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EMPTY SHELL

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App ID 2243110
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Hyperstrange
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29445402
Last Record Update 8 June 2025 – 11:50:56 UTC ()
Release Date 16 October 2023 – 17:00:47 UTC ()
😎 82.79%
639 reviews
2
In-Game

EMPTY SHELL 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

Developer CC ARTS
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Hyperstrange
Store Release Date 16 October 2023 – 17:00:51 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/ExfGNxjJZr
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 16 October 2023 – 17:00:47 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 December 2024 – 10:14:24 UTC () (1733134464)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 88
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • 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: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 July 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15023047
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-2RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 5 December 2022 – 11:28:20 UTC (), in changelist #16960285
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

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

Tags

👻 Action Roguelike 👻 Roguelite 🔫 Shooter 🗺️ Top-Down 😱 Horror 🌄 Action-Adventure 👻 Roguelike 💥 Action 🎮 Controller 📚 Story Rich 👾 Pixel Graphics 🌫 Atmospheric 🚀 Sci-fi 🗺️ Adventure 😨 Dark 🕹️ Old School 🎒 Survival Horror 👾 Retro 👤 Singleplayer ⚔️ Combat

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp25 February 2025 – 16:58:22 UTC
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User File System

Key Value
quota 8.58 MiB (9000000)
maxnumfiles 6
savefiles
0 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocalLow
pathCCARTS/EmptyShellFull
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platforms/1Windows

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/CCARTS/EmptyShellFull *.json
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