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Title: Mortal Shell II is dark, gross and coming in 2026

Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:48:11 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mortal-shell-...

Developer Cold Symmetry jumpstarted Summer Game Fest Live with the first
trailer for Mortal Shell II, a sequel to Mortal Shell with what looks like an
equal amount of gruesome imagery. The game is expected to launch in 2026, but
you can register right now to try a beta version of Mortal Shell II when it
becomes available.

According to the game's Steam page, Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel to
the original Mortal Shell released in 2020. It combines deliberate, Dark
Souls-style action with a grotesque, dark setting, not unlike Dark Souls
itself. The trailer offers ample examples is full of over-the-top enemies ΓÇö
of particular note, a giant armored snail ΓÇö and lots of sharp things
piercing soft flesh.

Playing as "the Harbinger" you'll travel through "more than 60 dungeons,"
leveraging the "Shells" of fallen warriors to gain new abilities, Cold
Symmetry writes. It sounds like the just the kind of punishing experience
Soulslike fans get out of bed for.

Mortal Shell II is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mortal-shell-...
2026-214811717.html?src=rss

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