too aggressively; bosses also draw criticism.

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Mortal Shell II system requirements

Minimum: GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, 16 GB RAM, 70 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 / 11
Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.8 GHz or better or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or better
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 8 GB
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 70 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD required

Does Mortal Shell II have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Mortal Shell II run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 53
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Ukrainian.

Does Mortal Shell II use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam