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Dead Cells

Main Game
Platform Adventure Indie Action Fantasy

Dead Cells is a Platform / Adventure game released on August 6, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Linux, Android and 6 more. Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedural…

83
User Score
641 ratings
90
Critic Score
12 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
155,994 reviews
August 6, 2018
Released 2962 days ago
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Hype
PlayStation 4 Linux Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS PlayStation 5 Mac Xbox One Nintendo Switch

About

Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated levels filled with mutated enemies. Combat centers on melee weapons, bows, traps, and dodging, with enemy patterns that reward careful observation. Death is permanent for each run, stripping the player of most collected items, though an in-game currency called Cells allows for purchasing upgrades that persist between attempts. Levels are assembled from pre-designed sections in randomized configurations, and progression through the game unlocks new traversal abilities via collectible Runes.

Storyline

The Prisoner, an amorphous creature capable of possessing dead bodies, awakens in the depths of an island prison with no memory. A soldier tells the Prisoner they can no longer die. Through repeated escape attempts, the Prisoner learns that the island was once a powerful kingdom brought to ruin when a plague called "The Malaise" transformed most of its citizens into mutated monsters. After escaping the prison depths, the Prisoner resolves to kill the island's reclusive King, believing that his death will change something on the island. Fighting through plague-infested regions, the Prisoner reaches the throne room and slays the comatose monarch, only for the King's corpse to explode violently, destroying the Prisoner's host body. The head crawls through a fountain drain that leads back to the prison, where the cycle begins again.

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Release Dates by Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
May 10, 2017
Linux Worldwide
Jun 26, 2018
Mac Worldwide
Jun 26, 2018
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Aug 6, 2018
Linux Worldwide
Aug 6, 2018
Mac Worldwide
Aug 6, 2018
Linux Worldwide
Aug 7, 2018
PlayStation 4 Worldwide
Aug 7, 2018
Xbox One Worldwide
Aug 7, 2018
Mac Worldwide
Aug 7, 2018
Nintendo Switch Worldwide
Aug 7, 2018
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Aug 7, 2018
iOS Worldwide
Aug 28, 2019
Android Worldwide
Jun 2, 2020
PlayStation 5 Worldwide
Jun 29, 2023

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Game Info

Developer
Motion Twin, Evil Empire
Publisher
Playdigious, Motion Twin
Engine
Heaps.io
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action Fantasy

Languages

Audio / Voice
Korean, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), Portuguese (Brazil), English, French, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Polish
Text / Subtitles
Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), English, French, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Polish, Polish

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