Mortal Shell has been announced to be getting a DLC expansion called The Virtuous Cycle.
Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle DLC Announced
The souls-likeMortal Shellhas been announced to be getting a newDLCexpansion called The Virtuous Cycle. A teaser trailer unveiled the news at the IGN Expo but the developer seems to be keeping most of the details in mystery at the moment.
The trailer teases a building with rain, a forest of moving trees and a character which looks to holding a newweaponthat transforms between spear, axe and dual-swords. Developer Cold Symmetry have been teasing new artwork on their Twitter this week, which looks to indicate that this will be a newShellavailable in The Virtuous Cycle. The website now also shows five images representing the different Shells in the game.
Soon…pic.twitter.com/YrtgtCKimV
— Mortal Shell (@MortalShellGame)August 02, 2025
The DLC currently has no release date, listed to be “coming soon”, and announced for platforms PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store).
If you want to know what’s striking about Mortal Shell, this souls-like brings its own flavour to the genre, as players will take on the dark world while adopting differentShellswhich grant a number of skills and special abilities. Combat is shaped by the shell you inhabit and warriors you choose to awaken.
If you’re diving into Mortal Shell be sure to check out ourMortal Shell Guidesand drop by ourMortal Shell wikifor any help needed. Want to know what we thought of the game? Check out ourMortal Shell Review: Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat.
Mortal Shellis currently available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and the Mortal Shell Enhanced Edition is available on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle will be coming to Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Epic Games Store, PS5 and Xbox One in summer 2021.
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