Motion Twin and Evil Empire have concluded work on Dead Cells just as they said they would, with the release of Update 35, otherwise known as The End is Near.
Update 35 brings “an array of new weapons and legendary affixes” to players on both PC and console. As part of this free update, players will encounter new enemies, weapons, and there are more than 40 (!) new head customisations included, too.
The new mobs are called: The Sore Loser, Curser and Doom Bringer, and they can all “appear in any biome if your Boss Cells level is high enough.” They sound challenging, but we’re getting new tools to tackle this cursed late-game threat.
The new weapons are called “Misericorde and Anathema”, both of which deal big damage but also give you curses to ponder, as do the new mutations (the Cursed Flask, Damned Vigor and Demonic Strength), which EE and Motion Twin promise will “mix up your runs even further with some of the game’s highest risk vs. reward builds.”
Evil Empire chief Steve Filby wrote: “I joined Motion Twin in 2014 and started working on Dead Cells in various forms from my first day. I never would have believed that ten years later I’d be writing a final farewell… Hell when we launched the game, I wasn’t even sure people would like it.
“From Motion Twin to Evil Empire, it’s been a privilege and a pleasure to contribute to the game, work with the community, and onboard new teammates to the adventure. So long Dead Cells, I think I’ll just start one more run before I go…”
The above relates to the PC and console versions of the game, however, the iOS and Android builds have a different update cadence. Update 34, Clean Cut, is still yet to grace mobile devices, so fans have that and The End is Near still to come, hopefully later this year.
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