Shellshock
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Shellshock

You are a British WW1 soldier, trapped in an endless looping trench. Inspect your surroundings and report anything that is out of place. Will you escape? Shellshock is a short anomaly hunting experience (-30 minutes) inspired by liminal spaces and psychological horror.

DEV: Man the Barricades LtdPUB: Man the Barricades LtdAppID 4524800
UPDATE PULSEevery ~23d·last 35d ago·3 recent on record

Is Shellshock still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

88.8
Strong

Elixir Rating

89.8% of 108 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 82.7. The developers have shipped 1 substantial update in the past six months, adding 6.1.

reception 82.7·support +6.1·Strong

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$2.39$2.99−20%

Development

Slowing down

Last heard from developers

35 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~11.5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

1

Current silence

3× normal

Posting has slowed: the developers usually appear every 11.5 days, and it has now been 35. 1 substantial update landed in the past six months. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

Recent Transmissions

5 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 29, 2026
Update Notes 29 Aug 2026

Small fix to how the Found Them All achievement is awarded. This fix ensures it is correctly awarded in every case.

Community AnnouncementsAug 13, 2026
Get to Trench 8 Achievement small fix

Thank you all, for your continuing support for Shellshock. This patch fixes a small issue that was affecting some players, where the "Get to Trench 8" achievement was not awarded at the correct point. The "Get to Trench 8" achievement is no…

Community AnnouncementsAug 6, 2026
Shellshock Update

Thank you all for your support with shellshock since release. We have taken your feedback and implemented the following changes:Removed the 'get to trench 8' mode. The default mode is now 'get to trench 20'added 20 new anomalies bringing th…

Community AnnouncementsJul 20, 2026
Update Announcement

Hi everyone, We just want to say thanks to each and every one of you who picked up shellshock in it's first weekend. We have loved reading all your reviews, watching your playthroughs, streams and comments. It's clear from your feedback tha…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2026
Thank you from Man the Barricades

We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has played the game so far! Your support means the world to us.