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Dead Cells Review
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Posted: 8 months ago, last updated 7 months ago.
Author: @JonahMonaghan and @GeekDadGamer.
Overview
Dead Cells is a running, jumping and fighting game where are escaping a prison. In a bright pixilated world you must accurately time attacks and dodges to defeat a wide range of enemies. It's intentionally hard, and you will die a lot. But each time you do you can start again with more knowledge and weapon options.
In each level you hack and slash your way to an exit, balancing your resources. The structure and layout of levels is different each time to play, making no two attempts alike. This means that progressing in the game is not just limited to how well you can memorize different levels but rather how you can adapt to situations, learn the mechanics and understand how to prioritise your time and resources.
As you progress through multiple attempts you find a variety of unique items and abilities, most of which, will be lost when you die. A part of the challenge is choosing which weapons to keep, develop and which to discard. Between each level, you can purchase permanent upgrades which you keep when you die. But again, care is needed to upgrade items that will make a difference as each upgrade is expensive.
In each level you hack and slash your way to an exit, balancing your resources. The structure and layout of levels is different each time to play, making no two attempts alike. This means that progressing in the game is not just limited to how well you can memorize different levels but rather how you can adapt to situations, learn the mechanics and understand how to prioritise your time and resources.
As you progress through multiple attempts you find a variety of unique items and abilities, most of which, will be lost when you die. A part of the challenge is choosing which weapons to keep, develop and which to discard. Between each level, you can purchase permanent upgrades which you keep when you die. But again, care is needed to upgrade items that will make a difference as each upgrade is expensive.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 16
Release Date: 10/05/2017
Price: 40% off
Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Genres: Action, Fighting, Platform and Role-Playing
Accessibility: 19 features
Developer: @MotionTwin
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Commitment
Duration: It takes between 5 minutes and 1 and a half hours to play a round of this game. Each escape attempt can end abruptly. Equally, a good run can last a long time.
Players: This is a single player game.
Players: This is a single player game.
Costs
Dead Cells usually costs £19.99 to £26.99.
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. The game currently has three expansions for download each expansion adds more levels and items to the game. one of which is free:
- Rise of the Giant: Two new levels, two new bosses, more skins. (FREE)
- The Bad Seed: Two new levels, one new boss, much more items and content.
- Fatal Falls: New level, new ally, new enemies and items.
The mobile versions of the game have different prices than the console and PC versions.
Dead Cells
 | Xbox One | £19.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
 | PS4 | £19.99 | – | – |
 SALE | PS4 | £24.99 | £14.99 at the moment | – |
 | Switch | £26.99 | – | – |
 | PC | – | – | Free Xbox Game Pass EA Play |
| – | – | – |
Dead Cells: The Fatal Seed Bundle
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. The game currently has three expansions for download each expansion adds more levels and items to the game. one of which is free:
- Rise of the Giant: Two new levels, two new bosses, more skins. (FREE)
- The Bad Seed: Two new levels, one new boss, much more items and content.
- Fatal Falls: New level, new ally, new enemies and items.
The mobile versions of the game have different prices than the console and PC versions.
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated PEGI 16+ for frequent depictions of arcade violence with blood. This is a 2.5D platform game in which each and every character encountered by the player’s character can be killed by a myriad of different weapons. When a character is killed it will explode in a cloud red pixelated blood.
Accessibility
The accessibility listed was generated primarily from the PC version of the game. Other versions of the game offer different accessibility. For example, Dead Cells on iOS and Android offers an auto-attack mode, unavailable on PC, Xbox, and PS4.
Our Dead Cells Accessibility Report documents 19 accessibility features:
Our Dead Cells Accessibility Report documents 19 accessibility features:
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