
Test your strength in Shell of a King! A precision bullet-hell adventure that will push your dodging skills to the limit. Challenge tough bosses, uncover secrets, and explore a world left to ruin in this top-down RPG.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Aug 31 → 0/day in the week after.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.29/day in the week to Jul 26 → 0/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
The world crumbles, as it yearns for the presence of the old gods. Only the strongest and most depraved beings remain. Imprisoned beneath the royal capital of Agathara, can you fight your way to the surface?
Shell of a King is a top-down 2.5D bullet-hell RPG with an emphasis on tough boss fights, build customization, an original soundtrack, and an interconnected world to explore. A passion-project by a solo dev.
No AI was used in the creation of Shell of a King, in any shape or form.
Top-Down Bullet-Hell Action: Shell of a King blends precise bullet-hell insanity with robust souls-like mechanics in a unique adventure!
Simple Responsive Controls With a Classic Souls-Like Dodge Roll: Triumph over your foes in a rigorous combat system that is easy to learn, but hard to master!

Over 20 Tough Boss Fights: Battle depraved monsters, giant sentient cubes, and terrible wardens that will push you to your limit! Each boss is designed around a unique mechanic to keep encounters fresh and exciting!
A Variety of Enemies to Face: Every area offers new and unique enemies that will keep you on your toes!

Over 100 Items to Discover: In Shell of a King, each regular enemy has a unique item drop, many of which will change how you play! This leads to tons of variety across playthroughs.
Level-System and Build Customization: Level up your stats and play your way! Whether that's a glass-cannon or a tanky damage sponge, Shell of a King supports your favorite play style!

A Non-Linear Style Interconnected World: Explore how you like in a world design style reminiscent of a Metroidvania! Let your curiosity guide you to new areas, bosses, NPCs, items, and more!
Tons of Secrets: Shell of a King is jam-packed with secrets to discover, rewarding thorough exploration, and clever problem solving!
Multiple Endings: Your choices matter in Shell of a King! Follow the story, trust your gut, and let your actions dictate which of the 3 endings you obtain!
NG+: Missed a boss or didn't get the ending you wanted? Start a new game, keeping all your items and levels from the previous playthrough!
An Easy Mode: Want to experience Shell of a King without all the difficulty? Try Easy Mode, and vibe with the cozy 2D and 3D hand-drawn graphics!
Join the Official Shell of a King Discord Server! (link in social media section)

Check out the Official Shell of a King Wiki! Be careful of spoilers! (link under 'Visit the website')

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Reviews
Themes across 44 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
it's pretty fun and chill to play
im bout to put 100 hours into this
Love <3 Hard game, ton of secret items that helped a lot with the bosses
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 44 reviews with recorded playtime.
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What a great game, glad to have discovered and gave it a shot, very cool hidden gem!
Excellent game with unique mechanics and environment design, all of the bosses have felt great so far. Would highly recommend, this is his first release so I can't wait to see what updates or new things this fella is cookin up next.
Every single enemy in this game has about three times more health than it should. The bullet sponge enemies turn this from what could've been a good experience into an exercise in tedium as you roll your eyes after encountering the same enemies over and over where the greatest threat is giving into boredom. It's unfortunate too because the bosses had plenty of effort put into their attack patterns and making them distinct, but it's all just so damn boring because of how long it takes to kill anything in this game. Ironically the best part of it is some survival challenges where you don't attack at all.
Very very good game
It is simply peak, sad to see I was the sole player on. Deserves far more players. Simply a well crafted ROTMGsouls-like. Has an IMMENSE amount of care and effort poured into the world and progression. All the items are real fun upgrades, and the addition of some of them being rare enemy drops itches the white bag attainer in me. Perfect if you want both a metroidvania with fun progression and a singleplayer Realm Of The Mad God-esque bullet hell ( I've been yearning for years ) Simply Peak
Fantastic game. This deserves a lot more attention than it's currently received. This is what gaming is about.
Hella fun. RotmG x Dark Souls = peak.
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