Review2020-08-17

Mortal Shell is a soulslike without the baggage

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Jeffrey Parkin Polygon
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Mortal Shell
Genres · rpg
Release · Aug 18, 2020
Developer · Cold Symmetry
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10 articles 13 writers 6 reviews
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