Unreal Engine 5 games have earned a reputation for being visually impressive but often difficult to run smoothly, particularly once Lumen, Nanite, and Virtual Shadow Maps enter the equation. Mortal Shell II is another title built around those technologies, but the result is considerably more encouraging than some recent releases using Epic's engine. Cold Symmetry's action RPG is not among the very best-looking Unreal Engine 5 games we have seen, yet it still delivers an attractive dark fantasy presentation backed by the aforementioned high-end UE5 modern rendering features. More importantly, it does so without placing an unreasonable load on modern […]

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Both frustrating and intriguing all the same, Mortal Shell II vastly improves on the original title with a world filled with secret dungeons about while routinely kicking the player's teeth in without mercy

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Mortal Shell is one of the better known Souls-like titles produced in the wake of FromSoftware’s genre-creating series. Released back in 2020, the relatively-modest title proved to be a hit, selling over 1 million copies and warranting a sequel. Officially announced last Summer, Mortal Shell II has now gotten a full release date.

Publishing their ‘official release date trailer’ the team at Cold Symmetry / Playstack confirmed that Mortal Shell II will be launching on the 10th of August 2026.

Serving as a standalone sequel, Mortal Shell II expands on the titular ‘shell’ mechanic offering a unique way to shape your character and their abilities.

On a more general front, this sequel promises “unrestricted, adrenaline-charged combat, deeper weapon design with extensive upgrade options, and an emphasis on free exploration.”

Given that Mortal Shell marked the debut title from studio Cold Symmetry, the team made an admirable effort – especially after the release of Mortal Shell’s Enhanced Edition.

Still, this sequel presents a great opportunity for the team to show off all that they’ve learned over the past half a decade or so. Hopefully Mortal Shell II does not fade away in the sea of impending game releases.

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Developer Cold Symmetry and publisher Playstack have revealed our first look at gameplay for Mortal Shell 2, the sequel to the developer's first crack at a Soulslike that initially released back in 2020. The sequel carries the trick that made it different from other titles in the genre forward, with different 'Shells' defining your playstyle, and as we see in today's new trailer, several aspects of the game have been majorly upgraded. For starters, the world in Mortal Shell 2 seems far more expansive than in the first game, with more to explore and more space for you to move […]

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