
Half Shell
A downloadable Virtualized Psychosis for Windows
HALF SHELL is an intense, retro psychological shooter where your gun is your love, your life, your shepherd, and your eternal salvation. Feed it sweet treats of shells, lovingly caress it with every rack, and bathe it in the blood of the fiend-worshiping cultic militia as you righteously rampage across a rural town.
Features:
- A shotgun you can definitely talk to.
- 2 types of shotgun shells with unique properties (with more to come!).
- A simulated chamber and tube magazine system that saves your shell load order.
- Two types of fiend-worshiping cultists to maim and murder.
Controls:
| WASD | Movement | |
| Left Click | Fire Shotgun | |
| Right Click (Hold) | Rack Shotgun Back | |
| Right Click (Release) | Rack Shotgun Forward | |
| Tab | Open Shell Selection Wheel | |
| Numeric Keys (1, 2) | Shell Selection Hotkeys | |
| Space Bar | Jump | |
| Left Ctrl | Talk to Gun | |
| Esc | Pause |
Socials:
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Collaborators
Lead Programmer — Nick Pulley
Supporting Programmers — Tommy Kesling, Vinh Nguyen
System Designer — Alex Puntos
Level Designers — Rey Ramirez, Alex Puntos, Tyler Campo
Narrative Designer — Roberto Ramirez
Concept Artists — Ari Martin, Cindy Nicasio
Environmental Artists — Cindy Nicasio, Tommy Kesling, Antonio Barajas, Phap Le, Gabe Fisher
Character Artist — Evan Stevens
Technical Artist — Vinh Nguyen
Technical Sound Design — Vinh Nguyen, Marcus Escoto
Voice Acting — Tremaine Jones as Apollyon; Hunter Gill as Fiend; Vinh Nguyen, Nick Pulley, and Rey Ramirez as Cultists
Original Music — Jacob Lives
Half Shell is a work-in-progress. All aspects subject to change.
| Updated | 1 day ago |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Authors | Half Shell Team, n_pulley, rat_in_the_walls, Robaram, Bear_Toast, That1Guy |
| Genre | Shooter, Simulation |
| Made with | Unity |
| Tags | Psychological Horror, Retro, Unity, Violent |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
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Development log
- VERSION 0.5.0 RELEASE39 days ago
- VERSION 0.4.0 RELEASE74 days ago
- VERSION 0.3.0 RELEASEDec 12, 2025
- VERSION 0.2.0 RELEASENov 14, 2025






