Like the previous DLC for Dead Cells, The Queen and the Sea adds a lot of new content. It isn’t free, but the new weapons, outfits, biomes, and bosses are varied and fun. If you’ve bounced off of Dead Cells’ style or combat, Queen and the Sea won’t change your mind. Heck, you might never even see it, though it’s sure worth the effort. But for fans of...
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea2022
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea
2022 Motion Twin83Great
Playtime
BriefIt typically takes about 2.5 hours to finish the game.
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- $4.99
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Details
- Launch
- January 6, 2022
- Developer
- Motion Twin
- Publisher
- Motion Twin
Overview
Dead Cells: The Queen & the Sea will conclude the DLC trilogy that began with The Bad Seed in 2020 and continued with Fatal Falls in 2021. The new expansion will introduce two new biomes, called "The Infested Shipwreck" and "The Lighthouse"), new weapons, and of course a magnificent boss, which once you will be allowed to finish an alternate ending.
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Players100
ExcellentMasterpiece- OpenCritic93from 3 reviews
Motion Twin's winning take on 2D Metroidvania roguelikes is kept alive by another excellent DLC expansion.
It’s a comparison born of Dead Cells’ tradition of fond inclusions and references to other games in the past, all spun through its irreverence and charm. The persistent attention to detail seen through each of its iterative updates is present in The Queen and the Sea; for instance, eagle-eyed players may spot allusions to The Queen’s protectors in a...
This DLC is 100% worth it for anyone who has played the first two, and if you haven’t played any of them (or the main game for that matter) give Dead Cells a go on Game Pass. If it hooks you as it did me then this trilogy of DLC is a no-brainer. It adds further excellence to what was already an incredible foundation with some of the best DLC content...