Astral Ascent is an underrated action-roguelite side-scroller with a zodiac theme and some truly lovely pixel-art. I really enjoyed myself when I played it for review last year, and I’ve been watching the game’s post-launch progress with interest.
As such, I knew that there was a Dead Cells crossover content drop on the horizon, and now I can confirm that the new DLC is live and ready for everyone to play.
The Dead Cells Rendezvous update brings the base game up to version 1.9, and there are some fun additions, including five new weapons, 15 new passives, and a two-weapon system that adds further flexibility to the player as they assemble a good build.
That alone would be very exciting, but Hibernian Workshop has also lifted the lid on its plans for version 2.0 and a paid expansion: The Outer Reaches. This new content will land alongside a free update, but the main focus is naturally going to be on the major additions.
Specifically, the new expansion is going to include four new worlds to explore, more than a dozen new enemies littered across these new biomes, and there’s a new boss – Andromeda – who can become a Summon if beaten and who offers a potentially different ending.
Everything you need to know about this week’s Dead Cells update and The Outer Reaches expansion can be found over on the DLC’s new Steam page. In the meantime, here’s the trailer for this week’s update.
