Developers Motion Twin and Evil Empire will release the Roguevania action game June 5th.Dead Cellsannounced that it has sold over 10 million copies. This work is on sale for PC/Nintendo Switch/PS4/Xbox One and iOS/Android.
“Dead Cells” is a 2D action game called “Roguevania”, which is a combination of roguelike and Metroidvania. The main character, a mass of ugly cells, takes over the body of a fallen warrior and explores an island with a mysterious kingdom inhabited by monsters. Players use a variety of weapons and skills that can be obtained along the way to fight enemies, progress through randomly generated stages in various environments, and finally aim for the boss that awaits them. And if you die, you lose all the items you got so far and start over. However, there is a permanent unlock factor.
This work started early access distribution on Steam in May 2017, and was officially released in August 2018. At the same time, the console version was also released, and it was later ported to mobile. This work, which continues to be developed even after the official release, has delivered 34 free updates and 4 types of paid DLC so far. In addition to adding content such as new stages, characters, and items, collaborations with other works were also performed. Most recently, a DLC collaboration with Konami’s “Akumajo Dracula” was released, surprising users.
This work received very high praise and sold well. It exceeded 850,000 just before the official release, and reached 2 million in May 2019. And in March 2021, it was reported that it exceeded 5 million copies. After about two years, it looks like it has added another 5 million copies. In January of this year, it was announced that the mobile version alone had sold over 5 million units, and the success of the mobile version seems to have contributed greatly to the achievement of the 10 million unit mark.
In this announcement, it was also revealed that updates for this work will be implemented until 2025. So far, the development roadmap for this work has indicated that it is planned until 2023, but development will continue for another two years.
By the way, the update development of this work is handled by Motion Twin’s sister studio Evil Empire. Motion Twin is working on new IP development.On the other hand, Evil Empire is also working on a new title, and the overseas media that was held at the time of this announcementGamesIndustry.bizIn an interview with Evil Empire, it was revealed that Evil Empire has signed two companies to work on the next installment of the highly acclaimed series. Both series have been dormant for a long time, and they are working on their reboot. One will begin early access distribution in 2024, and the other will be released in 2025.
“Dead Cells” is available for PC (Steam/Epic Games store/GOG.com)/Nintendo Switch/PS4/Xbox One, and iOS/Android.
