Dead Cells

About the game

Dead Cells from Motion Twin is a mix of roguelite and metroidvania that the developers call a RogueVania. It takes place on a large island that never changes: all the biomes, bosses and the paths between them are there from the start, but reaching them is another matter. Instead of backtracking, you die and start over. Areas that look out of reach open up as you find keys, new acrobatic skills or forgotten spells, and that knowledge stays with you from run to run, so you can choose your own way through, from the sewers to the ramparts. Each run is assembled from carefully designed level chunks, so it feels handmade while still changing every time, and there are no checkpoints to save you. Combat is tough but fair, with pattern-based enemies and demanding bosses, weapons and spells that each play differently, and plenty of rolling and dodging. When you need a break from fighting, there are secret rooms, hidden passages and detailed pixel-art landscapes to explore, with some lore about the island along the way.