Dead Cells Reviews

Dead Cells is ranked in the 98th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10
Aug 6, 2018

Dead Cells is a masterclass in excellent roguelike design, mixing together nonstop intense action sequences, gorgeous vistas, and an addictive loop of unlocks and rewards into a beautiful experience that no Switch owner will want to go without.

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Aug 6, 2018

Dead Cells takes some of the very best ideas from Rouge-lite and Metroidvania titles to make an action packed platformer that smartly allows the player to unravel the game's secrets.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 7, 2018

An excellent bidimensional action game with exquisite artwork and very good control system. It could suck hours and hours of your time if you give it a chance (and you should).

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9 / 10.0
Aug 6, 2018

An excellent action platformer with a nice roguelike touch. A mix of Castlevania and Rogue Legacy that controls superb, entertains a lot and is as beautiful as deep on its gameplay side.

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9 / 10
Aug 6, 2018

I'm not a big Metroidvania guy, but Dead Cells managed to conjure up the same feelings I had when I played Super Mario World, Portal, and Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 6, 2018

Dead Cells brings us a challenging adventure, full of action, which also merges several different genres. In the end, It provides a playable conflation as attractive as it is addictive.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 6, 2018

Then it's time to repeat the process again, experimenting with a wild newfound power that's unlocked after completion and items I've never used before. I'll probably be doing that for longer than any roguelike in recent memory.

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Aug 6, 2018

The field of indie roguelike Metroidvanias is littered with competition, but Dead Cells stands out by focusing on movement and combat. None of its peers feel as good in their moment-to-moment play.

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9 / 10
Aug 6, 2018

Dead Cells is an incredibly satisfying mishmash of genres that's more than the sum of its parts.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 6, 2018

The reward loops are addictive and continually open up new things for the player to explore

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90 / 100
Aug 6, 2018

A stellar action platformer with gorgeous presentation and excellent combat. Punishing but worth it.

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9.1 / 10.0
Aug 6, 2018

Dead Cells is undoubtedly one of the best games I've played all year.

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91 / 100
Aug 6, 2018

If tight, challenging combat, and infinite replayability in a charmingly depressing setting is your cup of tea, Dead Cells is the game for you.

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9.2 / 10.0
Aug 11, 2018

Dead Cells plays like a best-of series from many groundbreaking ideas of the last decades: artwork and gameplay are brilliant, controls are flawless, the motivation curve is surprisingly steep and all the components are so good well mixed together that you are going to forget time. Even if you just a little into one of these genres, Dead Cells is an absolute no-brainer.

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9.2 / 10.0
Aug 20, 2018

‎They will kill you a thousand times and you will keep trying. Because it is the basis of this game, repetition and learning. All this coupled with a beautiful aesthetic and an epic soundtrack, makes Dead Cells ‎‎a safe bet‎‎ to spend the remainder of summer, and much more.‎

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9.2 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2018

Dead Cells is the ideal mix between metroidvania and roguelite, enhanced by a solid, fast and practically perfect arcade action, with a range of skills and weapons able to infuse a unique flavor to any adventure.

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9.3 / 10.0
Jul 30, 2018

Dead Cells is not a very simple video game to tell and review but, after many hours of play, it managed to convince us with its structured and well-thought-out mechanics.

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9.3 / 10.0
May 4, 2021

Dead Cells is an all-time classic. As part of Xbox Game Pass it is one of the easiest recommendations I’ve ever made on this site/channel. It is tough but fair. It finds that perfect balance of teaching you as you fail, and you will find yourself thinking “Just one more run” time and time again as the hours pass by.

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93 / 100
Dec 15, 2018

Dead Cells is one of the best rogue-like games in the market right now. Also, it has really good playability.

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93 / 100
Aug 16, 2018

Dead Cells is a candidate for the best indie game of 2018. It does everything right: it's a well-made mix of genres that has personality and is capable of entertaining us for hours

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