Motion Twin has announced their action platformer Dead Cells will leave Steam Early Access and launch to full release in August 2018. Announced for a 2018 release earlier this year, Dead Cells has just received the “Baguette Update” reaching a significant milestone on their path to a complete polished game experience on both console and PC. The update brings major changes to itemization upgrading, legendary item drops, item customization, and a revamp of the user interface amongst other things.
Dead Cells is described as a “rogue-lite, Castlevania-inspired, action-platformer” that lets you explore a sprawling ever-changing castle of deadly challenges. You are in control of a failed experiment on a mission to unravel the mysteries of an ever-changing seemingly cursed island. Motion Twin calls their combat tough, but fair with responsive controls that will offer a demanding, visceral, and cathartic action game.
Dead Cells Feature List
- RogueVania: “You got your rogue-lite in my Metroidvania! Hey, it’s tasty RogueVania.” This means side-scrolling heart-pounding action with the ever-present threat of permadeath.
- Souls-lite combat: Pattern-based bosses and minions, weapons and spells with unique gameplay.
- Nonlinear progression: Unlock new levels with every death, take a new path. If you tire of fighting through the sewers, then take to the ramparts and battle your way through that path.
- Exploration: Secret rooms, hidden passages, and charming landscapes await your discovery.
Dead Cells is available in Early Access on GoG, Steam, and for 33% off (for a limited time) on the Razer Store. It will be coming to Xbox One, Switch, and PlayStation later in 2018. You can learn more about Dead Cells and Motion Twin, the unique development cooperative behind the game, on their Twitter feed.
