High replayability and addictive loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“there's so much content, unless you were to play no other game but this for *years* you won't run out of new things to try/discover.”
Steam review · 206.5 h played ↗
Dead Cells
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Motion Twin2018Roguelike · Metroidvania · Adventure
The verdict
A fast, fluid action roguelike-metroidvania with huge weapon and build variety and addictive runs. Skip it if you dislike grinding, repetition, or DLC prompts in-game.
Great for
Players who like fast, skill-based action roguelikes with deep weapon builds and lots of replayability
Main risk
Grindy unlock progression and repetitive runs can wear thin, with DLC doors nagging you
What players love
Smooth, fast, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The combat is perfect with incredibly smooth gameplay, movement and tons of variety in weapons, items, builds.”
Steam review · 42.6 h played ↗
Huge weapon and build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A different combination of weapons and upgrades can work as well as another!”
Steam review · 539.1 h played ↗
Great art, animation and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the art is gorgeous and well-animated and the music is fire too.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Runs great on low-end PCs and Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“really good game, even works on my 4 gb ram”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
Assist mode and adjustable difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“the developer should be applauded for the Assist Mode the game provides.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive runs and levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“every run feels the same and the core gameplay ain't nothing that engaging.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Cheap deaths and difficulty spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“many times I just would get one shot by a mid monster”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
DLC doors and ads inside the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you fight through a gauntlet of enemies to reach a door and a message appears that say "if you want to go here you must buy X"”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Grindy cell and unlock progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the grind is the content now.”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Few viable builds and balance issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Very few actually viable builds in the game.”
Steam review · 339.8 h played ↗
Floaty, imprecise controls and hitboxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“many weapons have much larger attack areas visually than they do mechanically”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorIntel i5+
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorIntel i5+
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorIntel i5+
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
Storage500 MB available space
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