Once Upon a Shell - Player count and game stats

Once Upon a Shell is tagged as Racing, Free To Play. It is published by Razzledazzle Studio (developer) and DADIU (publisher) and released on 26 Dec, 2025. This page tracks live Steam player counts, historical peaks, and regional pricing. and the all-time peak was 16 concurrent players on 15 January 2026.

Developer: Razzledazzle Studio

Publisher: DADIU

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Release Date: 26 Dec, 2025

Official site On Steam Details

Est. sales: 1,860

About Once Upon a Shell

Once Upon a Shell is a roguelike racing game of ridiculous speed and wild upgrades. As a tortoise, use your shell to your advantage and slide downhill to generate speed. Build movement combos between races and prove that even a tortoise can lift The Hare Cup.

More Once Upon a Shell Details

Once Upon a Shell is a roguelike racing game of ridiculous speed and wild upgrades. As a tortoise, use your shell to your advantage and slide downhill to generate speed. Build movement combos between races and prove that even a tortoise can lift The Hare Cup.

Features:

Race at Ridiculous Speeds
Outrun a pack of overconfident hares in chaotic, fast-paced races where momentum is everything.

Master the Shell Slide
Tuck into your shell to drift around the grasslands with ecstatic speed.

Evolve Your Movement
Unlock movement upgrades that influence how you gain speed and how fast you become.

Claim the Hare Cup
Conquer all four divisions in a single run to prove, once and for all, that the tortoise can beat the hares.

A Living Fable
Explore a charming watercolor storybook world that continues the classic tale of The Tortoise and the Hare.

Credits:

Game Director: Vladimír Hořký
Producer: Viktor Máni Mønster
Game Designer: Anita Tiwari
Level Designer: Mikkel Gam-Pedersen
Composer: Niels De Fine Olivarius
Audio Programmer: Asger Fihl Hedegaard Nielsen
Art Director: Emili Mikkelsen
Visual Artist: Lucia Šupová
Technical Artist: Jacob Kjerulf-Thomasen
Lead Programmer: Philip Hviid-Wodschow
Programmer: Claudiu Mihai Jechel
Programmer: Sebastian Giovanni Murgia Kristensen
Programmer: Viktor Krarup Andersen

This game was created as part of the DADIU 2025 program in Copenhagen.

Controller Support: full
Genres: Racing, Free To Play
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Gamepad Recommended, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported Languages: English
Last Checked: 2026-08-05T01:52:57.162Z

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