Dead Cells

04 About Dead Cells

The Nintendo Switch NSP listing for Dead Cells includes the base game, updates, and DLC. The reported download size is 443.44 MB. The listed region is [Europe, USA, Asia, Japan].

Dead Cells is a platformer from Motion Twin for Nintendo Switch, built around quick combat, exploration, and repeated attempts to escape a cursed island. Players control the Beheaded, a sentient mass of cells that returns after death to continue the journey.

Rather than following a conventional linear storyline, the game reveals its setting through environments, item descriptions, and brief encounters. The island’s malaise, its inhabitants, and the Beheaded’s origins gradually come into focus as new areas and discoveries are reached.

Fast, adaptable combat

Each run combines melee weapons, ranged options, shields, and active skills such as grenades, traps, and turrets. Success depends on reacting to enemy attacks, using dodge rolls or parries at the right moment, and building effective combinations from the equipment found along the way.

Runs that change each time

Procedurally rearranged levels keep routes and encounters from remaining fixed between attempts. Players can select different paths through the island, uncover secret areas, and search for blueprints, money, and other rewards before moving forward to tougher enemies and bosses.

Progress through failure

Death removes most of a run’s collected gear, but cells can be spent with the Collector to unlock items and lasting improvements for future attempts. Scrolls raise core stats during a run, while new weapons, skills, mutations, and outfits provide more ways to shape the Beheaded’s approach.

Game screenshots

System requirements: phone & PC

Suggested device targets from Beastroms. Actual requirements and compatibility depend on your emulator and game settings.

HP / Phone

• Operating system: Android 10 or later
• CPU / Chipset: Quad-core 1.8 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: OpenGL ES 3.0-capable graphics
• Free storage: 2 GB
• Controls: Touch controls or a Bluetooth controller; keyboard for computer software

PC / Computer

• Operating system: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
• Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support
• Free storage: 2 GB
• Controls: Keyboard and mouse; controller for supported games

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