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Shell as Hard as Steel

A horror game about an elevator repair technician who, as he ascends, discovers what became of those who never made it back down.

31 December 2026

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Shell as Hard as Steel is an adventure developed by ACID DROP, releasing 31 December 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shell as Hard as Steel is

Shell as Hard as Steel is an unreleased adventure game in development at ACID DROP, currently scheduled for 31 December 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are an elevator repair technician sent out on a night shift to restore service to the elevator of the tallest office tower in the city. The task seems simple: calibrate the elevator, climb floor by floor and repair the traction system at the very top. But nothing inside the building adds up. Every floor sits at a different height and the official blueprints are useless. To keep climbing, you'll have to reconstruct each missing measurement from the clues left behind by those who were trapped inside.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 560. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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Shell as Hard as Steel — frequently asked questions

When is Shell as Hard as Steel coming out?
Shell as Hard as Steel is scheduled to release on 31 December 2026. That is 70 days away.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Shell as Hard as Steel?
At minimum, Shell as Hard as Steel needs Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 560 graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Shell as Hard as Steel?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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