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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive11.99 €

A top-down survival horror roguelite set in a secret facility on a Japanese island. Scarce resources, a grim industrial mood and randomized runs keep the tension high.

Runs that play out differently every time
Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Action-packed real-time combat

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The closest matches for Empty Shell are Receiver, Space Beast Terror Fright and Returnal. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Empty Shell special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Receiver

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2013PCSteam Deck playable80 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Empty Shell: runs that differ every time, a dark atmosphere and a demanding difficulty.

A minimalist first-person shooter where every gun action is manual: ejecting the magazine, loading rounds one by one, cocking the hammer. Randomized levels and scattered tapes tell a dark story in fragments, while turrets and drones punish every mistake.

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Space Beast Terror Fright

Dread and tension

A brutally hard arcade first-person shooter with permadeath where you fight as a Marine through dark, monster-infested spaceships. Each run is an intense fight for survival as you grab data and upgrades.

Returnal

Dread and tension

As a stranded astronaut caught in a time loop, you fight across a constantly shifting alien planet. Frantic bullet-hell shooting and a dark, enigmatic story make every run intense and punishing.

Picayune Dreams

Action-packed real-time combat

A space-set roguelite that blends horde survival with bullet-hell action as you fend off thousands of nightmarish creatures. You experiment with different builds and grow stronger through meta progression between runs.

Nightmare Reaper

Dread and tension

A retro boomer shooter in the vein of Doom and Blood, mixing fast, brutal gunplay in procedurally generated nightmare levels with modern RPG-style abilities and weapon upgrades.

Lovecraft's Untold Stories

Dread and tension

A top-down action RPG with roguelike structure where you fight cultists and Mythos creatures through randomly generated levels inspired by Lovecraft stories. Madness and death loom constantly as you improve your gear and skills.

Receiver 2

Challenging difficulty

A minimalist first-person shooter where every firearm is simulated mechanically in detail: you load rounds individually, cock hammers and clear jams by hand. Handling the guns is as demanding as the enemies in short, lethal runs.

The Binding of Isaac

Dread and tension

A grotesque twin-stick roguelike set in randomly generated basements, where countless bizarre items transform Isaac in wildly different ways each run. Dark, religiously tinged humor meets huge replayability and a wealth of secrets to unlock.

No Such Place

Challenging difficulty

A top-down extraction shooter where you run reconnaissance missions for a mysterious research consortium, eliminate unknown threats, and make it to the evacuation point alive.

Moros Protocol

Action-packed real-time combat

A stylized, pixel-painted first-person roguelike shooter that blends the feel of early action-adventures with fresh mechanics. You fight through a dark sci-fi world of monsters while confronting your own past.

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