Motion Twin announces
Bad Seed, new DLC coming to
Dead Cells on
all platforms in Q1 of next year. There's an
AMA on Reddit to discuss the game and the news with the developers. Here's
an outline of what to expect, including an explanation that the news of this
paid content does not mean they are finished releasing free DLC for the
"roguelike metroidvania action platformer":
Motion Twin and Evil Empire
today revealed the wealth of content awaiting Dead Cells fans in its upcoming
The Bad Seed DLC, kicking off 2020 with two gorgeous new biomes, several new
chill-inducing monsters and all-new weapons, plus an exceedingly creepy boss
battle. In case you're not dying enough, more entirely unique ways to meet your
maker are on the way, with a release planned on all platforms in Q1 of 2020 for
a $4.99 price tag.
The Bad Seed DLC introduces new path choices in the early game ensuring that all
players, no matter their level, will be able to enjoy it. Players will discover
two new biomes inhabited by their own distinctive bestiary; The Arboretum, a
lush paradise to deceivingly adorable creatures, and The Swamp, where an
overgrown arboreal settlement inhabited by ambushing blow gunners and spear
wielders is your only escape from the gargantuan purple ticks that reign
uncontested on the ground.
Triumphing over the numerous perils, built by the Dead Cells devs with as much
love as sadism, will be rewarded with a conceptually unique armoury, including
the first double slot weapon as well as a very dedicated and loyal mushroom
companion. Of course, vengeance visited upon the monsters and challenging new
biomes that once slowed you down is its own reward, but a few new weapons never
hurt anybody.
While offered as additional paid content, The Bad Seed DLC is not intended to
mark the end of the free post-launch content updates the devs have proven to be
committed to over the years. Free content, balancing, and systemic updates are
planned at the same steady rhythm and of the same quality as seen in 2019.
Revenue from paid content like The Bad Seed will allow the team to continue to
expand Dead Cells’ base game with and for the fans for a long time to come. If
there are any questions on this front the devs are doing an AMA right now over
here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/deadcells/comments/e5ez0d/ama_going_down_on_december_4th_bring_your/