
A masterclass in action design, Dead Cells delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
94
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 — 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 18d ago
Very punishing but equally rewarding and enjoyable roguelike which does an excellent job at staying interesting throughout every run. DLC's aren't needed to enjoy the game, but they add lots of new and unique content while staying cheap. The combat is perfect with incredibly smooth gameplay, movement and tons of variety in weapons, items, builds. The music is amazing as well. Overall great game a must buy for any fans of the genre.
I have been sick of all the roguelites that lack feasible build variety. No matter what they offer, only one path really works. So I came back to this, and this is how you do it. I actually feel like I'm not playing the exact same game loop over and over, only searching for specific mechanics while shedding everything else. A different combination of weapons and upgrades can work as well as another! Rare in this day in age when everything is either "souls like" or a roguelite, that the game actually meets the basic standards of those genre tags.
That game is obviously an absolute banger. I mean the reviews speak for themselves. I am not leaving this review to compliment how great it feels to play, or it's awesome soundtrack, I am posting this to point out that the minimal requirements are not very accurate, I am running this game on a potato pc at a solid 60 fps, I really don't see why the requirements say " Intel i5+"
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