Hi everyone,
After almost a year of keeping quiet, and we still can't believe that we get to say this, but our next DLC "Return to Castlevania" is coming in Q1 2023!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2101430/Dead_Cells_Return_to_Castlevania/
Wishlist it now!
Yep, one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, inspirations behind Dead Cells is being reimagined in our fast-paced, frenetic gameplay with our most ambitious DLC to date.
Somehow we managed to convince KONAMI to let us recreate this truly iconic pillar of gaming, and we have loved every minute of crafting our very own love letter to the granddad of Dead Cells, bringing the Castlevania series back to its 2D action roots. We hope that we have done justice to the game that inspired a thousand more and it has been a ridiculous privilege to work on this project.
Anyway, that's enough fanboying, let's get on with the post!
First up is a brand new animated trailer to celebrate the DLC, courtesy of Bobby Pills:
What's in the DLC?
You'll strike out on an adventure through the spooky outskirts and candle-lit interior of Dracula's Castle in two new biomes, where you'll wield iconic weapons such as the Vampire Killer, Throwing Axe & Holy Water against classic enemies like mermen, bone throwers & haunted armors on your warpath to vanquish Dracula himself. Three epic boss fights await you throughout the haunted Castle, no prizes for guessing who one of them is!
The famous Richter Belmont and Alucard will be by your side in a new storyline, helping you to navigate the maze of Dracula’s Castle and providing you with strong weapons (sometimes willingly, sometimes not). However, where there is good there is evil, so watch out for powerful foes who will try everything in their power to stop you from reaching the throne room!
If it wasn't already obvious, we've taken great care in creating that unmistakable Castlevania atmosphere. You'll find secret rooms, beautiful paintings and of course, chicken legs in the walls. OK, the chicken legs were already in the walls but we won't tell anyone if you don't. Oh and we hope you like the moon because that sucker is everywhere!
Behind all of this, you can listen to a full in-game soundtrack of more than 60 Castlevania tunes, both original and reimagined. Full means full - we've got Vampire Killer, Bloody Tears, Divine Bloodlines, all the hits!
How much is it?
The DLC will be $9.99 or equivalent. Yes, this is an increase from our usual price of $4.99 for a DLC, but this reflects the fact that the scope of this DLC is quite a lot bigger than previous DLCs, as well as the inclusion of the Castlevania IP.
We'll be back with a lot more information as we get closer to the release date, but in the meantime I'm just going to leave another link to the DLC store page here in case you want to add it to your wishlist...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2101430/Dead_Cells_Return_to_Castlevania/
Cheers,
Matt, EE & MT