Dead Cells

Dead Cells launched out of Early Access on August 6, 2018, and received an extensive post-launch content run spanning nearly six years. The game shipped nine major updates and four paid DLC expansions, the last of which — Return to Castlevania — launched on March 6, 2023. The final major free update, Update 35: "The End is Near," shipped on August 19, 2024, and brought new enemies, weapons, mutations, skins, and accessibility improvements. On February 9, 2024 (before Update 35 shipped), Motion Twin published an explicit developer statement confirming that "Update 35 for Dead Cells marks the end of our creative journey on the game. After an incredible 5-year collaboration in bringing additional content..." This is a clear, unambiguous declaration that creative development on Dead Cells is complete. Update 35 then shipped as promised on August 19, 2024, fulfilling that final commitment. All eight DLC entries in the store listing are released. Motion Twin has since moved on to their new project, Windblown, which launched in Early Access on October 24, 2024. The studio that handled much of Dead Cells' post-launch content, Evil Empire, has moved on to develop an entirely new Castlevania game in partnership with KONAMI. A stability patch was issued on June 15, 2026, confirming the team continues light maintenance work on Dead Cells — but the developer explicitly notes this is maintenance only while they focus on Windblown, not new creative content. Mobile platform parity was completed in February 2025, with all updates now available across every platform. Dead Cells is a complete game. Anyone waiting to play the full experience can do so now with no content outstanding.