Shell Shockers

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.

Shell Shockers
Publisher	Blue Wizard Digital
Designer	Jason Kapalka
Programmers	Josh Langley David Brabbins
Platforms	Browser Microsoft Windows macOS
Release	Browser 1 September 2017 iOS 1 June 2021 Android 29 September 2021
Genres	FPS Shooter
Mode	Multiplayer

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).

Controls

Controls are the movement keys in the game, that can perform actions and movements. In Shell Shockers, the format of the control is WASD/SHIFT, which is popular in browser-based FPS games. The controls in the game, by default, are:

Keybindings

• W-A-S-D to Move.
• SPACE BAR to Jump.
• SHIFT to Aim.
• LEFT CLICK to Fire.
• R to Reload.
• E to swap to Pistol
• Q to fire a Grenade (hold to throw further).
• F for Melee swing.
• G for weapon Inspect.
• LEFT CLICK to stop grenade from being launched. NOTE - This is not customizable.
• ENTER to type in the chat box. NOTE - This is not customizable.
• TAB to close the chatbox (can be turned off). NOTE - This is not customizable.
• SPACE to go up while spectating.
• SHIFT to go down while spectating.
• V for first person spectation. (Use the up and down arrows to change who you are spectating).
• LEFT CLICK for slow motion spectation.

Controller Bindings

• 0 to Jump.
• 7 to Fire.
• 6 to Aim.
• 2 to Reload.
• 3 to swap to Pistol.
• 5 to fire a Grenade.
• 1 for Melee swing.
• 4 for weapon Inspect.
• 6 to go up while spectating.
• 7 to go up while spectating.

Customization

The default controls can be changed in game settings to the players own comfort. The control settings are in the first panel of the settings, and they can be altered in-game. The player presses the key they play with when in a certain control box. Additionally, keys that are not used in the game can also be added as controls. Many players like to have right click as their aim button as it is like that in many other FPS games. It can also be beneficial to use the right mouse button as your grenade key because using 'Q' compromises easy access to the 'A' key, impacting movement.

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.