Dead Cells is one of the titles indie most popular in recent years, a true phenomenon of lateral action that continues to bring good news to its developers, and that is that it has broken the mark of 10 million units sold, something within the reach of few games in the same league, but which It shows its quality and endurance.
Dead Cells It was originally released for PC (Linux, Mac, Windows) via Steam in August 2018 and since then there’s been no platform it hasn’t gone unsuccessfully across, from PC to consoles to mobile. Its developers have also kept it up to date, providing both paid and free additional content, thus enriching the aura of a title that has left its mark.
As a review and considering only the original game, Dead Cells It has an average score of 89 on Metacritic, another 89 on OpenCritic, an “extremely positive” average rating based on the scores of more than 115,000 users on Steam… And no, the fly analogy doesn’t work this time.
you didn’t know Dead Cells? Well, it is what was said, a title of Retro-style side-scrolling action The one that you can put in several sacks if you insist: adventure, action, action adventure, action roguelike, hardcore metroidvania… Basically it doesn’t matter how you label it, because it is what it is, a game of mashing buttons with precision if you want to prosper
If you feel like it, you can read our analysis of Dead Cells for Nintendo Switch
Beyond the sales peak you can brag about Dead Cellsthe truth is that it is one of those indies of 90s inspiration that have made their place at a time when the saturation of releases has reached unsuspected levels. But there are titles like Hollow Knights, The Binding of Isaac or own Dead Cells to offer some hope in the face of throwaway content.
If you are interested in learning more about the history of Dead CellsDon’t miss this Games Industry article; And if what you’re interested in is hitting the game, right now you have it at 40% off on GOG, only for PC, but you can always add it to your wish list on the platform of your choice and wait for it to launch:
