A masterclass in action design, Dead Cells delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
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Verdict
97%
Steam
90
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (97% positive from 178K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,672 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (90/100 critic average)
Outstanding soundtrack
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Still in Early Access โ content may be incomplete
Dead Cells is a 2018 roguelike-Metroidvania game developed by French independent developer Motion Twin. The player takes the role of an amorphous creature called the Prisoner. As the Prisoner, the player must fight their way out of a diseased island in order to slay the island's King. The player gains weapons, treasure and other tools through exploration of the procedurally generated levels. Dead Cells features a permadeath system, causing the player to lose all items and other abilities upon dying. A currency called Cells can be collected from defeated enemies, allowing the player to purchase permanent upgrades.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 14h ago
Derelict Distillery is genuinely among the top 5 worst locations in gaming
I've had this game for about 3 or 4 days and it's amazing. it's pretty unforgiving but I like that, I also think the fast paced game play is very enjoyable. it's the first rogue like game I've played and on top of that the mc has aura.
I'd love to recommend Dead Cells. Objectively the game is great, combat is smooth, progression is fun, and the lore is surprisingly deep. That being said, I really, really hate how all the DLC are visible in every playthrough. It's a scummy way to make me try to buy the DLC when I don't want to. It isn't as bad as other games I've played but I have a low tolerance for this. When I buy a game I expect you not to ask me to buy more things unless the game is deliberatly free to play. If you do offer DLC, I'll buy it if I want to and I probably will get the DLC for Dead Cells someday, but as of now, I find this business practice underhanded and annoying.
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