The Shell Part I: Inferno

by Innocent Grey·published by Shiravune

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 22, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment92

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

157en

1,349 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 22, 2026

Released

Jul 27, 2023

Price

$19.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 1, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈33,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$250.0K

Based on 1,349 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 158 post-launch reviews

100%6 rev

<2h

100%8 rev

2-10h

77%22 rev

10-50h

94%108 rev

50-200h

100%14 rev

Sentiment is consistent across all playtime ranges — players feel the same way whether they've played 2 hours or 200.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 601 similar games in the Adventure genre released in 2023.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 29%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 24%

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