Shell Runner is an indie developed by Reija Gmbh, released 11 April 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Shell Runner is
Shell Runner is an indie game developed by Reija Gmbh and released in 2025. It was published by indie.io. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Welcome to 2045. The long struggle between people and corporations left the megacorps as overlords, ruling over the broken remnants of humanity huddled together in vast urban sprawls. But with no law or government beyond corporate boards, the underworld thrives. You are a Shell Runner using lifelike Shells to carry out wet work for anyone willing to pay. Shell Runner is a top-down tactical shooter hybridized with looter shooter and extraction games. Every run can make you rich - but lose your Shell and you lose all that. Experience high-risk runs as a solo merc - or find allies and face the seedy underbelly of a dystopian future in cooperative mode. Shells are remotely controlled bodies…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Shell Runner launched on 11 April 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince and South of Midnight.
Released around the same time: Inzoi, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, South of Midnight.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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