Vital Shell

Overview

App ID3741860

Release dateJan 7, 2026

Last change number38525592

Last record update17 hours ago

App info

App type

Game

Developer

MarvinWizard

Publisher

MarvinWizard

Steam profile

Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 5 hours ago

Platforms

Windows Linux

Steam Deck

Verified

Controller

Full support

Features

15

Single-playerFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothSteam CloudSteam AchievementsSteam LeaderboardsCo-opShared/split screen co-opShared/split screenSteam WorkshopRemote Play TogetherMulti-playerFamily Sharing

Patches

Builds

3

Build	Branch	Updated
24150560	mod-development	Jul 10, 2026
24149922	public	Jul 10, 2026
23476145	workshop-development	May 29, 2026

Depots

Depots

2

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
3741861	—	Windows	250.9 MB	166.0 MB	3415064697584097681
3741862	—	Linux	252.8 MB	167.8 MB	5229887765196045560

Branches

3

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24149922	Jul 10, 2026	Open
mod-development For developing Steam Workshop mods	24150560	Jul 10, 2026	Open
workshop-development For developing Steam Workshop mods	23476145	May 29, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Vital Shell

Launch options

5

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
VitalShell.exe		Windows	Play Vital Shell (Recommended)
VitalShell_Linux.exe.x86_64		Linux
VitalShell.exe	--rendering-driver d3d12	Windows	DirectX 12 (fallback for graphics & driver problems)
VitalShell.exe	--rendering-driver opengl3	Windows	OpenGL (integrated graphics, lower performance)
VitalShellWorkshopUtility.exe		Windows	Vital Shell Workshop Utility

Cloud saves

Space per player19.1 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataRoaming	Vital Shell	*.res	All

Achievements

Achievements660 hidden

Most unlocked98%Koenig

Rarest5.6%Treasure Hunter III

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it

• Koenig Enter battle as Koenig. 98%
• Bloodfang Defeat Corrupt Bloodfang on wave 20 of Island Ruins. 77.1%
• Nova Restore health 500 times through Regen or abilities in a single run. 74.2%
• Revive Enter battle and suffer defeat as Koenig. 73.9%
• Treasure Hunter I Equip 15 different weapons and abilities. 58.9%
• Fate Weaver Achieve a weapon critical strike chance of 60%. 58.2%
• Earth Shatter Fell 25 enemies with a single attack. 52.5%
• Mirage Defeat Corrupt Mirage on wave 20 of Ice Caverns. 49.6%
• Brawler Deal 200,000 damage with a short range weapon in a single run. 47.2%
• Riot Needle Reload a weapon 45 times in a single wave. 46.7%
• Final Answer Deal 300,000 Force damage in a single run. 45.8%
• Flamestone Socket all Fury gems to a weapon. 44.9%
• Chaotic Strike Deal 200 damage in a single attack with an Elemental weapon. 43.9%
• Obsidian Socket all Destruction gems to a weapon. 42.9%
• Black Pearl Socket two Destruction and two Fury gems to a weapon. 42.7%
• Eagle Eye Deal 200,000 damage with a long range weapon in a single run. 40.5%
• Bloom Cannon Apply the Fragmentation Resonance to a Physical weapon. 38%
• Lightstone Socket all Divinity gems to a weapon. 37.5%

All 66 achievements

• Fulgurite Socket all Acuity gems to a weapon. 35.8%
• Dark Comet Achieve victory in battle with the Skyfall Mortar. 35.7%
• Iron Maw Achieve a weapon Fire Rate over 12/s. 35.3%
• Sidewinder Defeat Corrupt Sidewinder on wave 20 of Sylvan Cloister. 34.3%
• Moonstone Socket two Divinity and two Fury gems to a weapon. 33%
• Garnet Socket two Acuity and two Fury gems to a weapon. 32.9%
• Windstone Socket all Spirit gems to a weapon. 32.1%
• Painite Socket two Divinity and two Destruction gems to a weapon. 31.9%
• Aquamarine Socket two Acuity and two Destruction gems to a weapon. 29.5%
• Soul River Achieve victory with 3 different Elemental weapons. 28.3%
• Angelstone Max out Devotion to Divinity. 26.2%
• Sunstone Socket two Fury and two Spirit gems to a weapon. 25.8%
• Meteor Defeat Corrupt Meteor on wave 20 of Molten Core. 25.7%
• Mirror Image Complete a mirror match run, e.g. defeat Corrupt Bloodfang while playing as Bloodfang. 25.6%
• Pearl Socket two Divinity and two Acuity gems to a weapon. 25.5%
• Peridot Socket two Destruction and two Spirit gems to a weapon. 24.9%
• Geist Rifle Fell 100 enemies in a single wave with the Sun Shard. 24.5%
• Flee Boost 150 times in a single run. 24.4%
• Demolisher Achieve victory using exclusively Force weapons and a Force Special. 23.9%
• Jadeite Socket two Divinity and two Spirit gems to a weapon. 23.3%
• Static Field Achieve victory as Mirage with all Elemental weapons. 23.3%
• Treasure Hunter II Equip 30 different weapons and abilities. 22.7%
• Turquoise Socket two Acuity and two Spirit gems to a weapon. 21.4%
• Esurience Achieve level 28. 19.6%
• Flame Buffet Apply four Acuity gems to a Heavy Elemental weapon. 19.5%
• Blood Temple Achieve bonus of 100% from taking damage as Meteor. 17.8%
• Volatile Shell Equip 15 different protocols. 16.9%
• Aegis Achieve a block chance of 66% as Koenig. 15.5%
• Last Resort Complete wave 20 with less than 10% HP. 15.4%
• Ruby Max out Devotion to Fury. 15.3%
• Riposte Avoid (Block or Dodge) 300 attacks in a single run. 13.8%
• Stability Core Spend 5 minutes stationary over the course of a run. 13.3%
• Shadow Dancer Clear wave 20 without taking any damage. 13.2%
• Cannon Spike Deal 200,000 damage with a Boost ability in a single run. 13.1%
• Conflagration Deal 300,000 Burn damage in a single run. 12.9%
• Oathbreaker Fell Mir'van as Meteor. 12.6%
• Knight of Gold Fell Mir'van as Koenig. 12.3%
• Nightslayer Fell Mir'van as Bloodfang. 9.3%
• Sapphire Max out Devotion to Acuity. 9%
• Spirit Bomb Achieve victory as Sidewinder equipped with one weapon of each damage type. 8.5%
• S Rank Achieve S Rank on all levels. 8.2%
• Sorcerer Fell Mir'van as Mirage. 7.8%
• Reactive Armor Take 3000 damage in a single run. 7.3%
• Dragonstalker Fell Mir'van as Sidewinder. 7%
• Emerald Max out Devotion to Spirit. 6.7%
• Deathstone Max out Devotion to Destruction. 6.5%
• Missile Circus Fire 20 rockets in a single activation of Rocket Storm as Bloodfang. 6%
• Treasure Hunter III Equip 45 different weapons and abilities. 5.6%