Vital Shell overview

MarvinWizard | Jan 7, 2026 | game

Released

44players observed · 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC

Action RPG Steam Store

Latest observed players44 · 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak409
Units sold (VGI)61,398
Revenue (VGI)$247,000
Review score97% positive

Vital Shell dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players44 · 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak409
Units sold (VGI)61,398
Revenue (VGI)$247,000
Review score97% positive
Total reviews1,505
Release dateJan 7, 2026
DeveloperMarvinWizard
PublisherMarvinWizard

Genres: Action, RPG

Company pages: Developer: MarvinWizard Publisher: MarvinWizard

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Game overview

Overview

Vital Shell comes from MarvinWizard and is published by MarvinWizard. It arrived on Steam on Jan 7, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Workshop. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Vital Shell's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 44 players at 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC, with a tracked peak near 409. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 97% positive across 1,505 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Vital Shell is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishPortuguese - BrazilRussianJapaneseSpanish - Latin AmericaKoreanSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseItalianGermanTurkishPortuguese - Portugal

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	4 Cores / 2.5 GHz+	4 GB RAM	Intel Iris Xe / Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD RX 570 (Adrenalin 22.1.2)	1 GB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or equivalent	4 Cores / 2.5 GHz+	4 GB RAM	Intel Iris Xe / Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD RX 570 (Mesa 22.0)	1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Vital Shell has sold up to 61,398 units and has 1,710 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $247,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Vital Shell overview details

Vital Shell combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Vital Shell is a science-fantasy top-down arena shooter with a distinct PSX-era look, complete with an ambient jungle soundtrack. Take control of your favorite fantasy archetype expressed as a mech. Battle relentless waves of enemies in desolate, dream-like environments. Equip your shell with unique weapons, traits, and powerful abilities, designing potent builds and synergies with every run. Features Fast runs, 20 minutes to reach the level's boss Five unique stages Five fantasy archetype inspired mechs Thousands of build combinations Level up as you progress through waves Select weapons, unique abilities, and traits between waves Socket weapons with gems to generate powerful effects

SteamPulse editorial summary

Vital Shell is listed as a game with $4.19 (30% off from $5.99). It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Workshop, and is associated with Action and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 44 players at 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 409, and 97% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Vital Shell
Steam App ID	3741860
Type	game
Release date	Jan 7, 2026
Developer	MarvinWizard
Publisher	MarvinWizard
Price	$4.19 (30% off from $5.99)
Platforms	Windows and Linux
Genres	Action, RPG
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, German, Turkish, Portuguese - Portugal
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	44 · 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	409
Positive reviews	1,464
Negative reviews	41
Total reviews	1,505
Positive percent	97%
Review type	Overwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations	1,710
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 7, 2026
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	10 July 2026 - 16:24:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Aquamarine	No description
Black Pearl	No description
Garnet	No description
Jadeite	No description
Moonstone	No description
Painite	No description
Pearl	No description
Peridot	No description
Sunstone	No description
Turquoise	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/3741860
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/3741860/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/3741860
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Vital Shell

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 Vital Shell?

Vital Shell's latest SteamPulse observation records 44 players at 9 September 2026 - 23:49:07 UTC, with a tracked peak of 409 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Vital Shell growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 49 players; the highest observed daily value is 131 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 Vital Shell?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (59.4%), Canada (9.4%), United Kingdom (5.2%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.8%), Canada (7.8%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (59%), Canada (6.9%), United Kingdom (4.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39%), China (7.7%), Canada (6.6%). 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 Vital Shell?

Vital Shell currently sits at 97% positive across 1,505 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,464 positive reviews and 41 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Vital Shell have?

Vital Shell currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Vital Shell?

Vital Shell is currently listed at $4.19 on Steam. That is 30% below the usual price of $5.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,710, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

97% positive, 1,464 positive, 41 negative

Price and discount

$4.19 (30% off from $5.99)

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 7 January 2026

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Low Poly MechaBundle #76777 - 10% off$18.88

Vital ShellBuy Vital Shell #1317095$4.19

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 4 Cores / 2.5 GHz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris Xe / Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD RX 570 (Adrenalin 22.1.2) Storage: 1 GB available space

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