SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE overview

CC ARTS | Jan 6, 2023 | game

Released

0players observed · 10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieFree To PlaySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak130
  • Units sold (VGI)42,240
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score93% positive

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak130
  • Units sold (VGI)42,240
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score93% positive
  • Total reviews472
  • Release dateJan 6, 2023
  • DeveloperCC ARTS
  • PublisherHyperstrange

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: CC ARTSPublisher: Hyperstrange

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Game overview

Overview

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE comes from CC ARTS and is published by Hyperstrange. It arrived on Steam on Jan 6, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC, with a tracked peak near 130. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 472 reviews.

Language and system requirements

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishItalianGermanSpanish - SpainSimplified ChineseJapaneseRussianFrench

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent4 GB RAMIntel Graphics HD 2GB or equivalent150 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 or higherIntel Core i5 or AMD equivalent8 GB RAMNvidia GTX 1050 or higher150 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE has sold up to 42,240 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE overview details

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong. Discover the dark secrets of the facility's years of operation, up until the accident that led to the extreme consequences you are involved in. Every time you die, you will control a new volunteer sent to the place. Your starting equipment will be randomized and each level will be generated with a new layout. Dark corridors and cold rooms. Abominable creatures and bloody fights. Puzzles to solve, equipment, logs and documents to recover await you in this roguelite survival horror. Random generated maps every time you enter a new level or you die A top down perspective surrounded by darkness Scavenge weapons, ammo and gadgets to raise your chance to survive Manage your inventory to make room for what you deem vital Different types of enemies will hunt you down each room of the facility Buy upgrades and devices to help you during fights Find logs and documents from the 1950s to unveil the stories of the people who worked there

SteamPulse editorial summary

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 130, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameEMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
Steam App ID2224850
Typegame
Release dateJan 6, 2023
DeveloperCC ARTS
PublisherHyperstrange
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak130
Positive reviews439
Negative reviews33
Total reviews472
Positive percent93%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime246 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 6, 2023
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 October 2025 - 11:25:16 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC

Content descriptors

Pixel gore, horror story.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
IT BEGINSNo description
HERDNo description
LEADNo description
DROP LIKE FLIESNo description
JUST THE BEGINNINGNo description
DAD, YOU WERE RIGHTNo description
SWARMNo description
MORE LEADNo description
TO BE CONTINUEDNo description
TECHNODEATHNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2224850
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2224850/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2224850
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE?

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 10 September 2026 - 06:35:07 UTC, with a tracked peak of 130 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 4 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 3 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.7%), Canada (7.1%), Japan (4.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.6%), Canada (6.1%), China (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.3%), China (6.2%), Canada (6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.1%), China (8.5%), Canada (5.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE?

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE currently sits at 93% positive across 472 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 439 positive reviews and 33 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE have?

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE?

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 439 positive, 33 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

26

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 January 2023

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Graphics HD 2GB or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 or higher Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050 or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: Onboard audio is enough

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