Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
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24h peak
44
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44
SteamScope Score
29.0
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Vital Shell is a science-fantasy top-down arena shooter with a distinct PSX-era look, complete with an ambient jungle soundtrack. Take control of your favorite fantasy archetype expressed as a mech. Battle relentless waves of enemies in desolate, dream-like environments. Equip your shell with unique weapons, traits, and powerful abilities, designing potent builds and synergies with every run.
Fast runs, 20 minutes to reach the level's boss
Five unique stages
Five fantasy archetype inspired mechs
Thousands of build combinations
Level up as you progress through waves
Select weapons, unique abilities, and traits between waves
Socket weapons with gems to generate powerful effects
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Total reviews
1.6K
Positive
1.5K
Negative
40
Score
97%Overwhelmingly Positive
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Player growth windows
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-28.6%
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Vital Shell is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 29/100. Search for "Vital Shell player count" or "Vital Shell steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Vital Shell is developed by MarvinWizard, released 7 Jan 2026, a Action, RPG title. Available on Windows, Linux.
Vital Shell currently reports 10 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 44 and an all-time peak of 44.
Player counts fell -28.6% over the past 24 hours, signalling a notable decline.
Among tracked Steam titles, Vital Shell ranks #3763 of 4,432 by momentum score.
Vital Shell has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 23/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 44.
Vital Shell has 66 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 29%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.
The most common achievement is "Koenig" with a 98.2% unlock rate.
The rarest achievement is "Treasure Hunter III" — only 5.0% of players have unlocked it (Hard).
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Controller support: Full controller support
Steam achievements: 66
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Vital Shell - 6,15€
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Vital Shell is currently €6.15 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €4.92 (recorded Jul 27, 2026). The highest tracked store price is €6.15. SteamScope has 3 price snapshots in its tracked history.
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Vital Shell has 97% Steam reviews across 1.6K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Overwhelmingly Positive". Review volume grew by 3 reviews over the tracked period. SteamScope stores 3 review history snapshots for trend analysis.
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Achievements
This game
29% avg unlock
40 peer games
16.6% median
Comparison
Easier than peers
Achievements
66 standard · Updated 4d ago
29%
average global unlock
Most Common
Koenig
98.2% unlock rate
Rarest Achievement
Treasure Hunter III
5.0% unlock rate
paladin
98.2%
global unlock
Enter battle as Koenig.
thief
77.4%
global unlock
Defeat Corrupt Bloodfang on wave 20 of Island Ruins.
nova
74.4%
global unlock
Restore health 500 times through Regen or abilities in a single run.
revive
74.4%
global unlock
Enter battle and suffer defeat as Koenig.
buster_rifle
58.7%
global unlock
Achieve a weapon critical strike chance of 60%.
treasure_hunter_i
58.5%
global unlock
Equip 15 different weapons and abilities.
earth_shatter
50.1%
global unlock
Fell 25 enemies with a single attack.
wizard
50.1%
global unlock
Defeat Corrupt Mirage on wave 20 of Ice Caverns.
brawler
47.8%
global unlock
Deal 200,000 damage with a short range weapon in a single run.
smg
47.2%
global unlock
Reload a weapon 45 times in a single wave.
missile_launcher
45.5%
global unlock
Deal 300,000 Force damage in a single run.
flamestone
45.3%
global unlock
Socket all Fury gems to a weapon.
chaotic_strike
44.0%
global unlock
Deal 200 damage in a single attack with an Elemental weapon.
obsidian
43.6%
global unlock
Socket all Destruction gems to a weapon.
black_pearl
43.1%
global unlock
Socket two Destruction and two Fury gems to a weapon.
eagle_eye
40.0%
global unlock
Deal 200,000 damage with a long range weapon in a single run.
shotgun
38.3%
global unlock
Apply the Fragmentation Resonance to a Physical weapon.
lighstone
37.8%
global unlock
Socket all Divinity gems to a weapon.
fulgurite
36.3%
global unlock
Socket all Acuity gems to a weapon.
minigun
35.9%
global unlock
Achieve a weapon Fire Rate over 12/s.
high_impulse_system
35.4%
global unlock
Achieve victory in battle with the Skyfall Mortar.
hunter
34.5%
global unlock
Defeat Corrupt Sidewinder on wave 20 of Sylvan Cloister.
garnet
33.2%
global unlock
Socket two Acuity and two Fury gems to a weapon.
moonstone
33.2%
global unlock
Socket two Divinity and two Fury gems to a weapon.
windstone
32.5%
global unlock
Socket all Spirit gems to a weapon.
painite
32.2%
global unlock
Socket two Divinity and two Destruction gems to a weapon.
aquamarine
29.8%
global unlock
Socket two Acuity and two Destruction gems to a weapon.
arc_burst
28.4%
global unlock
Achieve victory with 3 different Elemental weapons.
angelstone
26.3%
global unlock
Max out Devotion to Divinity.
sunstone
26.2%
global unlock
Socket two Fury and two Spirit gems to a weapon.
dark_knight
25.8%
global unlock
Defeat Corrupt Meteor on wave 20 of Molten Core.
mirror_image
25.8%
global unlock
Complete a mirror match run, e.g. defeat Corrupt Bloodfang while playing as Bloodfang.
pearl
25.8%
global unlock
Socket two Divinity and two Acuity gems to a weapon.
peridot
25.3%
global unlock
Socket two Destruction and two Spirit gems to a weapon.
pulse_rifle
24.8%
global unlock
Fell 100 enemies in a single wave with the Sun Shard.
flee
24.4%
global unlock
Boost 150 times in a single run.
demolisher
23.5%
global unlock
Achieve victory using exclusively Force weapons and a Force Special.
jadeite
23.5%
global unlock
Socket two Divinity and two Spirit gems to a weapon.
static_field
23.3%
global unlock
Achieve victory as Mirage with all Elemental weapons.
turquoise
21.6%
global unlock
Socket two Acuity and two Spirit gems to a weapon.
treasure_hunter_ii
21.5%
global unlock
Equip 30 different weapons and abilities.
flamethrower
19.6%
global unlock
Apply four Acuity gems to a Heavy Elemental weapon.
esurience
18.9%
global unlock
Achieve level 28.
blood_temple
17.8%
global unlock
Achieve bonus of 100% from taking damage as Meteor.
aegis
15.4%
global unlock
Achieve a block chance of 66% as Koenig.
last_resort
15.4%
global unlock
Complete wave 20 with less than 10% HP.
ruby
15.4%
global unlock
Max out Devotion to Fury.
volatile_shell
15.4%
global unlock
Equip 15 different protocols.
riposte
13.6%
global unlock
Avoid (Block or Dodge) 300 attacks in a single run.
stability_core
13.3%
global unlock
Spend 5 minutes stationary over the course of a run.
cannon_spike
13.2%
global unlock
Deal 200,000 damage with a Boost ability in a single run.
shadow_dancer
13.2%
global unlock
Clear wave 20 without taking any damage.
conflagration
13.0%
global unlock
Deal 300,000 Burn damage in a single run.
dark_knight_skin
12.4%
global unlock
Fell Mir'van as Meteor.
paladin_skin
12.2%
global unlock
Fell Mir'van as Koenig.
thief_skin
9.4%
global unlock
Fell Mir'van as Bloodfang.
sapphire
9.0%
global unlock
Max out Devotion to Acuity.
calamity_bomb
8.6%
global unlock
Achieve victory as Sidewinder equipped with one weapon of each damage type.
cloak
8.2%
global unlock
Achieve S Rank on all levels.
wizard_skin
7.8%
global unlock
Fell Mir'van as Mirage.
reactive_armor
7.1%
global unlock
Take 3000 damage in a single run.
hunter_skin
7.0%
global unlock
Fell Mir'van as Sidewinder.
emerald
6.7%
global unlock
Max out Devotion to Spirit.
deathstone
6.4%
global unlock
Max out Devotion to Destruction.
missile_circus
6.1%
global unlock
Fire 20 rockets in a single activation of Rocket Storm as Bloodfang.
treasure_hunter_iii
5.0%
global unlock
Equip 45 different weapons and abilities.
