Dead Cells Has Sold 3.5 Million Copies Since Its 2018 Release
Congratulations are in order for the crew at game studio Motion Twin, as the team's roguelike Dead Cells has officially topped an impressive 3.5 million units sold worldwide. This serves as an especially impressive feat when considering the title's last sales milestone of three million copies sold was announced in July of this year. In less than six months' time, then, the acclaimed indie project managed to move approximately 500,000 units.
Dead Cells' continued sales success on the market has been bolstered by a great many things. For one, it garnered widespread acclaim at launch from critics across the board. Word of mouth more than likely contributed to the ongoing popularity of the roguelike, too. But Motion Twin's steady support of the game with post-launch content keeps Dead Cells on the radar, as well. In fact, the latest sales figures emerged just in time for the announcement of the Fatal Falls DLC expansion, which is slated to launch on an unspecified date in the early part of 2021.
Motion Twin shared the exciting 3.5 million copies sold milestone earlier this week in a Steam News post centered around the aforementioned Fatal Falls content. In making the announcement, the team noted such an accomplishment could not have been expected when setting out on this particular venture. Motion Twin then went on to thank players for their ongoing support.
Prior to Dead Cells, Motion Twin experienced a few bouts of success in its own right. However, the much-celebrated roguelike from 2018 helped push the French development house into the stratosphere, encouraging the opening of Evil Empire – a smaller team of Dead Cells devs that sit at the forefront of its new content releases. With the indie title's sales numbers continuing to keep pace, it stands to reason that fans may have even more DLC to look forward to after Fatal Falls drops early next year.
Since launch, Dead Cells has only rolled out one piece of paid DLC, The Bad Seed, which arrived on all platforms this past February. All of its other content launched in the form of free updates. As such, newcomers have more than just the base came to explore when diving in for the first time. And, fortunately, Dead Cells' recent addition to PS Now makes jumping in a bit easier for potential future fans.
Dead Cells is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms.
Source: Steam News