Mortal Shell II (PC) Review

It is always a great feeling when, within thirty minutes of starting a game, you know it’s going to be not only a great palate cleanser, but a great game in the genre. With Mortal Shell II, there was a little worry that it would be much like the first one and be more something I kind of just tolerated, but very early on that was not the case, and I started thinking of it as one of the better soulslikes I’ve played in years. That’s not a small thing to say. The original Mortal Shell had a neat hook and not much else holding it up; it was a game that felt like such a letdown with this great promise. Mortal Shell II is such a better sequel, and it’s not even close. Mortal Shell II has so much more confidence in everything, and I felt it the moment I picked up the controller. The original Mortal Shell always had a slight stiffness to it, an unwillingness to fully commit to the aggression the genre usually rewards, and Cold Symmetry has clearly spent the years since honing their... Read more

Aug 17, 2026 - 21:08

It is always a great feeling when, within thirty minutes of starting a game, you know it’s going to be not only a great palate cleanser, but a great game in the genre. With Mortal Shell II, there was a little worry that it would be much like the first one and be more something I kind of just tolerated, but very early on that was not the case, and I started thinking of it as one of the better soulslikes I’ve played in years. That’s not a small thing to say.

The original Mortal Shell had a neat hook and not much else holding it up; it was a game that felt like such a letdown with this great promise. Mortal Shell II is such a better sequel, and it’s not even close.

Mortal Shell II has so much more confidence in everything, and I felt it the moment I picked up the controller. The original Mortal Shell always had a slight stiffness to it, an unwillingness to fully commit to the aggression the genre usually rewards, and Cold Symmetry has clearly spent the years since honing their

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