Indie developer Motion Twins took players by surprise last year when they released Dead Cells onto Steam Early Access, with its challenging combat, unique art style and shocking amount of polish for an in-development title.

Fans have known for a while that the 2D action-platformer would be launching its digital and physical versions in August, but we now have a specific release date for the former. As the brief launch trailer reveals below, Dead Cells will be leaving Steam Early Access and also launching onto PS4, Xbox One and Switch on August 7.

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