Games like Mortal Shell
If Mortal Shell is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Surge 2, The Surge and Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its oppressive mysterious atmosphere, atmospheric and bleak. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Mortal Shell is a dark fantasy action-RPG developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack, released in 2021 at 29.99 USD and verified on Steam Deck. The game presents a challenging souls-like experience with weighty combat and a selection of core mechanics that distinguish it within the genre. Players possess and switch between different shell characters, each dramatically altering their playstyle, while a unique harden mechanic allows brief damage absorption during combat. A bonfire hub system and absence of fast travel reinforce deliberate exploration, with players describing the atmosphere as bleak, dark, and contemplative despite the difficulty. Reviewers highlight the exploration as rewarding and the combat as satisfying, with an ability proc system adding further build variety to the approximately short runtime. The title holds a 70% positive rating from 3923 Steam reviews and supports solo-only play.
About Mortal Shell: Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.
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The Surge 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Top pick for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
The Surge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Second-strongest match for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Mortal Shell.
Third-strongest match for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Mortal Shell.
Ranked #4 for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Ranked #5 for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
Thymesia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Ranked #6 for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Mortal Shell.
Ranked #7 for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Ranked #8 for Mortal Shell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
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ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
The Surge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
The Surge 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
Scorn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Demon's Soulbound
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Demon's Soulbound is a gay bara adult 3rd person point'n click adventure about domination, bdsm, sex between men and monsters, and serving a demon master.
DARK SOULS™ II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Reviewers of Mortal Shell cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mortal Shell at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mortal Shell on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mortal Shell.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Mortal Shell on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Mortal Shell on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mortal Shell on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Mortal Shell on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Mortal Shell on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Surge 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Mortal Shell.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Mortal Shell.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Blade of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Mortal Shell.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mortal Shell.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Mortal Shell.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Frequently asked about Mortal Shell
- Is Mortal Shell verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mortal Shell is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Mortal Shell cost?
- Mortal Shell is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mortal Shell?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mortal Shell are The Surge 2, The Surge, Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition.
- Who developed Mortal Shell?
- Mortal Shell was developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack.
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