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Dead Cells - Nintendo Switch [Digital]

ESRB Rating: T (Teen 13+)
SKU: 6291647
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Customers are pleased with Dead Cells' gameplay, praising its exciting and intense nature, as well as the tight controls and beautiful art style. Many also appreciate the game's action and value for the price. However, some players find the difficulty challenging and frustrating.

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Features

  • RogueVania: The progressive exploration of an interconnected world, with the replayability of a rogue-lite and the adrenaline pumping threat of permadeath.

  • 2D Souls-lite Action: Tough but fair combat, the iconic dodge roll, more than 90 weapons and spells with unique gameplay… The unforgiving action wed to the absence of any kind of safety net makes for an adrenalin pumping ride each and every run.

  • Nonlinear progression: Sewers, Ossuary or Ramparts? Once unlocked, special permanent abilities allow you to access new paths to reach your objective. Opt for the path that suits your current build, your play style, or just your mood.

  • Exploration: Secret rooms, hidden passages, charming landscapes. Take a moment to stroll the towers and breath in that fresh sea mist infused air...

Specifications

  • ESRB Rating
    T (Teen 13+)
    ESRB Descriptors
    Blood and gore, Language, Violence
    ESRB Interactive Elements
    No Interactive Elements
    Compatible Platform(s)
    Nintendo Switch
    Software Format
    Digital
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Reviews

Customers are sayingCustomers are pleased with Dead Cells' gameplay, praising its exciting and intense nature, as well as the tight controls and beautiful art style. Many also appreciate the game's action and value for the price. However, some players find the difficulty challenging and frustrating.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent in all ways

    Oh how pretty these pixel are. It feels visually more like Castlevania, but elevates the aesthetic with some really solid lighting effects, depth and animation. Instead of roguelike, it’s rogue-lite. There’s no turn based battle, but the levels are procedurally generated, meaning: nothing is in the same place when you die. And you’ll die often, starting over at the beginning, losing (almost) everything in your inventory. But as you go along, getting a little farther each time, you’re also gaining some traits that are permanent, like health restoration potions you can use once, then twice and so on. It’s a totally different approach to gaming for me. I’m usually a point A to point B kinda player, but this encourages getting better at going with the flow, identifying patterns and honing tactics. Super enjoyable.

    This review is from Dead Cells - Nintendo Switch

    Posted by Glass

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Game

    One of the best games I've played in a long time. I like it on the switch but it's also available on xbox and ps4. Wherever you can play it if you like permadeath (with some progression through carry over items) with random generated levels then you will absolutely love this game.

    This review is from Dead Cells - Nintendo Switch

    Posted by LoonyEd

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So much game for so little money!

    Just an excellent platformer and slash-em-up. Many unlockables, including permanent upgrades. A great variety of monsters and biomes, with multiple difficulty levels to unlock - some enemies only appear at higher difficulties. Been playing since Steam early access and have seen the devs put in a lot of work refining the game, both before and after release. It's a steal at this price, a great addition to any Switch. (I've owned this on multiple platforms for ages - this copy was for a friend)

    Posted by Locke

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Difficult but Fun with Great Controls

    I bought Dead Cells on a whim even though I'm not a fan of roguelikes, due to the huge amount of praise it has received from reviews. I've done about 50+ runs, and it's a tough game - I've been stuck on the Clocktower the last few runs because there the enemies swarm the screen and hit really hard, and there's a higher need for exploration. That said, it plays great - the controls are perfect, I love the art style, and you do get a satisfying feeling of progression with all the available unlockables. If you like tough platformers, it's a recommended game.

    This review is from Dead Cells - Nintendo Switch

    Posted by AramFingal09

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great game, but laborious and frustrating

    This is my first “roguelike” game, and I have a love/hate relationship with this style. I love the non-linear approach, but I hate the “groundhog day” scenario of starting over completely after dying. I think its extremely well done: graphics, sound, controls, the myriad weapons & abilities... its addictive! There is tons of effort in honing your skills, learning what works best, having success, BUT then you die again and start over with none of those effective weapons again. Grind through, maybe you get something else that works for a bit, maybe you struggle for 5 more playthroughs with no luck. At some point, it wears off and you just want to play something else. I couldn’t wait to jump into a more traditional game after this diabolical torture experience! Maybe I’ll come back to this down the road, but everytime I see the cartridge, I cringe at the brutality that awaits. But it’s a great game nonetheless, just not my favorite style. I still recommend trying it for awhile to catch the fever... misery loves company.

    This review is from Dead Cells - Nintendo Switch

    Posted by JFizzle

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  • Does this game have any interactive elements?

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    The genre of this game is Action and Adventure.

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    Nintendo Switch is the compatible platform for this game.

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    The ESRB rating for this game is T (Teen 13+).

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