Summary

  • Dead Cells fans showcase talent with impressive colored pencil drawing of The Beheaded character, receiving praise from community.
  • Dead Cells game offers dynamic experience with fast-paced combat, exploration, procedural generation, and standout features like fluid combat mechanics.
  • The Beheaded, main character of Dead Cells, is an amorphous humanoid creature with skull head, wielder of various weapons in the game lore.

A talented Dead Cells fan has created an incredible colored pencil drawing of The Beheaded. The player then shared this rendition of the Dead Cells cover art with the community, receiving praise for their impressive artistic skills.

Dead Cells is a roguelike, metroidvania-inspired action game developed by Motion Twin and released in 2018. It blends fast-paced combat, exploration, and procedural generation, creating a dynamic experience where no two runs are the same. Players control a nameless protagonist, exploring interconnected levels filled with challenging enemies and environmental hazards. The game's standout features include fluid combat mechanics, a vast array of weapons and abilities, and a death mechanic that encourages continuous improvement through each playthrough. Dead Cells garnered extensive acclaim from players upon its release, earning itself a couple of awards in the process.

dead cells game thumbnail.
Dead Cells Co-Creator Not Happy About Recent Announcement

Motion Twin's announcement about the cessation of future updates for Dead Cells ignites heavy criticism from one of the game’s co-creators.

By 

A Dead Cells enthusiast named emilymeganxart took to Reddit to share their impressive colored pencil drawing of The Beheaded. The artwork showcases intricate details, from The Beheaded's amorphous humanoid form to the intricate weaponry and textures that define the character. The use of colors is particularly notable, as emilymeganxart skillfully captures the essence of Dead Cells' vibrant and dark aesthetic. Fellow members of the Dead Cells community quickly flooded the post with admiration for emilymeganxart's talent, leaving comments such as "beautiful," "stunning," and "brilliant."

Who Is Dead Cells' Beheaded?

The Beheaded is the main character and protagonist of Dead Cells. The Beheaded is an amorphous, humanoid creature with a skull for a head, wielding a variety of weapons throughout Dead Cells. In terms of lore, The Beheaded is a prisoner who has been resurrected multiple times, tasked with exploring the ever-changing environments of the game and battling through hordes of enemies. The character's appearance and abilities can be customized through gameplay, reflecting the player's choices and progress in each run.

Dead Cells spans multiple genres to deliver a challenging gameplay experience. Primarily classified as a roguelike, it also integrates elements from metroidvania games, emphasizing exploration of interconnected levels and character upgrades that unlock new areas. Additionally, it incorporates features typical of action games, such as player skill progression.

In February, the Dead Cells developer announced that it's ending post-launch updates for the game. However, the studio assured fans that they could expect Dead Cells to live on through an animated series, a board game adaptation, and potential crossovers involving The Beheaded. Despite this, Dead Cells continues to inspire fans with its iconic appearance and lore significance, prompting them to express their creativity in various forms, as showcased by emilymeganxart’s creation.

Rating block community and brand ratings Image
Dead Cells Tag Page Cover Art
Dead Cells
Display card tags widget Display card system widget
Display card community and brand rating widget
Display card open critics widget Display card main info widget
Released
August 7, 2018
Display card main info widget end Display card media widget start Display card media widget end

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
Checkbox: control the expandable behavior of the extra info

Dead Cells puts you in control of a failed alchemic experiment trying to figure out what's happening on a sprawling, ever-changing and seemingly cursed Island. Tough but fair combat, responsive controls, challenging foes, permadeath and of course, the emergency panic roll to get you out of trouble, make for a demanding, visceral and cathartic action game.

Experience a Roguevania, mixing an interconnected world, branching paths and unlockable skills with the constant adrenaline-pumping threat of permadeath. No checkpoints. You either vanquish the final boss in one go, or you try again. However, you keep some of your progress for successive runs; new paths you’ve unlocked, access to new levels, mutations, abilities and weapons.

Speaking of weapons, Dead Cells features a plethora of ways to slay your enemies. A large variety of swords, bows and of course spells, but also whips, grenades and turrets, each one with its own unique twist. Plus, mutations and scrolls allow you to build and customize your character differently with each and every run.

At the end of the day though, it’s YOUR skills as a player that matter most! Roguelites are about constantly sharpening your skills, until what was an insurmountable obstacle becomes a walk in the park. Patience, you’ll get better!… eventually.

Developer(s)
Motion Twin
Publisher(s)
Motion Twin
Genre(s)
Roguelike