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Watch the sinister announce trailer for Mortal Shell

It looks like Cold Symmetry and Playstack are teaming up for their next Soulslike game, Mortal Shell.

ByBayani Acebedo•April 02, 2020

Watch the sinister announce trailer for Mortal Shell

Dark Souls and Bloodborne have given rise to the genre called Soulslike, and it looks like Cold Symmetry and Playstack are teaming up for their next Soulslike game, Mortal Shell.

Here’s the announce trailer:

"Awakening as an empty vessel, you will enter into a shattered and twisted world where the remains of humanity wither and rot. Implored to do the bidding of the mysterious “Dark Father”, you must traverse this tattered landscape and track down hidden sanctums of devout followers. There, in Mortal Shell’s most hallowed grounds, you must overcome formidable foes and harvest the sacred glands. You won’t be truly alone when the dead litter your path: Scattered across this land are the remnant anima of lost warriors who can be inhabited to gain their unique abilities and knowledge of weapons. The Dark Father is desperate for you to complete your task — but to what end?"

According to IGN, the game was originally supposed to be called Dungeonhaven, and though the world looks expansive, it’s said to have been developed by a small team of only 15 people. What’s interesting though, is that members of this crack team all have had experience working on AAA titles.

What’s cool about Mortal Shell is that it will allow players to take over ‘shells’ of their fallen enemies, and with each enemy comes a unique skill set that players have to master. And since this game is Soulslike, you can expect some very punishing, boss-based gameplay, complete with a dark, lush environment.

The studio founders Andrew McLennan-Murray, Anton Gonzalez, and Vitaly Bulgarov had said in a statement:

“For a small team like ours, developing this title in many ways felt like crossing an ocean on a paddle board… To finally announce Mortal Shell is one of the most exciting and terrifying experiences we’ve had in our lifetimes. The last two years have been a time of non-stop growth, full of shocking revelations of sheer complexity that goes into creating a video game that you, yourself, would really enjoy playing.”

The game is aiming for a release this year, and though we should have expected a delay with the Coronavirus Outbreak, this trailer drop seems indicate that the developers are planning on making the game available soon.

Mortal Shell still has no release date, but the game is going to be playable for Xbox One, PC, and PS4.