Day of the Shell

Tactical roguelite with island exploration and one click per turn

Duper Games · Published by Goblinz Publishing · Released Jul 29, 2025

Reviews: Mixed; 67% of 392
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 7 months ago; Mar 24, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1050; 8 GB RAM; Full requirements

What is Day of the Shell?

An isometric, single-player tactical roguelite about a monster huntress challenging the gods after they devastate humanity. You explore the surviving islands, fight monsters, and collect treasure to open portals. Death returns you to your home island for permanent upgrades before another run.

For you if...

+you enjoy combining blessings to shape your combat tactics

Not for you if...

−you want steady progress without replaying difficult encounters

What players say

67% of 392 reviews are positive

Players praise the core combat, but many criticize repetitive maps and limited meaningful weapon and upgrade choices. Recent reviews also report bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Day of the Shell system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 8300H 2.30GHz or equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
DirectX: Version 12

Does Day of the Shell have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Day of the Shell run on Steam Deck?

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

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 53
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Day of the Shell 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