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Steam News22 January 20265mo ago

Major Update 1.2w (NEW Minibosses, Secrets, and more!)

The 64th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord!

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What changed

6 fixes30 additions6 changes1 removal
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Events
  • Performance
changedThe 64th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! This update is particularly large so any bug reporting is much appreciated! Note that your maps may look a bit strange, specifically in the King's Ward area. This is a result of me redrawing the whole map, sorry this should be the last time I mess with it! 1.2w Change List:
addedAdd a big scorpion mini-boss below the scorpion spawner
addedAdd ghost dog secret mini boss
addedAdd sthena idol secret mini boss with Crumpled Page 5, with location hint
addedAdd Pentaract Beacon mini boss sealing off the Shrine of Silence
addedAdd 4 new cloaks for the player, customizable via the Bronze Shears key item. Clean up the old cloak as well
coins lost on death25%33%coins lost on death increased, buff

Shell of a King changes

changedThe 64th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! This update is particularly large so any bug reporting is much appreciated! Note that your maps may look a bit strange, specifically in the King's Ward area. This is a result of me redrawing the whole map, sorry this should be the last time I mess with it! 1.2w Change List:
addedAdd a big scorpion mini-boss below the scorpion spawner
addedAdd ghost dog secret mini boss
addedAdd sthena idol secret mini boss with Crumpled Page 5, with location hint
addedAdd Pentaract Beacon mini boss sealing off the Shrine of Silence

The 64th update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! This update is particularly large so any bug reporting is much appreciated! Note that your maps may look a bit strange, specifically in the King's Ward area. This is a result of me redrawing the whole map, sorry this should be the last time I mess with it! 1.2w Change List:

  • Add a big scorpion mini-boss below the scorpion spawner

  • Add ghost dog secret mini boss

  • Add sthena idol secret mini boss with Crumpled Page 5, with location hint

  • Add Pentaract Beacon mini boss sealing off the Shrine of Silence

  • Add 4 new cloaks for the player, customizable via the Bronze Shears key item. Clean up the old cloak as well

  • Add a new short afro hairstyle

  • Add the player's arms and gun to the inventory, reformatting the inventory slightly

  • Add defence shred to enemy attacks, lowering your defence by 1 every hit. Defence restores after 3 seconds of not being hit. This is to stop many enemies from dealing 0 damage with moderate defence investment.

  • Add a spooky trap to the Soul Shaper item pickup

  • Add item equip/unequip effects to the inventory

  • Add 3 more hidden walls

  • Add a hidden path secret to Pricilla's 2nd location

  • Add new map icons for every NPC

  • Add a big flag thing to the Lower Sewers

  • Add a mini boulder to the chapel staircase

  • Add active 9-17 keybinds back in via a second controls page

  • Add a separate Soul Fragment keybind for ease of use

  • Add some new tiles to Queens Garden, Meadow of Whispers, and Bottom of Well

  • Add more spider webs to the Infested Library

  • Add boss phase transition effect to all bosses/minibosses

  • Add gamepad bumper navigation for Inventory

  • Add red coin switch thing to Grand Library

  • Add resolution scaling to UI in main menu and credits screen

  • Add real designs for the 2 mini bosses in the Hall of Mistakes

  • Add some new visuals to Sewer Conduit, Hall of Mistakes, Meadow of Whispers, and Queen's Garden, with more to come

  • Add new shot sounds for weapon type charms

  • Add a file clone button, available when there is an empty file slot

  • Add more various sounds

  • Add many particle fx and other visual improvements

  • Increase coins lost on death from 25% to 33%, with so many new sources of coins I felt some balancing was needed.

  • Redraw the entire map to be pixel-perfect and more descriptive in some areas

  • B now closes the inventory on gamepad

  • Spinnel is now invulnerable for 1 cycle of her final phase

  • You can no longer break the Queen's Garden barricade from the wrong side

  • Make the Fishing Rod always next to the Aegean Flask in the key items selection

  • Make the player's hurtbox visually align with the stairs

  • Adjust to soul fragment description to make it clear they regen on rest

  • Slime Titan now poses on phase change lol

  • Wishing Well coin drop wording changes when no rewards are left

  • Buff the big land snake in the Lower Sewers, now doesn't respawn

  • Killing Pricilla's fire too many times now results in her retaliating

  • Rework Grave Ghosts slightly

  • Improve Grand Library bookcase autotiling

  • Redraw the Orb of the cautious item sprite

  • Make the Soul Trials orb slightly more transparent

  • Fix Dear Sister not throwing big scythe

  • Fix Auri flames still spawning shots after dissapating

  • Fix dying during Sahn's death animation causing the boss fight to break

  • Fix the player's small healthbar disappearing after the Gregory intro cutscene

  • Fix Stone Snake rocks not clearing on reset

  • Fix many other visual/gameplay bugs

  • Many small optimizations

  • Various other small/internal changes

Source

Steam News / 22 January 2026

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