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Shards

Shards

Soul Studio · July 2, 2026 · Casual, Hack and Slash, Action-Adventure, Arena Shooter, Combat

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Positive97% · 31
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Free
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Shards price

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About Shards

Dive into the fascinating world of Shards, a single-player adventure game where you play as a small clay automaton. Set off to discover a mysterious, hand-sculpted universe, solve small environmental puzzles, and uncover the secrets behind the origins of a ruined pottery civilization.But don't let the fragile beauty of this world fool you: exploration will sometimes give way to danger. Regularly, you will find yourself trapped in closed combat arenas facing aggressive terracotta automatons. But why? This is where the gentle pace of the adventure shifts into strategic action, wrapped in a mystery waiting to be solved!"While bodies fail the soul,Clay shatters,Shards and water,Shape a vessel anew." The Creator

Key Features:

  • An atmospheric journey: Explore porcelain ruins and the heart of this civilization's creation.
  • A unique twist: Combat ennemies with only a range attack that can transform into a powerfull lazer if you take the risk
  • Tactical arena combat: From time to time, danger catches up with you. Face waves of enemies in intense arena battles where you will need to dodge and shoot at the perfect moment to avoid being shattered into pieces.
This game is a 20 to 30-minute experience developed by students from ISART DIGITAL for their graduation project!If you have any feedback or bugs to report, let us know on our Discord!

Shards — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 16, 2026
cool student project, short but definitely worth your time. Played with steam controller on the steam machine without issues
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 11, 2026
It’s a really good game, we easily assimilate the commands and it remains interesting all along!!!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 22, 2026
This game is insanely fun, so is speedrunning it, everyone who wants to here's the speedrum.com page! https://www.speedrun.com/Shards
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Had a fun time with this quick game, though I have to laugh at myself for taking a break from the game literally before the ending. The art direction and controls were all nice, and I'm glad I had a chance to play this.
Recommended Aug 11, 2026
When Wall-E dreams about being about being the main character in a action movie, this is the dream. This game was a wonderful play. I enjoyed myself the entire way through. smooth gameplay, great visuals, great score and sound design. I'm not the best at twin stick shooters, and I am also not the biggest fan of them, but I enjoyed this game nonetheless. The game was fun and enjoyable and worth the 15-20 minutes to play. I may even play this game again every now and then.
Recommended Aug 1, 2026
Great game! Loved it and played it with my son. Nice work!

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