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Mortal Shell

Cold Symmetry·Playstack·2020
Partial
21:9
Partial
32:9
Partial
Gameplay Scaling
Vert-
HUD
Centered
Centered HUD
Native
Cutscenes
Ultrawide
Menus
Ultrawide
FOV
Narrow
Black Bars
None
Flawless Widescreen
Not Supported
Community Fix
None available
Online Safety
Safe

Overview

Mortal Shell (the original 2020 game, not the 2025 Mortal Shell II) has a Vert- style gameplay camera on ultrawide per PCGamingWiki, meaning the field of view is cropped vertically rather than extended, though a native 'Aspect Ratio Constraint for Cutscenes' toggle removes cutscene pillarboxing and built-in FOV axis-maintain sliders (visible only above 16:9) partially offset the crop. There is no third-party fix — Nexus Mods' ultrawide fixes found during research are specifically for Mortal Shell II, a separate game, which is a same-title trap to avoid. Because the Vert- issue has no real fix, this is rated partial rather than good.

Compatibility details

21:9 SupportPartial
32:9 SupportPartial
Gameplay ScalingVert-
HUD BehaviorCentered
Centered HUDNative
Cutscene SupportUltrawide
Menu SupportUltrawide
FOVNarrow
Black BarsNone
StretchingNone observed

Fixes

No known fix yet.

The game's own settings menu includes native 'Maintain Major/X/Y-Axis' FOV options only visible on ultrawide, so the built-in in-game workaround is the best available fix and no external mod exists for the original Mortal Shell.

Patch history & verification

currentSep 21, 2026
Verified via PCGamingWiki Video section wikitext showing multimonitor=limited (Vert- gameplay/menus) with fov=limited (native axis-maintain sliders as workaround). Confirmed via web search that available Nexus Mods ultrawide fixes target Mortal Shell II (2025), a different game, not this one -- avoided a same-title mix-up. Could not confirm any working community fix for the original game's Vert- issue, so recommended_fix is null per the consistency rule.