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CC ARTS · Published by Hyperstrange
Content notice: Pixel gore, horror story.
Very Positive — 94% positive (1,410 reviews) · 26 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
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.
Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play · 2023 · More free games
Explore a secret Japanese island facility as part of a mysterious recovery operation in EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE. Navigate treacherous levels with other players or solo, facing unexpected threats in this intense roguelite adventure from CC ARTS.
About this game
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE 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.
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
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Graphics HD 2GB or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 150 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050 or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 150 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Quick Unity fix
Hi everyone! Just a quick update to fix the recent security vulnerability issue that may affect all Unity games built in the past few years. The volunteers already have their own problems... they don't need any more vulnerability issues.Read full article on Community Announcements ([IT] highcla)Patch NotesOfficial
Level exit prompt
Hey, everyone! This small update brings a prompt at the end of each level that asks for an interaction to proceed to the next one, so that you don't accidentally exit a level leaving stuff you were planning to recover behind.Read full article on Community Announcements ([IT] highcla)AnnouncementsOfficial
Happy Birthday!
Hey, everyone! Exactly one year ago, EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE was released, marking the beginning of this journey. Since then, thousands of lines of code have been written, tens of thousands of vertices have been crafted and hundreds of thousands of axe blows have been struck. Thank you all for venturing into the Facility and for contributing to improving the game with your feedback. Looking forward to giving you more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43340112/5ac88e4c27e28960731007565d3fe2f64a2a1b84.pngRead full article on Community Announcements ([IT] highcla)Patch NotesOfficial
Steam Deck quick fix
Hey everyone, just added a quick QoL fix. Basically, if running on the Steam Deck, at first launch the default UI size will be "Big". If you already launched the game, then, if you want, you can manually change the UI size from the options.Read full article on Community Announcements ([IT] highcla)Patch NotesOfficial
Typos fix
Just fixed a couple of typos, nothing special :)Read full article on Community Announcements ([IT] highcla)
