Trivia / Dead Cells

• Dueling Works: With Hollow Knight as Retraux takes on Dark Souls. Ironically, the fandoms are quite friendly with each other.
• Referenced by...: Tales of Maj'Eyal has a race that represents a Puppeteer Parasite driving around a headless body.
• What Could Have Been: The gameplay was more akin to a Tower Defense game, being a multiplayer spiritual successor to Die2nite. Unfortunately, the gameplay was "not very fun" and the concept ended up being retooled into what Dead Cells is like now. The legacy of this former gameplay can be seen in a few of the abilities, with things like the bear traps and placable turrets evolving directly out of that early concept.