Exclusive Insights: Dead Cells Dev Reveals Phenomenal Success and Exciting Future Vision

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Dead Cells owes its success to a strong relationship with its community, allowing the developers to create content that resonates with players.

Continuous updates and responsiveness to fan feedback have resulted in desired improvements for players, fostering a more engaged overall community. Additionally, Dead Cells is actively working on an animated series that embraces a comedic buddy movie style, perfectly in line with the game's underlying humor and lightheartedness. While no release date has been confirmed yet, stay tuned for updates.

Dead Cells has solidified its position as one of the most influential indie games of the past decade, serving as an inspiration and role model for countless titles. Originally developed by Motion Twin and now helmed by indie game studio Evil Empire, Dead Cells remains the pinnacle of the indie roguelike genre, often serving as a benchmark for discussions on the defining characteristics of roguelike games.

In a recent interview with Game Rant, Benjamin Laulan, the COO of Evil Empire, reflected on the history of Dead Cells and shared his insights on the factors that contributed to its resounding success. He especially highlighted the game's strong bond with its community, which empowered the developers to create content that resonated deeply with the players. Looking ahead, Laulan discussed the upcoming Dead Cells animated series and provided glimpses into the team's future plans for game content.

Dead Cells Never Truly Left Early Access

Content has evolved significantly throughout Dead Cells' development, with 35 major updates that have introduced notable features like crossovers with other indie games and customizable difficulty levels. The game's success can be attributed to the team's constant engagement with the community, as they continuously listen and respond to their audience's needs and preferences. The commitment to the game's growth is evident in their approach, as they continuously provide updates and support, making it feel as though the game never truly left its Early Access phase.

The success of our game can be attributed to our incredible community. They continuously support us and inspire us to create more content and explore new ways of playing the game. Their enthusiasm drives us to continue improving and expanding the game.

It's a reciprocal relationship where we work for the community, and in turn, the community continues to play and recommend the game to others. This ongoing support enables us to maintain a dedicated team solely focused on the game's development.

One example of this focus on the community is how Dead Cells' patch notes frequently include changes and features that have been suggested by the community or are based on community feedback. This dedication to the game's community has created a positive cycle where the game improves in ways that the community desires, resulting in a more engaged community. Other games should seriously consider adopting this transparent and personal approach.

Dead Cells Is Getting an Animated Series

Dead Cells' DLCs have all been accompanied by impressive animated trailers. Despite their brevity, these captivating shorts provide a refreshing departure from the game's usual pixel art. In response to the fans' desire for more content in this vein, the developers are now working on an exciting animated series in collaboration with the studio responsible for the previous trailers.

We thoroughly enjoyed watching some of the episodes, finding them extremely entertaining. Despite initially having different expectations, the series pleasantly surprises in its unique approach - a comedic buddy movie that adds a fresh perspective to exploring the world of Dead Cells. It strikes a perfect balance between humor, jokes, and of course, the much-needed action that characterizes the game. No more aimless wandering through the castle, as our main goal here is to confront zombies. While we don't have a confirmed release date yet, progress on the series is going well.

Although the choice of a comedic buddy cop movie style may seem unconventional for a game like Dead Cells, it manages to stay true to the game's underlying humor and lightheartedness even amidst all the bloodshed and violence. For an idea of what to expect, fans can explore the animated sequences featured in Dead Cells' previous DLCs for a taste of the upcoming animated series.

Dead Cells is available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.