Shell Runner

Shell Runner is a top-down tactical shooter with looter-shooter and extraction elements, set in 2045. After a long struggle between people and corporations, megacorps rule the broken remnants of humanity, which are crowded into vast urban sprawls. With no law or government beyond corporate boards, the underworld thrives. You are a Shell Runner, carrying out paid wet work in lifelike remotely controlled bodies called Shells.

Choose a Shell

You can control one of over 20 Shells, from disposable everyday models used by low-tier mercs to specialized high-tech bodies for corporate assassins and shock troops. Outfit your Shell with melee weapons, firearms and explosives, and fine-tune its stats with modifiers. You are often outnumbered and outgunned, and even a lowly thug can destroy a Shell in seconds, so planning your approach matters.

Take on contracts

Each mission takes place on a procedurally generated map, combining hand-crafted boss encounters with unpredictable elements. Shells and items have random modifiers, making each contract a risk and an opportunity. Jobs can range from barely breaking even in the slums to earning a large payout.

Risk your gear

You can take on high-risk runs as a solo merc or cooperate with allies. If your Shell is lost on a mission, it is gone along with its gear, loot and any Silicon credits you have taken from others in the sprawl.