Developers Motion Twin and Evil Empire have released a new free DLC for Dead Cells, called Break the Bank, which follows on from January's substantial The Queen and the Sea update. Dead Cells is fundamentally the same game as it was at release—and it was great at release—but the post-launch support that this action-heavy roguelike has received is really something.
The clue is in the title with Break the Bank: as the above trailer shows, this is all about hitting things hard and salivating as the sweet, sweet cash pours out of them. That's right, we're talking 'bout that cheddar: dinero, dough, cabbage, moola, phat brass, the readies, lucre, loot… it's all in the bank and, if you hit enough things hard, is all yours.
The Bank is the new optional biome that will randomly appear in runs, and appears as a flashy chest in-between biomes (but not before a boss). Opening the chest will make the bank replace whatever the next area was going to be (you choose your path via exits in Dead Cells), and guarantees a bunch of stuff including a cursed chest: most charming of all, you get offered a loan upon entry (which has to be paid back at the end).
The bank includes existing enemies as well as three new money-themed nasties: the agitated pickpocket is after your gold; the gold gorger eats gold until it reaches a final form that, per the developer, will «kick your ass»; the golden kamikaze bat is a bat that drops a lotta coin.
Continuing the gold theme, three new weapons aim to help out your bottom line. The gold digger gives gold on hits, plus crits when you're rich enough, while the dagger of cupidity crits in the immediate aftermath of picking up gold. The money shooter… it shoots your money at things. Three new mutations are also
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