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Mortal Shell 2 Gameplay Finally Revealed (and You Can Play as a Sheep)

Souls fans may be surprised to learn that the upcoming sequel Mortal Shell 2 will allow players to brutalize enemies as a sheep.

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One of 2026’s new Soulslikes, Mortal Shell 2, provided fans a beefy first-look at its gameplay, revealing that one of the game’s mysterious new inhabitable shell characters can transform into a playable sheep.

Mortal Shell 2 Lets you play as a sheep

The original Mortal Shell, which was released in 2020, didn’t make a whole lot of waves outside of the Souls community despite being a well-designed, smaller-scale Soulslike with a unique twist: The ability for players to inhabit four different characters known as shells, each with unique skills and playstyles. Now, six years later, developer Cold Symmetry is back with its sequel, promising a larger world to explore, a set of new playable shells, and even an arsenal of ranged firearms for players to utilize in the sequel’s bloodier, more visceral combat.

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