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20 games like Dead Cells
Games that share Dead Cells's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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Iconoclasts
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a huge, open world filled with intricate puzzles, oddball characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure telling a…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +4
- 2

Ghost 1.0
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +1
- 3

Figment
A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind... Welcome to the world of Figment. A strange and surreal world; a place filled with our deepest thoughts, urges and memories, populated by the many…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
- +6
- 4

Butcher
Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that…
PlatformIndieAction- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +3
- 5

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
A legendary game series returns with an all-new adventure! Monster Boy is a colourful side-scrolling action adventure created in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa, the creator of the Wonder Boy Monster World series…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Switch
- +4
- 6

Carrion
Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous alien being. Use your unique otherworldly abilities to your advantage and hunt down your prey!
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Switch
- +6
- 7

Astral Ascent
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Switch
- +2
- 8

Drova: Forsaken Kin
Drova is a pixel art role-playing game inspired by classic role-playing games. We want to create a challenging and interesting world and offer a well-rounded and consistent gaming experience.
AdventureIndieAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 9

Nine Sols
Nine Sols is a hand-drawn 2D action-platformer set in a science fiction world influenced by Asian fantasy and Taoist imagery. The game follows a vengeful protagonist on a quest to defeat the nine Sols, the rulers of a…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +4
- 10

Monster Sanctuary
A pixel art monster collecting game featuring sideview visuals, metroidvania like exploration and challenging turn based combat.
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +3
- 11

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 12

Cuphead
Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +2
- 13

Hollow Knight
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly…
PlatformAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +7
- 14

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based…
AdventureIndieAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- 15

Hades
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers…
AdventureIndieAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +5
- 16

Star Citizen
Star Citizen is a sandbox open-world MMO "SpaceSim" by Cloud Imperium Games. Explore the 'verse, fight, trade, and more when you play Star Citizen!
AdventureIndieAction- PC
- 17

No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade…
AdventureIndieAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 18

Portal 2
Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing…
PlatformAdventureAction- PC
- Switch
- Mac
- +3
- 19

Portal
Waking up in a seemingly empty laboratory, the player is made to complete various physics-based puzzle challenges through numerous test chambers in order to test out the new Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device…
PlatformAdventureAction- PC
- Switch
- Mac
- +4
- 20

It Takes Two
It Takes Two is a cooperative action-adventure game designed exclusively for two players, playable in local split-screen or online. Players control Cody and May, a married couple transformed into dolls, as they travel…
PlatformAdventureAction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +4