Dead Cells
Dead Cells game keys: roguelite meets metroidvania
Dead Cells, by French studio Motion Twin with later updates by Evil Empire, left early access in 2018 and quickly became a reference for the "roguevania" style. You control the Beheaded, a blob of cells that takes over a body in a cursed island prison and tries to escape.
Every run reshuffles levels and loot, but some progress stays: cells collected from enemies unlock new weapons and permanent upgrades, and runes open paths that let you take different routes. Combat is fast and precise, with a huge variety of swords, bows, traps and skills to combine.
Years of updates
Free updates and DLC such as The Bad Seed, Fatal Falls, The Queen and the Sea and Return to Castlevania kept adding content until development ended in 2025. Dead Cells game keys suit anyone who likes one more run.