STHELL
Released Mar 2022
STHELL is a fast-paced, roguelite arena shooter that takes you to a forgotten swamp that was a test site of Kiratron Industries. Take on hordes of machines left to rust for years. It's a battle you probably won't win, but make a stand and your resilience will be etched in their memory chips forever.
75% positive · 116 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $3.99
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Evaluation
STHELL launched on March 11, 2022 and received active updates in its first year. A major post-launch update (v2.0) shipped on June 7, 2022, adding a perks and abilities system, community leaderboards, and new language support. A follow-up update (v2.5) arrived on April 10, 2023, overhauling the perk system to make unlocks permanent and delivering balancing and quality-of-life improvements. That April 10, 2023 patch is the last developer communication specifically about STHELL. Since then, the only posts touching this game have been publisher-wide sale announcements from Hyperstrange (June 4, 2026 and July 29, 2026) that include STHELL in discount listings but mention no new content or ongoing development for it. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, and no developer statements indicating further updates are planned. With no STHELL-specific updates since April 10, 2023, the game appears to have reached its final state with the v2.5 patch.
Evidence
STHELL v2.5 shipped, making perks permanent and adding quality-of-life and balancing improvements. This is the last developer communication specifically about STHELL.
STHELL v2.0 shipped, adding a perks and abilities system, community leaderboards, and four new languages.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Hyperstrange
Achievements
31
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
STHELL is a fast-paced arena shooter with roguelite elements that will take you to a forgotten swamp that was once a test site of Kiratron Industries - a company that specializes in robotics and experimental weaponry. Years have passed and their designs were left to rust in the swamps, yet instead of staying offline forever they have gone on a rampage and it is up to you to decommission them for good by means of superior firepower.
During each run you will gather credits that you can spend between runs to unlock new abilities and permanent upgrades. You will need them to square-off against progressively more murderous machines and even more brutal bosses. Test out new builds and weapons to fine-tune your robot scrapping prowess.
Compare your robot scrapping skills on the global leaderboards or create your own and compete against your friends. Test the limits of your skills and character loadouts against progressively harder and tougher mechanized murder machines. Every millisecond you defy death brings you higher and higher on the world’s leaderboard.
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Last evaluated Sep 10, 2026
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