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Steam app 588650 · updated 10 Sep 2026, 16:50 UTC

Dead Cells

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

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Game information

Updated 10 Sep 2026, 16:50 UTC
App ID
588650
Product type
Game
Developer
Motion Twin
Publisher
Motion Twin
Release date
6 Aug, 2018
Release status
Released
Early Access
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Declared DRM
Achievements
121
Steam Deck
Verified
Metacritic
89

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

AdventureRoguelikeMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsAction Roguelike2DRogueliteSouls-likeHack and SlashReplay ValuePlatformerSingleplayerActionDark FantasyAtmosphericProcedural GenerationFunnyDifficultIndieEarly Access
About this gameFull description from Steam
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat. Dead Cells puts you in control of a failed alchemic experiment trying to figure out what's happening on a sprawling, ever-changing and seemingly cursed Island. Immortal but crippled, your last resort is to take over bodies in order to move, explore… and fight. While you may well be immortal, the corpses you possess are not. Each time your host is destroyed, you will be sent back to the dungeon to find yourself a new one and start again... Experience a Roguevania, mixing an interconnected world, branching paths and unlockable skills with the constant adrenaline-pumping threat of permadeath. No checkpoints. You either vanquish the final boss in one go or you try again. However, you keep some of your progress for successive runs new paths you’ve unlocked, access to new levels, mutations, abilities and weapons. Tough but fair combat, responsive controls, challenging foes, and of course, the emergency panic roll to get you out of trouble make for a visceral and cathartic action game.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 6 regional ratings

Content notice

This is an action-platformer in which players control a reanimated corpse trying to escape an island prison. From a side-scrolling perspective, players explore platform environments while engaging in frenetic melee-style combat against fantastical creatures (e.g., skeletons, giant leeches, goblins). Players use punches, kicks, and gadgets (e.g., flame-thrower traps, grenades, arrow turrets) to kill enemies. Enemies emit large splatters of blood when injured/killed and sometimes break apart into bloody pieces; blood also stains the floors and walls of some areas.

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência
ESRBtViolence · Blood and Gore · Language
IGRS18Kekerasan · Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya · Penggunaan bahasa
NZOFLCmFantasy Themes · Bloody Violence
OFLCmFantasy Themes · Bloody Violence
PEGI16Violence
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Intel i5+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+

Recommended

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Intel i5+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+

macOS

Minimum: OS: Mavericks 10.9 or later Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later Recommended: OS: Mavericks 10.9 or later Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later

Linux

Minimum: Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.2+ Recommended: Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.2+
Supported languages15 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Simplified Chinese
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Portuguese - Portugal
Russian
Turkish
Korean
Traditional Chinese
Portuguese - Brazil
Spanish - Latin America
Polish

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

121 achievements in total.

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Love the serenity...Achievement
A room with a view!Achievement
Finally, a moment of rest...Achievement
Smells like burned fleshAchievement
What's that funky smell?Achievement
Who needs an Italian plumber?Achievement
My fish is fresh!Achievement
The dead center of the island...Achievement
It rubs the lotion on its skin!Achievement
Quit tickling!Achievement

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