Dead Cells

Taking you back to the early days of Metroidvanias but with super-slick and crunchy modern gameplay, this action-RPG is well worth tackling

Publisher Playdigious

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Developer Motion Twin

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Highlights

Dead Cells download for Switch, iOS, and Android

Dead Cells download - key art of the main game depicting a character looking at a prison in the distance

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Dead Cells mobile hits five million sales

Dead Cells mobile sales: A screenshot from the Dead Cells Brutal update showing a shadowy figure with a glowing pink head weilding a floating light blue glowing ball.

Jan 25, 2023

Dead Cells Break the Bank update arrives on Apple Arcade

Dead Cells Break the Bank: A Dead Cells character running away from an unseen foe, carrying two sacks of gold coins.

Dec 22, 2022

Dead Cells whips up a storm with a Castlevania collaboration

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Dec 8, 2022

Mobile game Dead Cells lives again with Apple Arcade release

Dead Cells Apple Arcade: Key art shows an imposing protagonist looking towards a gothic castle

Nov 29, 2022

Dig up the deceased in Dead Cells Shovel Knight crossover

Dead Cells Shovel Knight crossover custom header showing the main character from Dead Cells in the centre on a blurred background of a screen from the game. Either side is Shovel Knight and Plague Knight. The Dead Cells character is a fiery, shadowy person holding a ball of blue light in one hand and a staff in the other, with red flames coming from his head like a scarf. Shovel Knight is a blue, armoured cartoon person with a shovel in hand and horns on their helmet. Plague Knight is a cartoony plague doctor with hands aloft like they're casting a fancy spell.

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Two screenshots from Dead Cells show a character travelling in an elevator, as well as a character attacking another with a pickaxe

Mar 31, 2022

Dead Cells adds characters from Hollow Knight, Blasphemous, and more

Several characters from indie games are gathered together, raising their swords in unison

Nov 23, 2021

Pixel-art roguelike Dead Cells gets a new content roadmap

Aug 25, 2020

Dead Cells launches June 3 on Android, iOS version 40% off

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