Get ready for a fast-paced and unforgiving adventure in Dead Cells , a roguelite action platformer inspired by classic metroidvanias. Explore a vast, shifting castle full of traps and dangers, where every death means a new beginning and another chance to uncover its dark secrets. You take on the role of a failed alchemical experiment that can take over bodies to make your way further through the labyrinth of the island. Though you're immortal, your shells aren't anymore – and every defeat forces you to fight again.