The Shell Part II: Purgatorio — sales estimate, player sentiment & game DNA

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~21,879 (P10–P90: 8,752 – 48,134)

Gross revenue: ~$448,340 ($179,344 – $986,352)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing96% positive · 51 mentions

“This experience was phenomenal, I could share countless impressions yet also struggle to even begin expressing any of them. My expectations were already high after the first part, and they got exceeded as well! No idea how the writer does…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 41 h played

Visuals & audio90% positive · 21 mentions

“This experience was phenomenal, I could share countless impressions yet also struggle to even begin expressing any of them. My expectations were already high after the first part, and they got exceeded as well! No idea how the writer does…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 41 h played

100 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

2D

Art style

AnimeHand-drawn

Setting

Historical

Mood & themes

AtmosphericHorrorDark

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

Steam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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