If you’ve just beaten the final boss in Mortal Shell 2, congratulations—you survived the nightmare. But don’t celebrate too early. The game has another challenge waiting for players who want to push their builds further, clean up unfinished content, and chase full completion: New Game Plus.

The best part? NG+ doesn’t make you throw away everything you worked for. Your Shells, Memories, equipment, upgrades, currencies, and much of your character progression can follow you into the next cycle. The world, meanwhile, gets reset so you have another chance to explore, fight through dungeons, clear Corrupted Gates, complete quests, and hunt down content you missed.

There is one extremely important detail, though: defeating the final boss does not automatically send you into NG+. You can continue exploring your current world after the fight and finish unfinished business before making the transition. The actual point of no return is the Send Ova option at the Gloom Siphon in Marrow Keep.

So, if you’re standing in Marrow Keep wondering whether it’s time to jump into the next cycle, here’s exactly what you need to know about Mortal Shell 2 NG+, including what carries over, what resets, how to start it, and why you might want to wait.

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How to Start Mortal Shell 2 New Game Plus

After defeating the final boss, return to Marrow Keep and interact with the Gloom Siphon, which is also referred to as the Ova Siphon in some references.

When the option appears, selecting Send Ova triggers the ending sequence and begins the transition into New Game Plus.

That makes Send Ova far more important than simply beating the final boss when it comes to planning your playthrough. The boss can be defeated while you still have unfinished objectives, but selecting Send Ova commits you to the next cycle. Current-cycle exploration should therefore be handled before making that choice. Recent Mortal Shell 2 coverage likewise identifies Send Ova at the Marrow Keep siphon as the NG+ transition point.

Think of it this way:

Final boss defeated = story finished.

Send Ova selected = current cycle finished.

That distinction matters because once you commit to NG+, you cannot simply return to the previous playthrough.

If you still have unfinished quests, optional encounters, collectibles, resources, upgrades, or exploration goals on your list, this is your warning not to rush.

The final boss might be down, but your current world is still giving you one last chance to clean house.

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What Carries Over Into NG+?

Here’s where Mortal Shell 2 gets generous.

Instead of making you rebuild your entire character from zero, NG+ lets you bring a huge amount of your hard-earned progression into the next cycle. Your character remains developed, your Shell collection stays useful, and your equipment doesn’t suddenly disappear.

Your unlocked Shells and Shell Memories carry over. Your character progression also remains intact, including Shell points and Bond levels.

Your equipment comes along too. That includes your weapons, sidearms, seals, materials, keys, permanent pickups, and upgrades already applied to your gear.

Your Tarstones and their upgrades also remain available. The same applies to your accumulated Glimpse, Gloom, and gold/Coin.

You also retain your unlocked Mether’s Pulse and Tarforge upgrades.

Fast travel functionality carries over, and your previously revealed map areas remain visible as well. The map does get cleaned up in some ways, however, because most of your markers reset when the new cycle begins.

You also retain one starting beacon in Fainweald, one starting beacon in Mammon, and Shells that you previously summoned in gates.

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Mortal Shell 2 NG+ Carry-Over Checklist

• Character level and progression
• Shell points and Bond levels
• Unlocked Shells
• Unlocked Shell Memories
• Weapons
• Weapon upgrades
• Sidearms
• Sidearm upgrades
• Seals
• Materials
• Keys
• Permanent pickups
• Tarstones
• Tarstone upgrades
• Glimpse
• Gloom
• Gold/Coin
• Mether’s Pulse upgrades
• Tarforge upgrades
• Fast travel functionality
• Revealed map areas
• One starting beacon in Fainweald
• One starting beacon in Mammon
• Shells previously summoned in gates

Basically, NG+ lets you keep the expensive stuff you spent your first playthrough building.

Your character doesn’t become a helpless newborn again. You enter the next cycle with the tools, Shells, upgrades, and resources you already earned.

And honestly? That’s exactly what you want when the game decides it’s time to make the enemies meaner.

What Resets in New Game Plus?

While your character gets to keep much of their progress, the world itself gets a serious reset.

Quest progress resets, so NPC storylines need to be completed again. If you spent your first run following different characters and completing their quests, NG+ gives you another opportunity to go through those storylines.

Cleared dungeons reset as well. The same applies to Corrupted Gates, meaning you can tackle those activities again and earn their rewards another time.

Your unlocked and cleansed beacons also reset, with the exception of the two starting beacons in Fainweald and Mammon.

Most of your map markers disappear too, although previously revealed map areas remain visible.

Then there’s one particularly important resource reset: Ovum/Ova.

Your previous Ovum/Ova count does not simply carry forward unchanged into the next cycle, so you’ll need to collect it again. Some other permanent pickups can also appear again during NG+, including Revered Glands and Synaptic Vessels, giving you another chance to collect them.

So the basic rule is pretty simple:

Your character progression largely survives. The world progression does not.

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Mortal Shell 2 NG+ Reset Checklist

These reset:

• Quest progress
• Most map markers
• Cleared dungeons
• Cleared Corrupted Gates
• Most cleansed beacons
• Ovum/Ova count
• World-state progression

These do not reset:

• Character progression
• Shells
• Shell Memories
• Equipment
• Equipment upgrades
• Tarstones and their upgrades
• Currencies
• Mether’s Pulse upgrades
• Tarforge upgrades
• Fast travel functionality
• Revealed map areas

This setup makes NG+ feel less like starting the entire game again and more like throwing your fully developed character into a world that has been rebuilt for another run.

And yes, that means all those places you thought you had finally cleared?

They’re back.

Why Is NG+ Worth Playing?

There are two major reasons to enter New Game Plus: completion and Glimpses.

Mortal Shell 2 features eight playable Shells, with five Memories associated with each one. Fully unlocking everything requires more Glimpses than you can comfortably collect during a single playthrough, so additional cycles become especially useful for players trying to complete their Shell progression.

NG+ is also excellent for cleanup.

Because dungeons, Corrupted Gates, quests, and other world content reset, your second cycle isn’t just an empty victory lap. There’s fresh progression to chase even though your character is already carrying over much of their previous development.

If you missed an item, skipped an activity, left an achievement unfinished, or simply want another shot at content you didn’t fully understand during your first run, NG+ gives you another opportunity.

The Platinum roadmap also makes multiple playthroughs relevant for players chasing full completion, although NG+ should not be confused with being mandatory simply to finish the main story.

And then there’s the obvious reason every Soulslike player understands:

The enemies hit harder.

Your carefully crafted build is about to get tested properly. That Shell setup that made your first playthrough look effortless might suddenly have to prove whether it was actually powerful—or whether the first cycle was just letting you get away with crimes.

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Don’t Select Send Ova Until You’re Ready

This is probably the biggest practical tip in the entire guide.

After defeating the final boss, do not feel pressured to immediately start NG+.

Take a breath.

Return to your unfinished areas. Complete quests you still care about. Pick up remaining items. Explore. Collect resources. Upgrade your favorite Shells and weapons. Spend your currencies where they make sense for your build.

The current world remains available after the final boss until you deliberately choose to move on. That makes this period the perfect time for final cleanup.

Once you select Send Ova, however, you’re committing to the next cycle.

So if your journal contains that one optional objective you’ve been telling yourself you’ll finish later, this is the moment to stop procrastinating.

Because after Send Ova, “later” means NG+.

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What Reward Do You Get for NG+?

There’s also a cosmetic reward waiting for players who make the jump.

Entering New Game Plus unlocks the Cosmic Harbinger skin.

This is a cosmetic specifically for the Harbinger, rather than one of the game’s eight playable Shells.

To equip it, rest at a Beacon and select Change Shades.

It won’t magically make NG+ enemies weaker, and it certainly won’t save you from getting flattened by an attack you thought you could tank.

But at least you can look stylish while learning that the second cycle has absolutely no respect for your confidence.

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Is NG+ Required for 100% Completion?

If your only goal is to finish the story, then no—you don’t need to enter New Game Plus just to roll the credits.

For players chasing the game’s more demanding completion goals, though, NG+ becomes much more useful.

The additional Glimpses available through repeated playthroughs can help with fully unlocking Shell Memories. The reset world also gives you another opportunity to collect missed items, clear dungeons and Corrupted Gates again, complete content you skipped, and clean up achievements.

For players pursuing everything the game has to offer, multiple playthroughs can therefore become an important part of the overall completion journey.

So NG+ isn’t simply there because the developers wanted to make you suffer again.

It gives completionists another progression loop while allowing experienced players to bring their carefully developed builds into a tougher version of the adventure.

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The Bottom Line on Mortal Shell 2 NG+

Mortal Shell 2’s New Game Plus is essentially a fresh world with your hard-earned character progression still in your hands.

Your Shells, Shell Memories, character progression, equipment, upgrades, currencies, Tarstones, Mether’s Pulse upgrades, Tarforge upgrades, fast travel functionality, and revealed map areas largely stay with you.

Meanwhile, quests, cleared dungeons, Corrupted Gates, most beacons, most map markers, world-state progression, and your Ovum/Ova count reset.

That makes the second cycle ideal for players who want more Glimpses, missed collectibles, additional exploration, achievements, or a serious test of their build.

Most importantly, beating the final boss is not the same thing as starting NG+. You can keep playing your current cycle afterward. When you’re genuinely ready to leave it behind, head back to the Gloom Siphon in Marrow Keep and choose Send Ova.

And when you finally make that choice, remember:

You’re not starting over.

You’re bringing everything you built into a world that has already learned how you fight.

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Source and Accuracy Note

This guide is based on the supplied GameRant, PowerPyx, Game8, and Nerd’s Chalk coverage. Some NG+ details—particularly the exact mechanics surrounding Ovum survival and certain progression requirements—vary between the supplied sources, so this guide keeps to the mechanics consistently supported by the supplied material rather than presenting unsupported details as confirmed facts.

PowerPyx’s roadmap also confirms the important distinction between defeating the final boss and choosing whether to enter NG+ or continue free-roaming the current playthrough.

• Official Mortal Shell II Website (or current official site)
• Playstack – Mortal Shell II
• Steam – Mortal Shell II
• PowerPyx – Mortal Shell 2 Trophy Guide & Roadmap (Confirms free-roam after final boss and how NG+ is triggered)
• Game8 – How to Level Up / NG+ mentions

Image Credit: Cold Symmetry / Playstack