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Shellshock 1996

Shooter by Core Design, published by Eidos Interactive.

70
Critics
aggregate score
70
Players
IGDB rating

About

Having served in combat for the United States, Da Wardenz are out for one thing -- justice. This anti-terrorist tank force was conceived after an ill-fated campaign at Mostvia Vatska in 1994. Coming under heavy fire, the troops sent a distress signal to the U.S. Intelligence requesting immediate backup. The government turned their backs on the Special Forces unit by making them expendable and refusing to send in backup. As a result, five men survived; those five men formed Da Wardenz. Here's where you come into play. Assuming the role of a rookie commando, your mission is simple: prove yourself to Da Wardenz by destroying terrorist forces and rectifying global corruption. Easy, huh? That's not all -- you'll be in command of an M-13 Predator battle tank; this thing can mow down forests and calm any terrorist dispute. Along the way, you can upgrade your tank in armaments and shielding. Shellshock is broken into two parts: The Pen and actual mission objectives. As Da Wardenz headquarters, The Pen has all sorts of locations including the main hangar, basketball court, simulation room, workshop area, briefing area, and various lockers. Before a mission, you'll want to explore the headquarters and interact with each member of the team; you may learn something. When you're ready to kick some terrorist butt, you'll simply walk to the tank area and hop in!

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
1996
February 1, 1996

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

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Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 or higher
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Processor
Intel core i5-6600k or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Memory
8 GB RAM
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Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD RX 6650 XT
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DirectX
Version 12
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Storage
7 GB available space
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Additional Notes
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 10, 2026.

Shellshock player count

concurrent players on Steam
1peak today
330-day peak
3highest we have seenOct 26, 2026
Oct 23: 1 Oct 24: 1 Oct 25: 2 Oct 26: 3 Oct 27: 2 Oct 28: 2 Oct 29: 0 Oct 30: 0 Oct 31: 1 Nov 1: 1 Nov 2: 0 Nov 3: 1
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.