Dead Cells Steam page analysis
View on Steam ↗Capsule 98Page copy 81Screenshots 94Setup 83checked 2026-11-05
Dead Cells at a glance
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
- Price
- $24.99
- Release
- Aug 6, 2018
- Steam reviews
- 157,448 reviews, 94% positive recently
- Playing now
- 1,891 players
- Followers
- 409,987
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- Motion Twin
- Languages
- 15 (English, French, Simplified Chinese, Italian…)
Games like Dead Cells
Similar games: screenshots 53/255 · 3 trailers · 11 languages
Dead CellsMotion Twin · 20 tags · 13 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Roguelike · Platformer & Metroidvania
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 4 ISSUES
lowFewer trailers than similar games+3 pts
1 trailer; similar games have 3.
Add a short gameplay-only trailer.
lowOpens with the game's name+1 pts
Starts "Dead Cells is a…", which wastes the first words.
Open with what the player does instead.
lowNo section headers+1 pts
The description has no headers to scan.
Break it up with 3 to 5 headers.
lowBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts
Top five tags include Adventure.
Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 128/255, contrast 67, colorfulness 79, 10% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 80 · long 82
Short description · 243 / 300Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Opens with the game's name. Starts "Dead Cells is a…", which wastes the first words.
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warn1 trailer; the games Steam shows next to you have 3.
- warnTop five tags include Adventure.
- ok94% positive recent reviews.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok15 languages.
- ok8 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- okDiscord, X, website linked.
Games Steam shows next to you
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 15 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ 8 GIFs or clips in the description
- ✓ Short description uses 243 of 300 characters
- ✓ 94% positive recent reviews
- ✓ Capsule stands out at small size
Pricing the score is always free · no account · 5 checks a day
- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ Full report included
- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
- ✓ Daily rival tracking
- ✓ Pro dashboard
- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ No tracking
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
Dead Cells: common questions
Is Dead Cells on Steam?
Yes. Dead Cells is on Steam (app ID 588650) at store.steampowered.com/app/588650.
When did Dead Cells come out?
Dead Cells was released on Steam on Aug 6, 2018.
How much does Dead Cells cost on Steam?
Dead Cells costs $24.99 on Steam in the US. Regional prices differ.
Are Dead Cells's Steam reviews good?
Dead Cells has 157,448 Steam reviews and 94% of recent reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Does Dead Cells have a demo?
There was no demo on Dead Cells's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made Dead Cells?
Dead Cells is made by Motion Twin.
What kind of game is Dead Cells?
Steam players tag it Adventure, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Action Roguelike, Pixel Graphics. Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.