Motion Twin

Dead Cells

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.

Released: 6 August 2018
Developer: Motion Twin
Publisher: Playdigious
Engine: Heaps.io
Perspective: Side view
Age rating: PEGI 16 · ESRB T
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 89/100
Steam recommendations: 155,479
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Linux · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Genres: Platform · Adventure · Indie
Estimated owners: 5,000,000–10,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 90
Critic rating: 646
Ratings counted: 97%
Steam reviews: 121
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Crossplay System requirements 2 GB RAM Download size 0.5 GB Steam Deck Verified Player counts 5,471

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The story

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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Platforms

Game modes

Single player

Themes

Action
Fantasy

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Reviews and languages

97% of 182,478 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Overwhelmingly Positive”.

20 languages in the interface, 20 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Publisher's content notice

This is an action-platformer in which players control a reanimated corpse trying to escape an island prison. From a side-scrolling perspective, players explore platform environments while engaging in frenetic melee-style combat against fantastical creatures (e.g., skeletons, giant leeches, goblins). Players use punches, kicks, and gadgets (e.g., flame-thrower traps, grenades, arrow turrets) to kill enemies. Enemies emit large splatters of blood when injured/killed and sometimes break apart into bloody pieces; blood also stains the floors and walls of some areas.

Dead Cells