Planned Release Date: 2026

About This Game

Discover a literally living world

Shellbound is set in a barren world where life can only emerge from the fertile mucus of a gigantic snail. You are a parasite, born from the almost dried-up mucus trail it leaves behind and plunged into the bottom of the food chain.

Follow the trail towards the colossal creature and enter a lively, dangerous ecosystem. Explore dense forests, cities of copper, mucus mines and many more regions on the snail's body and inside of its winding shell.

Soon, you learn that the creature has started moving again after a millennia-long slumber – but nobody knows why and where it is heading. Uncovering this mystery will reveal not only the bizarre life cycle of the creature but also your natural role in this world.

Game Features

- Explore the ancient snail, a gigantic living organism whose bodily functions massively impact its inhabitants, the world and the gameplay
- Control enemies with your parasite skill to get a strategic advantage in combat, overcome obstacles, enter secret areas, solve puzzles and much more
- Create your own combat experience by choosing and experimenting with 3 out of 20+ key abilities that greatly impact your play style
- Master parkour-like skills to maneuver through challenging platforming sections
- Fight the ecosystem – but it fights back! Killing too many enemies of one species will let them evolve into a stronger version with new attack and movement patterns
- Engage with quirky but charming characters that entangle you in stories and quests full of unexpected turns and dark humor