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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 vul…
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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
Also known as EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE, empty shell prologue, empty-shell-prologue
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.
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9 Jun 2026
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- January 2024
- Level exit promptHey, 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 b…
- 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 a…
- December 2023
- Steam Deck quick fixHey 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…
- Typos fixJust fixed a couple of typos, nothing special :)
- Some new gameplay mechanics, QoL and moreHey, everyone! I've just updated the Prologue, that used to be the original version of the game, with some features and improvements from the Next Fest demo and the full version. You'll find lots of QoL updates, bug fix…
- October 2023
- Hey, everyone! This is it: the full version of EMPTY SHELL will be released on October 16, 10am PST, right after the Next Fest ends. The Demo will no longer be available, but i'll update the Prologue around Halloween wi…Store
- September 2023
- Full Game Release DateHey, everyone! So, this is it: EMPTY SHELL will be released on October 16. After months of development, I am very happy to say that the time has come and I am looking forward to delivering the full experience to you. Se…
- A glimpse of the woodsThe island is heavily wooded. Not all parts of the structure are interconnected with each other. To reach the west wing, volunteers will have to cross part of the woods that cover the island.
- A printed documentThis was found on the floor of one of the labs of the Facility.
- Update: starting bonus/malusActually, i spoke too soon: i made a few test and the feature is not engaging enough, so i'm putting this aside, for now! I'll think about something better :)
- Starting bonus/malusHi everyone! I'm testing some new starting bonus/malus values for the volunteers. Based on age and height, voluteers will have little starting bonus/malus for health (and max health), max armor, melee damage and stamina…
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- HERDKills count: 1570.9%
- IT BEGINSDeath count: 166.6%
- LEADRounds fired: 10055.9%
- DOWN THE RABBIT HOLEFind 5 documents45.6%
- SWARMKills count: 5045.6%
- MORE LEADRounds fired: 20043.3%