Released in August 2020 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, Mortal Shell impressed with its stellar art design, dark imagery, and concrete sense of atmosphere. Yet Mortal Shell also has its own distinct features that make it different from its inspiration. Dark Souls and its follow-ups have influenced seemingly countless games that came after them, with the term 'Soulslike' now in the common vernacular. Mortal Shell, the first game from fledgling developer Cold Symmetry, bears more than a passing likeness to FromSoftware's Dark Souls.
