Dead Cells
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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.
Love the serenity...
CommonReach the Promenade of the Condemned for the first time.
Quit tickling!
CommonAbsorb the Vine Rune.
A room with a view!
CommonReach the Ramparts for the first time.
Shrewd sleuth
CommonFind your first secret zone.
What's that funky smell?
CommonReach the Toxic Sewers for the first time.
Finally, a moment of rest...
CommonReach the Black Bridge for the first time.
¡Arriba, arriba! ¡Ándale, ándale!
CommonOpen your first timed door.
Here comes a new challenger!
CommonAbsorb the Challenger Rune!
The Fat and The Furious
CommonYou beat "The Concierge"!
My fish is fresh!
CommonReach the Stilt Village for the first time.
Slash! Slash! Roll!
CommonUnlock 10 weapons.
Absolution
CommonBe cursed... Survive.
What are you rubbing at anyway?
CommonAbsorb the Teleportation rune.
Tic… Toc…
CommonReach the Clock Tower for the first time!
High drama
CommonReach the Clock Room for the first time!
Blade Master
CommonYou have beaten the "Time Keeper"!
Please leave your shoes at the entrance.
CommonReach the Castle for the first time.
The mud is getting warm, so you might as well swim.
CommonReach the Morass of the Banished for the first time.
YOLO! Or not?
CommonCheat Death…
Smells like burned flesh
UncommonReach the Ossuary for the first time.
We've all been there before...
UncommonA downward smash attack... right into some deadly spikes!
See, that wasn't so hard now, was it?
UncommonSuccessfully complete a Challenge Rift.
Afraid of the dark?
UncommonReach the Forgotten Sepulcher for the first time!
Bend the knee? I think not…
UncommonReach the Throne Room for the first time.
La Brute
UncommonAbsorb the Ram's Rune.
Pimp my ride.
UncommonUnlock 10 skills.
Who needs an Italian plumber?
UncommonReach the Ancient Sewers for the first time.
Surgical extraction
UncommonAbsorb your first Boss Stem Cell
The last rampart falls...
UncommonBeat the Hand of the King.
Even the rats avoid the place...
UncommonReach the Insufferable Crypt for the first time.
Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and Glory...
UncommonReach the Slumbering Sanctuary for the first time!
Is there something in your eye?
UncommonYou beat "Conjunctivius"!
Incy Wincy…
UncommonAbsorb the Spider's Rune!
It rubs the lotion on its skin!
UncommonReach the Prison Depths for the first time.
The dead center of the island...
UncommonReach the Graveyard for the first time.
Going down!
UncommonKill an enemy with an elevator.
The Bank always wins in the end
RareReach the Bank for the first time.
Herder
RareHave 2 pets active at the same time
Faster than light!
RareYou finished a daily challenge. Well done!
Go play outside!
RareReach the Arboretum for the first time.
Cheers!
RareYou have reached the Distillery for the first time!
Don't. Touch. Anything!
RareReach the Corrupted Prison for the first time.
Sky Fall
RareReach the Fractured Shrines for the first time.
Not so tough
RareYou slayed 100 elites. Badman.
Masterful extraction
RareAbsorb your second Boss Stem Cell
Ohhhhhh! That hurt!
RareDie while carrying at least 100 cells. Burn.
Knee deep in mud...
RareReach the Nest for the first time.
Up, Guards, and at them again!
RareFinish the game with a Boss Stem Cell active.
Steam rolled.
RareYou beat "The Concierge" without taking a single hit!
Trapped Trapper
RareTrap an enemy using the Fractured Shrines environment!
Bound for Hell
RareSacrifice the Mushroom Boi.
I've got my eyes on you...
RareYou beat "Mama Tick"!
Gentleman
RareYou dig
RareReach the Cavern for the first time.
You're not my family
RareGet the Leghugger to kill an Armored Shrimp
Return to sender
RareYou killed an Infected Worker with his own barrel!
Am I still on the island?
RareReach the Castle's Outskirts for the first time.
Hot and cold
RareReach the Guardian's Haven for the first time.
Oh how fast they grow!
RareGet the Leghugger to evolve
Artful extraction
RareAbsorb your third Boss Stem Cell
Size doesn't matter
RareYou beat the Giant!
Into the vampire's den
RareReach Dracula's Castle for the first time.
Bag of Tricks
RareKill the Vendor Mimic.
Iceberg right ahead!
RareReach the Shipwreck for the first time!
Finished, without fear.
RareFinish the game with two Boss Stem Cells active
Don't fear the Reaper
RareReach the Defiled Necropolis for the first time.
The Dance
LegendaryYou beat the "Time Keeper" without taking a single hit.
8th wonder
LegendaryReach the Lighthouse for the first time!
Never fallen
LegendaryFinish the game with "Ygdar Orus Li Ox" in your possesion!
Beware the step!
LegendaryReach the Undying Shores for the first time.
First aid
LegendaryLet an Apostate revive at least 3 souls.
Blades N' Roses
LegendaryReach the Mausoleum for the first time.
Deft extraction
LegendaryAbsorb your fourth Boss Stem Cell
The cowl does not make the monk
LegendaryWear the Cultist outfit to access the Undying Shores.
Death comes for us all... but not you!
LegendaryYou beat Death!
Watering Time!
LegendaryYou beat the Scarecrow!
In mushroom, we trust.
LegendaryDefeat the Scarecrow without bouncing on any mushrooms.
Harder Better Faster Stronger
LegendaryFinish the game with three Boss Stem Cells active
They came from behind!
LegendarySuicide by elevator.
Firefighter
LegendaryYou finished the Lighthouse!
A cut above
LegendaryDefeat at least 5 enemies in a row with the Scarecrow's Sickles.
Perfect extraction
LegendaryAbsorb your fifth Boss Stem Cell
Her Majesty
LegendaryYou beat the Queen!
Let's get down to the nitty gritty...
LegendaryFinish the game with four Boss Stem Cells active
A sparkle in the night
LegendaryReach the Crown for the first time!
Do you need... A hand?? Bahaha!
LegendaryBeat the Hand of the King without taking a single hit.
What is a man?
LegendaryReach the Master's Keep for the first time.
Pact with the devil
LegendaryAppease "Mama Tick's" anger.
Put that thing back where it came from or so help me
LegendaryHelp the shark get back to the water
Flawless victory.
LegendaryYou beat "Conjunctivius" without taking a single hit!
Life on the edge
LegendaryReach the Astrolab for the first time.
You don't belong in this world!
LegendaryYou beat Dracula!
Stargazing
LegendaryReach the Observatory for the first time.
I don't step on toes...
LegendaryYou beat the Collector!
The mud is getting warm.
LegendaryReach the Morass of the Banished for the first time.
David and Goliath...
LegendaryYou beat "The Giant" without taking a single hit!
See you in 100 years
LegendaryYou beat the last encounter of Castlevania!
Born sapper
LegendaryYou completed the Distillery without using the Barrel Launcher!
Black flag
LegendaryKill a Pirate Captain with the Scavenged Bombard
I like to live dangerously…
LegendaryAgainst all odds, you finished the game with the Cursed Sword!
What? There's nothing wrong with these...
LegendaryFinish the game with the starter sword, bow or shield.
Green thumbs
LegendaryYou beat the Scarecrow without taking a single hit!
Take that, sucker!
LegendaryYou beat "Mama Tick" without taking a single hit!
Nothing left to... collect.
LegendaryYou beat "The Collector" without taking a single hit!
Pool Party
LegendaryElectrify an enemy with the Lightning Rods while they are in water.
Plank walk
LegendaryThrow an enemy into spikes using the Hand Hook
Who's a good boi?
LegendaryFinish the game without sacrificing the Mushroom Boi!
Me, jealous?
LegendaryTry using Serenade and another pet at the same time...
Spare!
LegendaryKill five enemies with a single throw and recall of the Wrecking Ball
Lilibet
LegendaryYou beat the Queen without taking a single hit!
Unwavering loyalty
LegendaryYou finished the Lighthouse without taking any damage!
I still have 8 lives
LegendaryHave Maria's Cat deal the last hit to Death.
Up to the eyeball in debt
LegendaryBeat the game with the maximum debt remaining.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
LegendaryBeat the Queen with a Queen outfit
Dodge Death!
LegendaryYou beat Death without taking a single hit!
Infiltration
LegendaryFinish the Lighthouse while wearing a Servant outfit
Knowledge is power
LegendaryHit the same enemy with 5 orbiting Bibles in short succession.
Long live the Queen
LegendaryBeat the Queen by pushing her into the void
Can you stop moving please?!
LegendaryKill a Werewolf with a Throwing Axe
Full house
LegendaryBeat the Queen with the Killing Deck
Honorary Belmont
LegendaryYou beat the last encounter of Castlevania without taking a single hit!
Put that thing back where it came from
LegendaryHelp the shark get back to the water
Does what it says on the tin
LegendaryYou beat the last encounter of Castlevania with the Vampire Killer.
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