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Dead Cells

Motion Twin · 2018-08-06

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 29, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jun 26, 2018 (Linux), Jun 26, 2018 (Mac), Aug 28, 2019 (iOS), Aug 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 07, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

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.

1,493
playing now
97%
positive of 183k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
19
twitch viewers (latest)
90/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (638 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 95% recommend
22h
to beat · rushed 4.9h · completionist 100h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

1,493 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Cells is a 2018 roguelike-Metroidvania game developed by French independent developer Motion Twin. The player takes the role of an amorphous creature called the Prisoner. As the Prisoner, the player must fight their way out of a diseased island in order to slay the island's King. The player gains weapons, treasure and other tools through exploration of the procedurally generated levels. Dead Cells features a permadeath system, causing the player to lose all items and other abilities upon dying. A currency called Cells can be collected from defeated enemies, allowing the player to purchase permanent upgrades.

Trailer

Dead Cells trailer thumbnail

Dead Cells - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,493 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7,745 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~968/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 4.6M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 182,899 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$12.49-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.49-50%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.13 at AllYouPlay (2023-12-25) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 105 of 150 observed days · $3.36 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.0k5.0k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,751 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,628 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,691 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,830 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,637 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,308 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,745 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,860 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,976 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,826 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,254 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,420 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,344 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2,287 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,005 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,557 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,381 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,493 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4,359 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,705 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,812 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,316 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,743 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,229 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,591 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,470 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,252 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3,512 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,468 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5,002 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2,193 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,589 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,522 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,767 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,388 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,789 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,839 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 922 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 929 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,431 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,159 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,359 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,313 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,175 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,441 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,357 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,104 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,422 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 996 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,247 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,305 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,626 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,635 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 990 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,889 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,133 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,257 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,536 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,526 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,369 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 879 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,606 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,336 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,274 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,292 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 984 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,635 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,052 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 959 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 839 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,106 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,170 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 796 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 963 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.0k02026-08-06 21:00 — 2,067 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,422 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,663 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,099 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,649 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,046 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,337 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,704 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,935 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,224 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,186 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,471 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,925 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,988 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,346 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,640 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,879 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,060 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,210 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,749 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,442 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 1,945 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,777 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,085 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,514 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,241 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,370 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,493 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$26.51$9.682017-05-062026-08-302017-05-06 — best price $16.992017-10-27 — best price $14.402018-02-23 — best price $13.992018-06-19 — best price $19.992018-10-22 — best price $24.992019-01-28 — best price $24.992019-05-16 — best price $24.992019-08-23 — best price $16.692019-12-23 — best price $15.982020-02-10 — best price $24.552020-05-21 — best price $24.992020-08-06 — best price $24.992020-09-25 — best price $22.392020-11-13 — best price $24.992021-01-03 — best price $22.492021-03-31 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $24.992021-11-19 — best price $14.992022-01-24 — best price $24.992022-05-24 — best price $24.992022-08-19 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $10.292023-03-29 — best price $16.942023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-11-27 — best price $11.892024-02-27 — best price $24.992024-05-05 — best price $13.052024-07-29 — best price $12.292024-11-04 — best price $24.992025-03-01 — best price $24.992025-05-15 — best price $12.492025-09-04 — best price $10.342025-11-20 — best price $24.992026-03-04 — best price $11.992026-05-31 — best price $21.492026-08-13 — best price $12.492026-08-30 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8053042026-05-28 — 500 pageviews2026-05-31 — 502 pageviews2026-06-03 — 481 pageviews2026-06-06 — 338 pageviews2026-06-09 — 555 pageviews2026-06-12 — 525 pageviews2026-06-15 — 558 pageviews2026-06-18 — 519 pageviews2026-06-21 — 464 pageviews2026-06-24 — 578 pageviews2026-06-27 — 745 pageviews2026-06-30 — 553 pageviews2026-07-03 — 584 pageviews2026-07-06 — 631 pageviews2026-07-09 — 450 pageviews2026-07-12 — 460 pageviews2026-07-15 — 388 pageviews2026-07-18 — 579 pageviews2026-07-21 — 424 pageviews2026-07-24 — 397 pageviews2026-07-27 — 446 pageviews2026-07-30 — 438 pageviews2026-08-02 — 418 pageviews2026-08-05 — 436 pageviews2026-08-08 — 372 pageviews2026-08-11 — 395 pageviews2026-08-14 — 349 pageviews2026-08-17 — 386 pageviews2026-08-20 — 426 pageviews2026-08-23 — 383 pageviews2026-08-25 — 476 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.2k02026-08-24 06:12 — 2,148 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 84 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 19 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.1%
earned "Love the serenity..."
38.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing8 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)85,2351%121
Xbox One (Xbox)42,2311%115
PS4 (PlayStation)25,9651%116
PS4 (PlayStation)20,7221%116
PS5 (PlayStation)14,7592%116
Windows (Xbox)11,4011%115
Switch (Nintendo)2,3280%0
Switch (Nintendo)330%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerRogue-likeRogue-liteRoguevaniaSouls-likeMetroidvania

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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