
Dead Cells Slashes Price in Half on Steam
Dead Cells, the critically acclaimed roguelike platformer, is half off on Steam—brutal combat, endless replayability.


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Before you lock in a Dead Cells price on GameDeal, check these quick specs. It was developed by Motion Twin and published by Motion Twin. The release date was on August 6, 2018. The genre of the game can be defined as Action and Adventure and Indie.
A snapshot of how Dead Cells reviews break down across review sites. The game has garnered a Metascore of 89 based on critics' reviews. On Steam, this title has 180,217 gamer reviews, 97% of which are positive.
Dead Cells, developed by Motion Twin, is a roguelite action-platformer blending fast-paced 2D combat with metroidvania-inspired exploration. Players control a failed alchemic experiment, navigating an ever-changing Island cursed with permadeath mechanics. The game’s strongest feature is its "Roguevania" design, offering branching paths, unlockable skills, and interconnected levels that reward persistence across runs.
The Island in Dead Cells is built around an interconnected world with branching paths. Each run offers new opportunities to unlock levels, weapons, and abilities while retaining progress through permanent upgrades. Locations change dynamically, ensuring no two attempts are identical, while progression is tied to exploration and discovery.
Combat involves responsive controls, challenging enemies, and permadeath stakes. Players can wield a variety of weapons and abilities, relying on precise timing and the emergency panic roll to survive. Each encounter demands skill and adaptability, with no checkpoints to soften the difficulty.
As an immortal experiment, players possess mortal bodies to move and fight. When a host dies, gameplay resets to the dungeon, forcing players to adapt and restart. This mechanic ties directly into the roguelite loop, encouraging experimentation while maintaining high stakes.
Dead Cells holds a Metacritic score of 89 and an OpenCritic score of 89 (Mighty).
| Language | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | — | ✓ |
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