Nick Ballantyne at GameCloud writes: "Dead Cells is a fantastic melding of two seemingly contradictory design philosophies. A Roguelike at heart, the game utilises Metroidvania levels in a way that gives the player freedom of choice without making any style of play pointless. There’s plenty of opportunities to employ your brain cells in crafting different builds of stats and items, and even with the simplistic combat, the game is a blast to get through. I cannot recommend the game highly enough, and it may very well have cracked a gap through my cynicism for the first time since I saw Yennifer on a unicorn."
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Dead Cells developer Motion Twin has confirmed that Update 35 - The End is Near - will be the game's swansong, will plans to extend coverage into 2025 now cancelled.
Valve just released a batch of startup movies for its Steam Deck handheld PC inspired by five popular games, including Elden Ring, Hades, and more.
