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Dead Cells

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Tags
60 FPS Action Indie Metroidvania Pixel art Rogue-like Rogue-lite Single player
Release Date
August 7 2018
Metacritic Score
89
OpenCritic Score
88
Price
$24.99
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YouTube Reviews

Dead Cells Nintendo Switch Review - A Roguelite Masterpiece?

SwitchWatch Review

Dead Cells: Switch Review (Roguelike Platformer - Indie Game)

Budget Gamer Review

Dead Cells Nintendo Switch Review - BEST ROGUELITE ON SWITCH?

SwitchUp Review

Dead Cells (Nintendo Switch) Review

Nintendo World Report Review

Dead Cells Bad Seed DLC Switch Review - YES...IT IS!

SwitchUp Review
YouTube Videos

Dead Cells - Motion Twin Developer Interview - Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Developer interview

15+ Minutes of Dead Cells: Rise of the Giant on Nintendo Switch

Nintendo World Report Gameplay

Dead Cells: Rise of the Giant | First 15 Minutes on Nintendo Switch

ContraNetwork Gameplay

Dead Cells: Rise of the Giant DLC - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Trailer

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Trailer

Dead Cells Action Game Of The Year (Switch) Unboxing

Nintendo World Report Unboxing
User Score
80
User Reviews
8
An utterly gorgeous mix of metroidvania and rogue-lite, which is hard to put down. It's tough, but not too tough...I took down the first boss on my first attempt. Let down by frame rate drops and skips when too much is happening on screen.
NyquilHipflask
eShop Sale History
Sale Period Price Discount
Nov 21 '18 – Nov 28 '18 $19.99 20%
Dec 06 '18 – Dec 10 '18 $19.99 20%
May 16 '19 – May 31 '19 $19.99 20%
Jun 11 '19 – Jun 19 '19 $19.99 20%
Aug 30 '19 – Sep 07 '19 $19.99 20%
Oct 18 '19 – Nov 02 '19 $19.99 20%
Nov 27 '19 – Dec 05 '19 $17.49 30%
Jan 10 '20 – Jan 17 '20 $17.49 30%
Feb 04 '20 – Feb 19 '20 $17.49 30%
Apr 19 '20 – May 04 '20 $19.99 20%
Jun 09 '20 – Jun 17 '20 $18.74 25%
Aug 18 '20 – Sep 01 '20 $14.99 40%
Dec 17 '20 – Jan 01 '21 $14.99 40%
Jan 28 '21 – Feb 11 '21 $12.49 50%
Apr 14 '21 – Apr 26 '21 $17.49 30%
Jun 15 '21 – Jun 22 '21 $14.99 40%
Sep 17 '21 – Oct 01 '21 $16.24 35%
Nov 24 '21 – Dec 01 '21 $14.99 40%
Jan 06 '22 – Jan 20 '22 $12.49 50%
Apr 28 '22 – May 09 '22 $14.99 40%
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