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Games like Dead Cells
Want more fluid roguelite action with metroidvania structure? Below are the games most like Dead Cells — the titles that inspired it, the games sharing its DNA, and the ones it went on to influence. The interactive graph above lets you keep exploring from any of them.
Games similar to Dead Cells
Risk of Rain2013Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in onlin
Figment2017A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind... Welcome to the world of Figment. A strange and surreal world; a place filled with our deepest thoughts, urges and memories, populated by the many voices we hear in our heads. This mind has been quiet and calm fo
Butcher2016Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgu
Away: Journey to the Unexpected2019Away: Journey to the Unexpected is a colorful first person adventure game that combines action, negotiation and rogue-lite elements Progress through the levels and the story, choose your path, but above all, recruit allies. All the strange characters you meet in game can be play
Asura2017"Asura is an indie top-down hack 'n' slash game based on a fantasy setting inspired by Indian mythology. It features heavy rogue-like elements and a procedural skill tree which changes on every play through. Take on the roll as the demon incarnate and obliterate your way through
The Siege and the Sandfox2025A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
Ghost 1.02016A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Iconoclasts2018Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a huge, open world filled with intricate puzzles, oddball characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure telling a personal story about faith, purpose and whether the world is really
AeternoBlade2014In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called 'AeternoBlade'. Freyja looks to take revenge on Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengeance is helped by Vernia, who has as much merit as Be
Astral Ascent2023Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
The Dead Cells series & family
Dead Cells: Rise of the Giant2019Two new levels, two new bosses and stacks more content to explore and unlock… If you’re good... Real good. The most challenging installment to the game since we first threw down the gauntlet. Kill. Die. Learn. Die some more.
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed2020Explore a relaxing Arboretum, wade through a noxious Swamp and take on a new boss in this new early game content designed to expand the Dead Cells universe and add variety to runs for people who want to support the development of the game.
Dead Cells: Fatal Falls2021Gain a sharp and somewhat overprotective aerial ally as you fight through two new biomes and a boss! Challenging level designs will force you to rethink your approach in this new mid game content designed to add variety to your runs and continue support for the development of the
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea2022Dead Cells: The Queen & the Sea will conclude the DLC trilogy that began with The Bad Seed in 2020 and continued with Fatal Falls in 2021. The new expansion will introduce two new biomes, called "The Infested Shipwreck" and "The Lighthouse"), new weapons, and of course a magnific
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania2023The inspiration behind it all returns to its 2D action roots! Castlevania’s unforgettable characters & gothic setting meet the fast-paced combat of the award-winning roguelite Dead Cells in this unprecedented collaboration.
About Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated levels filled with mutated enemies. Combat centers on melee weapons, bows, traps, and dodging, with enemy patterns that reward careful observation. Death is permanent for each run, stripping the player of most collected items, though an in-game currency called Cells allows for purchasing upgrades that persist between attempts. Levels are assembled from pre-designed sections in randomized configurations, and progression through the game unlocks new traversal abilities via collectible Runes.
FAQ
- What games are similar to Dead Cells?
- Some of the closest matches are Risk of Rain, Figment, Butcher, Away: Journey to the Unexpected, Asura, The Siege and the Sandfox. Scroll back up to keep exploring in the interactive graph.
- What inspired Dead Cells?
- Dead Cells sits inside the Platform / Adventure tradition. Shared themes, mechanics, and studio history all show up in the graph — see how we score the matches.