Overview
- Del Toro told IGN that he “hates respawning” and asked developers to make a version of Dead Cells without respawns so “elderly players” can enjoy its world.
- His remarks, republished by PC Gamer, GamesRadar+ and Kotaku, also praised Dead Cells’ world and listed several other games he enjoys.
- Critics note the request conflicts with core roguelike principles and Dead Cells’ long‑standing promise of no checkpoints.
- Dead Cells already added optional assists in 2022, including a Continue Mode that lets players respawn from a save point, but Motion Twin has not publicly responded to del Toro’s plea.
- The exchange has renewed public discussion about optional difficulty and accessibility in games and could prompt more calls for alternate modes that let players see game worlds without full run restarts.