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Games Like Dead Cells (2026): Matched by Keywords, Not Genre

Looking for games like Dead Cells? Instead of vague "similar games" lists, this page matches on the specific ingredients that define it: permadeath, platform. Every filter below is editable, so you can keep the parts you loved and drop the rest.

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Top 10 matches

  • Keywordpermadeath
  • genresPlatform

Matched to every filter shown here, then ordered by player rating.

#1
Cover art for TowerClimb

TowerClimb

80/100

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward…

#2
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Hive Jump

80/100

"Hive Jump is one part Spelunky, one part XCOM, and all parts alien ass-kicking. You and your friends assume the role of JUMPERS, and blast your way through subterranean alien hives in run-and-gun 2D platforming action. …

#3
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Roguelands

80/100

In the rush to invent, conquer, and create, the ultimate consequences are sometimes forgotten. Earth lies in ruin. Our ever advancing Aether technology opened a rift to another time, unleashing an ancient beast upon the…

#4
Cover art for Catacomb Kids

Catacomb Kids

80/100

Catacomb Kids is a procedurally generated platformer, with an equal emphasis on quick reactions, tactical engagement, and strategic character growth. Wield swords, spears, axes, and daggers -- unleash powerful magicks to…

#5
Cover art for Cargo Commander

Cargo Commander

80/100

In a galaxy far far away, you are one of thousands of Cargo Commanders, facing ambushes and dangers as they scavenge abandoned containers for valuable cargo. Competing with the other commanders for leaderboard positions …

#6
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Flinthook

80/100

Flinthook is a fast action-platformer with “roguelike” elements. Become space’s greatest pirate with your hookshot, pistol and slowmo powers!

#7
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Spelunky 2

77/100

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find t…

#8
Cover art for Dungeon of the Endless

Dungeon of the Endless

77/100

In Dungeon of the Endless, the player takes the role of the survivors of a prison spaceship, its escape pod having crashed to the surface of a strange planet. To escape, they must take an energy crystal through several f…

#9
Cover art for Risk of Rain

Risk of Rain

77/100

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning…

#10
Cover art for Rogue Legacy

Rogue Legacy

76/100

You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she…

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