Review2018-08-06

Dead Cells review: the best Castlevania game in years

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Andrew Webster The Verge
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Dead Cells
Genres · adventure, indie, platformer
Release · Aug 6, 2018
Developer · Evil Empire, Motion Twin
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81 articles 81 writers 16 reviews
Castlevania
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Castlevania
Active · 1986–2026
Latest · Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
Top genres · platformer, adventure, hack_and_slash
327 articles 148 writers 64 games
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