One word for the top-down, Dead Space-esque action of EMPTY SHELL? We’d plumb for ‘atmospheric’. This black-and-white horror title will have you peering around corners, wondering just what exactly lies in the dark…
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Now available on Xbox consoles for the first time, EMPTY SHELL has blessed players on Switch and PC for a good few months now, to major critical acclaim.
A survival horror with roguelike elements thrown in for good measure, you will explore an abandoned facility on a remote Japanese island. Abandoned, that is, by any humans, and in their footsteps come some freakish alien monsters.
Each run you embark on through EMPTY SHELL, you’ll play as a new ‘volunteer’ on a ‘recovery operation’ through this facility, starting off with a random assortment of items and within a procedurally generated level. From here, you must scavenge amongst the weapons you find on the ground to take down the enemies you find.
But be warned, they will surround you, if you aren’t too careful.
Key Features
- Random generated maps every time you enter a new level or you die
- A top down perspective surrounded by darkness
- Scavenge weapons, ammo and gadgets to raise your chance to survive
- Manage your inventory to make room for what you deem vital
- Different types of enemies will hunt you down each room of the facility
- Buy upgrades and devices to help you during fights
- Find logs and documents from the 1950s to unveil the stories of the people who worked there
Play Today – If You Dare!
If you wish to check out what we would say is one of the most unique titles to release in 2024, then make sure to head down to the Xbox Store. The game costs £13.24 over there, and is available on both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
EMPTY SHELL is also playable on PC and Switch. We will of course have a full review of EMPTY SHELL ready for you in due course.
EMPTY SHELL Description
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a “recovery operation” without being privy to too many details.
They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.
Discover the dark secrets of the facility’s years of operation, up until the accident that led to the extreme consequences you are involved in.
Every time you die, you will control a new volunteer sent to the place. Your starting equipment will be randomized and each level will be generated with a new layout.
Dark corridors and cold rooms. Abominable creatures and bloody fights. Puzzles to solve, equipment, logs and documents to recover await you in this roguelite survival horror.
