Soulsborne Sequel Gets Very Metal Trailer Full Of E3 2008 Energy
- Cold Symmetry announced Mortal Shell 2, a standalone souls-like action RPG, today at Summer Game Fest 2025 with a planned 2026 release.
- This sequel follows the original Mortal Shell’s dark fantasy setting and unique combat, building anticipation among fans of the genre.
- The announcement trailer revealed aggressive, stamina-free combat with swords, spears, guns, and grotesque monsters across interconnected, explorable landscapes.
- The Steam page states combat is “unrestricted by stamina” and highlights a class-based system enabling players to awaken Shells with unique powers.
- Mortal Shell 2’s removal of stamina and expanded customization suggest a more agile combat experience and deeper open-world exploration when it launches on PC and consoles.
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Five years after a first opus that had already traumatized its world, the souls-like Mortal Shell 2 comes out of its shell, and it promises to be even more violent!
Mortal Shell II Official Announcement Trailer Shown During Summer Game Fest 2025
The Summer Game Fest has just begun, and the first trailer that they previewed during the livestream was an official announcement trailer for upcoming game Mortal Shell II, the sequel action-RPG game to Mortal Shell. Both the first game with the upcoming sequel was created by Cold Symmetry, an independent studio with
Mortal Shell 2 is battering bulbous skulls next year
The deluge of video games news begins with a loud screech and big guitars. Mortal Shell 2, sequel to the rocky soulslike of 2021, has been announced at Summer Game Fest. It's very heavy metal by the looks of its trailer, which sees quite a lot of ugly monsters getting battered in the bulbous face. It's got a release date of some time in 2026.
Mortal Shell 2 unveiled, and it’s a massive glow-up
Opening up the 2025 Summer Game Fest was the bloody and grim sequel to the 2020 Souls-like Mortal Shell, Mortal Shell 2, a gritty adventure that’s coming to Xbox, Steam and PS5 in 2026. What is featured throughout the trailer is brutal combat, eerie and intriguing monster designs and, well, not much colour and a lot of black and grey. Developer Cold Symmetry have seemed to have upped the ante, partnering up with publisher PlayStack. The game’s …
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