Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
The inspiration behind it all returns to its 2D action roots! Castlevania’s unforgettable characters & gothic setting meet the fast-paced combat of the award-winning roguelite Dead Cells in this unprecedented…
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is an adventure developed by Evil Empire, released 6 March 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is an adventure game developed by Evil Empire and released in 2023. It was published by Motion Twin. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A gateway to a striking castle has suddenly appeared, and an imposing warrior called Richter asks you to help him vanquish the great evil within. Enticed by the promise of new loot rather than a sense of moral duty, you strike out through the grounds and corridors of the gothic castle to find and kill this mysterious Dracula... Slay hordes of his supernatural minions as you progress through our biggest DLC yet, including two levels, three bosses and a new storyline!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Castlevania series
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is the 96th of 108 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. It arrived a year after Castlevania: Dracula X. The next entry was V Rising: Legacy of Castlevania in 2024. Its critic score of 88 is 9 points above the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Super Castlevania IV at 100.
How it was received
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania launched on 6 March 2023, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4, Atomic Heart, Octopath Traveler II and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4, Atomic Heart, Octopath Traveler II, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
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