Evil Empire and Motion Twin announce that
Dead Cells has tallied more
than 10 million sales since
launching into
Early Access in 2017. Word is exploration is underway to find a proper way to
follow that enormous success:
The consecutive launch of the 1.0 version
on PC & consoles in 2018, a whopping 34 free updates and later launches on
mobile have all helped to drive long-tail success in all major global
territories, pushing the game into rarely charted sales territory for an
independent title.
Dead Cells’ amazing list of free updates include chunky content additions that
have provided new ways for fans to play the game, numerous weapon & item
additions & enhancements, extra levels, a host of enemies and large crossover
events featuring popular characters from other high profile indie games such as
Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight and more. Dead Cells' well-received four paid DLCs
- including the groundbreaking recent Return to Castlevania DLC, which featured
an unprecedented collaboration with Konami - have also continued to drive
development on the title.
Following the success of Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, Evil Empire
has been exploring the path forward for the title as a whole. With years of
successful updates and expansions behind it after taking over live ops of Dead
Cells in 2019, the studio is tinkering with its time-tested methodology,
experimenting with ideas for future updates and new ways for fans to enjoy one
of their favorite roguelikes.
With numerous award wins after launching in 2018, including Best Indie Game at
2018’s Golden Joystick Awards, Best Action Game at 2018’s The Game Awards and
Best Indie Game at 2018’s New York Game Awards, Dead Cells has continued to grow
with new meaningful content, attracting more and more players to its challenging
and gripping dungeon crawling fun along the way.