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The Shell Part I: Inferno

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. The Shell Part I: Inferno…

28 July 2023

The Shell Part I: Inferno is an adventure developed by Innocent Grey, released 28 July 2023 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Shell Part I: Inferno is

The Shell Part I: Inferno is an adventure game developed by Innocent Grey and released in 2023. It was published by Shiravune. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on InnocentGrey.

The premise, in the publisher's words

March 1956. In a Tokyo that’s slowly returning to its former glory after losing the war ten years prior, Private Detective Reiji Tokisaka takes on the case of a girl he meets in Inokashira Park. “I want you to find something... Me. My true self.” A wave of crimes has been crashing down on the city. Sergeant Uozumi, Tokisaka’s childhood friend and former coworker, asks him to investigate the murders. Meanwhile, sitting off in a corner of the town of Hoya is Oba Girls’ Academy, the school Tokisaka’s younger sister goes to and where two students have recently disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The vice principal of this academy, Tokio Saeki, implores Tokisaka to find them. Having…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, horror, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Shell Part I: Inferno launched on 28 July 2023, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch and Viewfinder.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch, Viewfinder.

Official trailer

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When did The Shell Part I: Inferno come out?
The Shell Part I: Inferno was released on 28 July 2023 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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