Shellshock

Shellshock

Released Jul 2026

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.

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Evaluation

Shellshock is a short anomaly-hunting game that launched on July 15, 2026. Within days of launch, the developer responded publicly to player feedback and announced plans to expand the game's content — adding 20 more anomalies (bringing the total from 40 to 60), increasing the default difficulty target, and adding Italian and Spanish language support. That update shipped on August 6, 2026, followed by a small achievement bug fix on August 13, 2026. The developer's August 6 post closes with "keep an eye on our socials for more," which is a mild hint at ongoing engagement but not a firm commitment to specific future content. The game is described as a short, self-contained experience (~30 minutes), and the recent update appears to have addressed the primary player feedback. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced roadmap, and no explicit statement of further planned content beyond what has already shipped. Because the game only launched on July 15, 2026 — just six weeks ago — there is not yet enough post-launch history to determine whether further updates are planned. The developer has been active and responsive, but the picture of long-term content plans remains incomplete.
Evidence
Update shipped delivering all announced changes: 60 total anomalies, new harder anomalies, Italian and Spanish language support, achievement updates, and bug fixes. Closes with 'keep an eye on our socials for more.'
news post · Aug 6, 2026 source content shipped
high
Developer announced plans to add 20 more anomalies, increase the default mode difficulty, add languages, and adjust achievements in response to player feedback shortly after launch.
news post · Jul 20, 2026 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Publisher
Man the Barricades Ltd
Achievements
3
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

You are a British soldier during WW1, trapped in an endlessly looping trench. To get out, you will need to reach the final trench by identifying any anomalous changes that were not there before.

Carefully inspect the trench — things may not be as they seem!

  • If you spot an anomalous change, you have something to report. Go Left!

  • If you have nothing to report. Go Right!

Shellshock is a short anomaly hunting experience (up to 30 minutes) inspired by liminal spaces and psychological horror. If you correctly Identify any changes in the trench you will progress to the next loop.  If you do not correctly identify a change or you think there was a change when there wasn't, you'll go back to trench 0 and start again.  Your goal is the reach the final trench and escape.

Gameplay

  • There is nothing to report in the first trench.

  • Walk through all following trenches and look for changes.

  • Take your time. Pay attention.

  • Some changes are easy to spot; others are more difficult.

  • The trench is short, but the differences are randomised in each loop — sometimes there are no changes at all.

  • Once you are sure whether there is a change or not, exit using the appropriate door.

Features

  • Playtime is around 10–30 minutes depending on difficulty.

  • Difficulty level determines which trench number you must reach to escape.

  • Simple controls:
    WASD – Move
    Mouse – Look
    Shift - Run
    CTRL - Crouch

  • Controller supported

  • Anomalous changes in the trench will only occur once.

  • Anomalous changes will reset once all anomalies have been identified.

  • Anomalous changes can be manually reset from the options menu.

  • Some changes may include upsetting or graphic content related to themes of war and injury.

Last evaluated Aug 26, 2026
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