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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE

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App ID 2224850
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Hyperstrange
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31503218
Last Record Update 6 October 2025 – 11:24:38 UTC ()
Release Date 6 January 2023 – 08:55:28 UTC ()
😎 89.24%
1k reviews
1
In-Game
👻 Action Roguelike 👻 Roguelite 🗺️ Top-Down 👻 Roguelike 🌄 Action-Adventure

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer CC ARTS
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Hyperstrange
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 6 January 2023 – 08:55:28 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/ExfGNxjJZr
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 6 January 2023 – 08:55:28 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 8 December 2023 – 22:00:08 UTC () (1702072808)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 June 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10412969
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 17 November 2022 – 13:17:00 UTC (), in changelist #16766595
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
French Yes Yes

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 👻 Roguelite 🗺️ Top-Down 👻 Roguelike 🌄 Action-Adventure 😱 Horror 💥 Action 🎮 Controller 📚 Story Rich 🗺️ Adventure 🚀 Sci-fi 🌲 Survival 🕹️ Old School 👾 Retro 🎒 Survival Horror ⚔️ Combat 🆓 Free to Play 👤 Singleplayer 😨 Dark 😖 Gore

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp30 September 2024 – 20:59:11 UTC

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timestamp 14 December 2022 – 21:49:52 UTC

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