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Shell Shockers

Shell Shockers
Publisher(s)Blue Wizard Digital
Designer(s)Jason Kapalka
Programmer(s)
  • Josh Langley
  • David Brabbins
Platform(s)
ReleaseBrowser
1 September 2017
iOS
1 June 2021
Android
29 September 2021
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Shell Shockers is a first-person shooter video game created by Canadian game developer Jason Kapalka and published by Blue Wizard Digital. Using the setting of eggs with guns, the game has players controlling an egg with the choice of seven different guns and four gamemodes. The game was first released for browsers on September 1, 2017, then for Linux, iOS, and Android.

The game was released and received generally favorable reviews, with reviewers praising the unique concept, while criticism targeted its repetitive gameplay. Shell Shockers is considered the most popular game by Blue Wizard Digital. In mid-2019, the game had almost 40 million players globally; as of July 2025, Shell Shockers has more than 200 million total lifetime players. Many other gaming platforms also offer the browser-based game, such as CrazyGames. The mobile version of Shell Shockers was released for iOS on June 1, 2021, and for Android on September 29, 2021 by Blue Wizard Digital.

Gameplay

Shell Shockers is a 3D[1] FPS[2][3] video game that features eggs with guns,[4] of seven different types.[2] Players can control their egg by using the WASD keys,[5] and create their own nicknames.[4] The EggK-47 (based on the AK-47), the Scrambler (based on a break action shotgun),[5] the Free Ranger (based on the SVD), the RPEGG (based on the RPG-7), the Whipper (based on the FN P90), the Crackshot (based on the M24), and the Tri-Hard (based on the Steyr Aug). There are thousands of player and item skins, most of which can be bought with Eggs, the in-game currency.[5] Eggs are gained from "kills", each kill grants the player 10 eggs, unless the user is playing on Saturday or Sunday, in which case they get 2 times the normal amount of eggs. Alongside with the four gamemodes: Free For All, Teams, Captula the Spatula, and King of the Coop (based on King of the Hill).

Development and release

Josh Langley, David Brabbins, and Jason Kapalka would begin working on Shell Shockers which was made using the Babylon.js engine, later releasing it on September 1, 2017. Eventually the mobile version for the game would be made and put on the Apple Store for iOS and Google Play Store for Android.[6]

Reception

Shell Shockers is considered the most popular game made by Canadian video game company Blue Wizard Digital.[7] In mid-2019, the game had almost 40 million players worldwide; as of July 2025, Shell Shockers has more than 200 million total lifetime players.[8] Many other gaming platforms also offer the browser-based game, such as CrazyGames.[9] The game received generally favorable reviews, with reviewers praising the uniqueness of the concept.

References

  1. ^ Scott, Chris (October 3, 2019). "The death of flash and birth of IO games". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Today, Telangana (June 13, 2021). "Egg Hunt: First-person browser-based shooter". Telangana Today. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Moore, Brandon (April 16, 2023). "8 Best Browser Based Games". TheGamer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Morley, Ben (July 6, 2021). "Shell Shockers review: a surprisingly good casual game". The Boar. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Ever Wanted to Blast an Egg to Smithereens? Here's Your Chance!". Daily Game. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Jordan, Jon (September 8, 2021). "PopCap co-founder Jason Kapalka on bringing web hit Shell Shockers to mobile". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. ^ Green, Jordyn; Chung, Miranda (June 13, 2018). "Shell Shockers video game cracks into classrooms". The Observer. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Brown, Liz (July 31, 2025). "Comox-developed video game reaches 200 million lifetime players". CHEK. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  9. ^ Miller, George (August 20, 2021). "Shell Shockers passes 35 million game plays on CrazyGames' web portals". European Gaming Industry News. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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