Dead Cells News

Dead Cells gets a crossover with multiple indie games

Motion Twin / Evil Empire have released a big free upgrade for Dead Cells, bringing with it a number of items taken from other popular indie gems.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/11/dead-cells-gets-a-crossover-with-multiple-indie-games

Ooh, Dead Cells has Hollow Knight things now

If you're a fan of roguelikes and metroidvanias (hello), then you might be pleased to know Dead Cells added a bunch of weapons, skins and skills from loads of good'uns. The Everyone Is Here update went live yesterday, bringing new challenges to Motion Twin's soulslike that will let you unlock characters from Blasphemous, Hyper Light Drifter, Guacamelee, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Curse Of The Dead Gods, and, most importantly (for me), Hollow Knight. Hooray for Hollow Knight content!

Everyone is Here update is available!

Hey everyone,

Surprise! A new update is available ːdcshockedː

Well maybe it's not so much of a surprise if you've been following our social media for the last 2 weeks...

Anyway, this time around we're stoked to introduce weapons, skills and skins from some fellow indie studios, who kindly let us add a little taste of their games to Dead Cells!

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[h2]How do you get this free stuff?[/h2]

You'll find a book of clues in the opening area - figure out the riddles within and complete the challenges to unlock fresh outfits!

You'll also find lore rooms dotted around the place, hiding bizarre and powerful weapons from other worlds...

If you want the full details of everything right now then check out the patchnotes and the little summary below, if you want to keep some mystery then download the update and get into it!

[h3]Hollow Knight[/h3]

The Knight was a bit too shy to show themself, so you won't be seeing them running around the island, but their trusty nail is here :)

The Pure Nail can attack upward and downward. Attacking downward while airborne causes you to bounce on your enemies, dealing critical damage.

[h3]Hyper Light Drifter[/h3]

Laser guns are finally in the game! The Drifter wields their trusty energy sword/gun combo, ready to wordlessly slay more monsters.

The Hyper Light Gun marks its targets while also dealing damage. The Sword deals critical damage to the marked targets, increasing with the number of gun marks on the target. Sword hits also recharge the gun's ammo, which doesn't recharge passively.

[h3]Blasphemous[/h3]

The Penitent One is here. Mea Culpa...

Crush the Face Flask on your forehead, dealing low damage to yourself and transforming 35 percent of your missing health into recovery.

[h3]Guacamelee[/h3]

The luchador Juan arrives, with a feathery surprise up his non-existent sleeve...

Channel your chicken spirit with the Pollo Power, turning into a chicken for a few seconds while firing several explosive eggs around you.

[h3]Skul: The Hero Slayer[/h3]

Tear your way through hordes of enemies as Skul, slaying mobs with a trusty bone club.

Smash enemies with a bone club. Hitting with the second attack enables a whirlwind attack that deals critical damage.

[h3]Curse of the Dead Gods[/h3]

That's right, mutton chops are in Dead Cells, we have now accomplished everything that we set out to do when we started this. Shut it all down.

Slash twice with a machete. The third attack uses the pistol to bump and inflict critical damage to nearby enemies. Holding the attack button charges a slow and powerful ranged attack.

That's it for the content, there's a few of the usual QoL fixes and what not too, so check out the patchnotes if you'd like to know more about that.

If you haven't had the chance to play Curse of the Dead Gods, Skul: The Hero Slayer or Guacamelee 2, then we are running a bundle with them from 10am PT so go fill your boots and show some love for the indies!

We'll be back soon with some more news, hope you enjoy the update and as always please don't hesitate to leave us feedback here or on social media :)

Cheers,
Matt, EE & MT

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Hollow Knight is coming to Dead Cells very soon

Motion Twin's excellent hack-and-slash roguelite platformer Dead Cells will be getting free DLC that adds Hollow Knight to the game - complete with the Knight's iconic weapon that allows them to pogo-slash enemies. It's available very soon too - in fact, the update will drop this Monday.

It's long been known that the Dead Cells team at Motion Twin are fans of Hollow Knight by Team Cherry. Apart from sneaking in various references to the game, developer Steve Filby previously remarked that the studio may make "a Dead Cells version of Hollow Knight" in the future - meaning a full Metroidvania, although it's notable they used Hollow Knight as an example rather than, say, Metroid or Castlevania.

This week Motion Twin has been teasing new heroes from other games coming to Dead Cells' world, called "independent legends" in the lore. The titular character from Hyper Light Drifter by Heart Machine was the first to be revealed, followed by the likes of Guacamelee's Juan.

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New Dead Cells update makes it more approachable to newcomers

Dead Cells has received yet another update, named Practice Makes Perfect, which adds a training area, powerful buffs called Aspects, and other more. The devs say the patch is focused "on improving the ease-of-use and learning curve for everyone (paticularly newcomers & occasional players), without altering the overall difficulty of the game." To facilitate this goal, all the new features are optional – allowing players to execute their sweet dodge rolls with the challenge they prefer.