Day of the Shell (2025)

Goblinz Publishing, Duper Games

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Day of the Shell is a “one-click, one-turn” tactical rogue-lite. In a shattered and flooded world, travel from island to island with only hope and a revolver, challenging and appeasing the gods.

Platforms

Mac Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONE Series X|S

Genres

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Themes

Action

Languages: English and 9 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
English
French
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Simplified)
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish (Spain)

Media

Critic Reviews

Generación Xbox

By Generación Xbox
78

The game could be improved with a few tweaks to the roguelite mechanics , by adding content and perhaps making some adjustments to the random difficulty, it's true, but as it stands right now, it's a more than interesting option for fully enjoying a genre that's far from common. Hopefully, many more offerings like this will come.

24 Aug, 2025 Read full review

Video Chums

By A.J. Maciejewski
60

Playing Day of the Shell is super-exciting at first but after an hour or so, you'll start to realise that it's quite shallow despite its cleverness. 🔫

05 Aug, 2025 Read full review

Impulsegamer

By Nay Clark
60

Ultimately, Day of the Shell is a compelling idea that doesn't fully realize its potential. It nails its core concept of accessibility and snappy tactics, but falters in the systems meant to support long-term engagement. For players seeking a bite-sized, brainy strategy game to play in short sessions, there's a lot to like here, but those hoping for deep progression, rich variety, or meaningful replayability may find themselves burning out quickly. It's not a bad game by any means; it's just one that feels like the first draft of something greater. With more content, balance tweaks, and expansion of its mechanics, it could become something special. As it stands, Day of the Shell is a promising and modest experience that is unique, but not unforgettable.

01 Aug, 2025 Read full review

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