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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Kill. Die. Learn. Repeat. Death is not the end.

Play as a failed alchemic experiment and explore the sprawling, ever-changing castle to find out what happened on this gloomy island…! That is, assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers.

Dead Cells is a roguevania action platformer that will require you to master frantic 2D combat with a wide variety of weapons and skills against merciless minions and boss.

  • Roguevania: The progressive exploration of an interconnected world, with the replayability of a rogue-lite and the adrenaline-pumping threat of permadeath
  • Frantic and Dynamic 2D Action: Learn your enemies’ patterns to stay alive, or prepare to be sent back to your cell before you can say “baguette”
  • Nonlinear Progression: Unlock new levels with every death, opt for the path that suits your current build, your playstyle or just your mood. Surely, the ramparts can’t be as bad as the sewers, right?
  • Play at your own pace: Will you explore every nook and cranny of the castle, or rush to the end?

Carefully redesigned for mobile with a revamped interface

  • Two game modes available: Original & Auto-Hit
  • Custom controls & More touch controls options available: Change the buttons’ position and size to your liking, swipe to dodge…
  • MFi external controller support
  • No ads, no F2P mechanics!
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[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago

Great game, shit platform.

Fuck Epic. The game is worth paying for.

[-] replicat@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Epic does mobile games now?

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

For quite some time, they have their own App Store on Android

Great game, but I wouldn't want to play it on a phone

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah the on screen buttons don't seem great, but it says it has controller support

[-] dudesss@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

📝 Transactions Page (To see if you claimed or not)

⏩ Instant Checkout (Login to Epic Games first to use)

🎮 CLAIM ALL Android & iOS

🎮 Dead Cells Android iOS

🎮 Dead Cells Android iOS⌛ Rating ⛔ Blacklist None

[-] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago

This is only the Android version, right? Doesn't look like it's showing up in my Epic PC library.

Also based on the store page I think this is just the base game without DLC.

Still cool. I've been curious to try it but it's never dropped <$10 and never quite caught my interest over other games around that price.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah looks like just the Android version (maybe iOS too, though I have no way of checking!)

I guess that makes sense to just give the base game for free, not that I'm getting that from the store page at all! I'll remove it from my description though, thanks.

[-] Flagstaff@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

(maybe iOS too, though I have no way of checking!

/r/FreeGameFindings to the rescue (yes, it's also on iOS): https://reddit.com/comments/1pk1xym

[-] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

Under the ESRB rating I see a dark grey box with white text that says "Base Game". And it's a pretty common thing in these giveaways.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Ah good point, I missed that.

Can't really look a gift horse in the mouth here, they're giving you the base game for free in the hope that you like it and buy the expansions!

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

This game is great on mobile.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

What are the controls like? On-screen buttons can ruin an otherwise great game for me!

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I played with a controller because I also hate touch controls! I don't recall what they were, sorry.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

I pulled my finger out and installed it to see, looks like it's a load of different on-screen buttons. While you can customise them it sadly still looks pretty unpleasant to play!

[-] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

You gotta get one of the various mobile controllers for this kind of stuff. On screen controls are rough. Bonus, you can also use them for retro emulation.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Dang shame.

this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2025
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