The roguelike Metroidvania gameDead Cellshas finally confirmed the release date for its upcoming DLC,Return to Castlevania. The crossover with the iconic Konami series was announced late last year. It is the latest major piece of DLC forDead Cellsand will likely not be the last.
Released in 2018,Dead Cellsquickly became one of the biggest independent video game success stories. At the time of its release, the game was praised by critics and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. The game went on to release a number of pieces of DLC andrevealed a 2022Dead Cellsroadmapwhich further indicated that the game isn’t going away anytime soon. Now fans finally know when its latest content will be released.
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Late last year, it was officially revealed thatDead Cellswould be crossing over with theCastlevaniafranchise. A teaser trailer for the DLC, titledReturn To Castlevania, was released in January which gave players a taste of what was to come. During the recent Nintendo Direct, a new trailer and release date for the DLC were unveiled. The trailer features a number of tributes to the original franchise, with music and level designs that appeared to be lifted straight from the series' classic installments.The Dead Cells: Return to CastlevaniaDLC is currently set to be released on March 6.
TheCastlevania seriesis one of the oldest video game franchises in existence. The first installment,Castlevania, hit the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986 which spawned many sequels, spinoffs, tributes, and spiritual successors. The franchise stalled out after the lackluster reception toCastlevania: Lords of Shadow 2and as publisher Konami pivoted away from video game development into other industries. The company’s latest release in the franchise was theCastlevania: Advanced Collectionwhich was launchedin 2021. Currently, it is not clear if the company intends to release any new installments.
SinceDead Cellsoriginally launched, the developers have released three major pieces of DLC that continue the game’s story. TheDead Cells: Return to CastlevaniaDLC is said to be twice as bigas previous DLCs. The various trailers tease battles with Dracula and Death with the player character taking on the Belmont look, teaming up with Richter Belmont and Alucard, and using similar weapons as the series protagonists. Whether the DLC manages to capture the feel of the classic games, however, remains to be seen.
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevaniawill be available on July 02, 2025 for Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
