Dead Cells

2018 video game
VideoGame video_game Q30639210
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Dead Cells

Summary

Dead Cells is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,144 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dead Cells received the The Game Awards − Best Action[3].
  • Dead Cells received the Pégase Award for best mobile game[4].
  • Dead Cells received the Pégase Award for best game as a service[5].
  • Dead Cells's instance of is recorded as video game[6].
  • Dead Cells was published by Motion Twin[7].
  • Dead Cells's genre is Metroidvania[8].
  • Dead Cells's genre is roguelike[9].
  • Dead Cells's genre is platform game[10].
  • Dead Cells's genre is roguelite[11].
  • Dead Cells's genre is roguevania[12].
  • Dead Cells's developer is recorded as Motion Twin[13].
  • Dead Cells's developer is recorded as Evil Empire[14].
  • Dead Cells's part of the series is recorded as Dead Cells[15].
  • Dead Cells's programmed in is recorded as Haxe[16].
  • Dead Cells's operating system is recorded as Android[17].
  • Dead Cells's operating system is recorded as iOS[18].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.0[19].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.1[20].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.8[21].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.15[22].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.8[23].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.12[24].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.7[25].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.9[26].
  • Dead Cells's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.2[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dead Cells was published by Motion Twin[7].

Publication

Publication dates include May 10, 2017[28], June 26, 2018[29], August 7, 2018[30], August 28, 2019[31], and June 3, 2020[32]. Languages include Catalan[33], French[34], English[35], and Spanish[36]. Genres include Metroidvania[8], roguelike[9], platform game[10], roguelite[11], and roguevania[12]. Dead Cells's part of the series is recorded as it[15]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[37], digital download[38], and physical media[39].

Subject and Themes

Dead Cells's part of the series is recorded as it[15].

Reception

Awards received include The Game Awards − Best Action[3], Pégase Award for best mobile game[4], and Pégase Award for best game as a service[5]. Reviews include 89/100[40], 95%[41], 86/100[42], and 87/100[43].

Why It Matters

Dead Cells ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,144 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Dead Cells receive?

Honors received include The Game Awards − Best Action[3], Pégase Award for best mobile game[4], and Pégase Award for best game as a service[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Steam. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . pcgamesn.com. Retrieved . pcgamesn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . gamekult.com. Retrieved . gamekult.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . motion-twin.com. Retrieved . motion-twin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . gamekult.com. Retrieved . gamekult.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . xboxachievements.com. Retrieved . xboxachievements.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . polygon.com. Retrieved . polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . lemonde.fr. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . lemonde.fr. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . motion-twin.com. Retrieved . motion-twin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . evilempirestudio.com. Retrieved . evilempirestudio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mcvuk.com. Retrieved . mcvuk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . dead-cells.com. dead-cells.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . gaming.cat. gaming.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Steam. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Steam. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . Steam. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] . wikidata.org.
  32. [39] . signatureeditiongames.com. Retrieved . signatureeditiongames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [40] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [41] . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [42] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [43] . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [28] . Q281042. Retrieved . motion-twin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [29] . rockpapershotgun.com. Retrieved . rockpapershotgun.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [30] . Q281042. Retrieved . deadcells.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [31] . venturebeat.com. Retrieved . venturebeat.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [32] . Q281042. Retrieved . gamekult.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 1d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 ['Games/Dead_Cells', 'Games/Dead_Cells']
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