Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a roguelike action-platformer in which you play as a cell which has taken over a lifeless corpse, using it to traverse and escape the prison.
Dead Cells treats death as a necessity, with death enabling the player to navigate different areas and develop their skills and weapons.
There are no checkpoints, making permadeath feel like a real and common threat, meaning you’ll need to start your run over again. Despite the high stakes, playing offensively is really fun, fluid, and exciting, and repeating runs is sure to keep you busy when traveling.
Levels may be procedurally generated, but that does not take away from their clever and beautiful design which manages to blow players away again and again. Every run is also different regarding item locations, and you don’t have to always focus on getting to the final boss in every run.
Earning new abilities is a familiar Metroidvania trope and is really well done, making you feel a lot stronger at the end of your journey than when you started.
It’s important for most players to spend runs dedicated to upgrading skills and locating items in preparation for those final boss runs to avoid aimlessly dying over and over.
The game also has a souls-like vibe, partially due to its difficulty level and dreary yet vibrant art style. Overall, Dead Cells is stunning and has an interesting design while not being hard on your Switch’s battery life – perfect for long flights.
