The popular roguelite Dead Cells will come to an end with the latest update 35. MeinMMO tells you why Motion Twin is ending development and what the studio plans to do.
What game is it about? Dead Cells, one of the most popular roguelike games on Steam, is nearing the end of its development. The game is a mix of roguelite, metroidvania and action platformer from the French development studio Motion Twin.
The studio announced on Dead Cells’ official Steam page and on X that the upcoming update for the game on PC and consoles, Update 35 The End is Near, will be the final one.
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Dead Cells: Farewell with Update 35
Since its release in 2018 for PC (early access in 2017), Dead Cells has captivated roguelike fans and the game has been rated extremely positively with 97% positive ratings on Steam. After numerous expansions and updates, it is now obviously time for the developers to break new ground.
You can see the X-Post from Motion Twin here:
On Steam, Motion Twin writes the following:
Update 35 for Dead Cells marks the end of our creative journey on this game. After an incredible 5-year collaboration delivering additional content for Dead Cells Live Ops, Evil Empire is moving on to new adventures, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
Motion Twin via Steam
The developers would have thought about it for a long time, especially after the great success of the DLC Return to Castlevania last year. In recent years, the Evil Empire development studio has also played a key role in this DLC and The Queen and the Sea.
Motion Twin’s desire to avoid the more of the same trap and keep Dead Cells fresh and original led them to this point. They emphasize that it is crucial not to overdo it and risk losing Dead Cells’ unique charm.
The farewell to Evil Empire
Evil Empire has also said goodbye to the fans and developers of Dead Cells. The studio expressed their pride in the work done and emphasized that they enjoyed every minute.
You can see the post here:
They sincerely thank Motion Twin for the trust placed in them and for giving them the opportunity to work on this project for so long.
It was also announced that the Evil Empire team would soon reveal their own secret projects.
What’s next? Motion Twin is already working on a roguelike co-op game called Windblown and wants to take on new challenges. Still, Motion Twin assures fans that Dead Cells will not be forgotten. There will continue to be solutions to existing problems and exciting projects such as an animated series and a board game based around Dead Cells.
Windblown is scheduled to go into early access (on PC) this year, but it is not yet known when exactly in 2024 it will start.
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