One Shell Straight to Hell

Needs some sort of Save function, unless you need to start a new game from the title screen all the time.

This is not a "roguelite" as advertised. There is no save file and subsequently there's no meta progression between runs. You quit or the Padre dies and its back to zero. Which is a shame because frankly I do enjoy the game play in spite of the unpolished elements. I would play this game in its entirety if I could deal with it in parts. I tried looking to see if someone at least posted a play through or the endings and I found NOTHING. Sadly this game will be stuck under my "should have refunded" label in the library.

Too Hard

There are some serious control bugs. Tutorial works fine but then it becomes impossible to shoot, change weapons, place traps, exit trap mode, I even had the map refusing to stay on the screen. I have found a thread and a review with the same issue. No fix and no words from the dev. The game is unplayable at this point. Other than that the game looks cheap and controls badly even without bugs. Price tag should be 10£ max, not the current 20£. And considering the "doggo" line and the name of the publisher "Shotgun with Glitters" I won't regret refunding it TL;DR: Reddit tier game

Developed and published by Shotgun with Glitters, One Shell Straight to Hell takes the foundation of a twin-stick shooter and enhances it with roguelite progression, dungeon crawling, and defensive strategy. Set within the same universe as The Padre, the game follows the irreverent demon hunter Father Alexander as he fights to keep infernal forces from overrunning the Halliwell estate. Instead of relying solely on nonstop action, the game mixes randomized exploration, persistent upgrades, and tactical preparation into a gameplay loop that constantly encourages another run. While the concept borrows familiar mechanics from the genre, it stands out through its distinctive personality and supernatural setting. Every expedition into the procedurally generated dungeons offers new layouts, enemy arrangements, and opportunities to discover powerful equipment. Players battle through swarms of demonic creatures, corrupted objects, and imposing bosses while collecting blessings and resources that strengthen future attempts. The arsenal is impressively varied, ranging from conventional firearms to holy relics and cursed weapons that introduce meaningful trade-offs between power and survivabi…

It's fun but I'd wait for a sale. The game unfortunately features no saving, if you die your save file is deleted. Saying that I'd put a blind eye to few unfair situations but I just cannot since there are no checkpoints: Enemies hitting you before you can even see them because of Fog of War, enemies spawning right under you sometimes and wonky hitboxes. The timer is still going when in gear wheel even though everything stops moving. Also the annoying red screen on getting hit is more annoying than helpful.