The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised its combat style and level design, with specific praise being directed towards the randomized levels and weapons. After release, Motion Twin supported the game with several updates and expansions. Production of Dead Cells began after Motion Twin planned development for a follow-up to their previous browser game Die2Nite.
Dead Cells features a permadeath system, causing the player to lose all items and other currencies upon dying. The player gains weapons, treasure and other tools through exploration of the procedurally-generated levels, using them to fight various mutated creatures. As the Prisoner, the player must fight their way out of a diseased island in order to slay the island's King. In the game, the player takes the role of an amorphous creature called the Prisoner. A PlayStation 5 port was released on June 29, 2023. A mobile port for iOS was released on August 28, 2019, and an Android port was released on June 3, 2020. The game was released for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on August 7, 2018. Windows, Linux, macOS, NS, PS4, Xbox Oneĭead Cells is a 2018 roguelike- Metroidvania game developed and published by Motion Twin.
