Dead Cells - Locations
The biomes of Dead Cells form a branching map rather than a single corridor: runs choose between easier and harder routes that pay out differently in loot, scrolls and timed-door rewards, and traversal runes permanently unlock shortcuts and secret areas between them. Each biome has its own enemy ros...
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| Name | Type | Description | Region | Points Of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisoners' Quarters | Starting Biome | The cell block where every run begins. It is the easiest biome in the game, a tutorial-level space with simple enemies, a few scrolls and the first shops, and it is also where the player's permanent unlocks show up as new blueprints and items in the starting area. | The Island | The Collector's alcove Starting weapon stands Timed door shortcut The Beheaded's cell Secret rune rooms |
| Promenade of the Condemned | Early Biome | An overgrown outdoor rampart with wide platforms, vines and long sightlines, and the most forgiving route after the starting area. | The Island | Vine-covered ramparts Timed door at the exit Cursed chest room Rune-gated secret area The path to the Ramparts |
| Toxic Sewers | Early Biome | A cramped, poison-soaked tunnel network under the prison. | The Island | Poison water channels Secret wall passages Sewer shop Route to the Ancient Sewers |
| Ossuary | Early Biome | A bone-strewn crypt patrolled by shield-bearing enemies and casters, built around tight rooms and vertical shafts. | The Island | Bone halls Elite spawn rooms Cursed chest Descent toward the Black Bridge |
| Ancient Sewers | Mid Biome | The deepest and most dangerous of the sewer layers, a wide cavern of toxic water, hanging platforms and spore-spewing enemies. | The Island | Toxic lake crossings Spore enemy nests Conjunctivius approach Hidden scroll caches |
| Ramparts | Mid Biome | The outer wall of the prison, a vertical series of battlements and towers with open sightlines and archers stationed on ledges. | The Island | Battlement towers Archer ledges Black Bridge entrance Timed door route |
| Black Bridge | Boss Arena | A narrow stone bridge hanging over a chasm, and the arena for the Concierge. | The Island | The Concierge's arena Boss reward pedestal Route onward to the Stilt Village |
| Stilt Village | Mid Biome | A flooded village built on wooden stilts, with houses connected by rope bridges and water below. | The Island | Rope bridges Flooded lower levels Hidden house interiors Routes to the Clock Tower and Slumbering Sanctuary |
| Slumbering Sanctuary | Mid Biome | A moss-covered temple that wakes up while the player is inside it: statues animate, the lighting shifts and the enemy roster escalates partway through the biome. | The Island | Awakening statue hall Moss-covered temple Elite gauntlet rooms Route to the Clock Tower |
| Graveyard | Mid Biome | A foggy cemetery with underground crypts beneath it, reachable from the Stilt Village. | The Island | Fog-covered graves Underground crypts Cursed chest altars Route to the Forgotten Sepulcher |
| Clock Tower | Late Biome | A vertical climb through the island's clockwork tower, full of moving platforms, gears and pendulums. | The Island | Moving gear platforms Pendulum shafts Clock Room approach Hidden gear chamber |
| Forgotten Sepulcher | Late Biome | A pitch-black tomb where darkness drains the player's health unless they stay near light sources. | The Island | Light shrines Darkness drain corridors Cursed chest room Route to the Clock Room |
| Clock Room | Boss Arena | The chamber at the top of the clockwork tower, where the Time Keeper fights. | The Island | The Time Keeper's arena Boss reward pedestal Route to High Peak Castle |
| High Peak Castle | Late Biome | The royal castle at the top of the island, a long, dangerous biome of ballrooms, hedges and guard patrols. | The Island | Castle ballroom Hedge maze Elite guard patrols Throne Room entrance |
| Throne Room | Final Boss Arena | The king's hall and the arena for the Hand of the King. | The Island | The Hand of the King's arena Boss reward pedestal Ending sequence room |
| Cavern | Optional Late Biome | A deep crystal cavern added with Rise of the Giant, reached from the Graveyard or the Slumbering Sanctuary route. | The Island | Crystal formations Lava and spike hazards Guardian's Haven approach Hidden scroll rooms |
| Guardian's Haven | Boss Arena | A platform suspended in a void at the end of the Cavern, where the Giant is fought. | The Island | The Giant's arena Boss reward pedestal Astrolab gateway |
| Astrolab | Endgame Biome | The alchemist's observatory complex, only reachable at five Boss Cells after killing the Giant. | The Island | Observatory bridges Elite alchemist constructs Observatory entrance Hidden healing cache |
| Observatory | Endgame Boss Arena | The final arena at five Boss Cells, a circular platform in front of the alchemist's machinery where the Collector is fought. | The Island | The Collector's arena Alchemist machinery True ending sequence |
| Dilapidated Arboretum | Expansion Biome | An overgrown greenhouse added with The Bad Seed, branching off the Prisoners' Quarters as an alternate early route. | The Island (The Bad Seed) | Overgrown greenhouse Mushroom enemy nests Mushroom Boi encounter Route to the Morass of the Banished |
| Morass of the Banished | Expansion Biome | A swamp of broken wooden structures and stagnant water, added with The Bad Seed. | The Island (The Bad Seed) | Swamp walkways Giant Tick arena Sunken village remains Route back into the main map |
| Fractured Shrines | Expansion Biome | A floating temple complex added with Fatal Falls, with broken architecture, teleporting platforms and long drops. | The Island (Fatal Falls) | Floating stone platforms Broken shrine halls Sky bridges Route to the Undying Shores |
| Undying Shores | Expansion Biome | A rain-lashed coastal area added with Fatal Falls, ending at the Scarecrow's arena. | The Island (Fatal Falls) | Storm shoreline Scarecrow's field Shipwreck remains Route back to the main map |
| Infested Shipwreck | Expansion Biome | The rotting hull of a wrecked ship, added with The Queen and the Sea, fought through in cramped tilted corridors. | The Island (The Queen and the Sea) | Tilted hull corridors The Servants' arena Flooded hold Route to the Lighthouse |
| Lighthouse | Expansion Final Biome | A vertical ascent up a storm-battered lighthouse, closing out The Queen and the Sea route. | The Island (The Queen and the Sea) | Spiral stair ascent Fire hazard platforms The Queen's arena Storm-lit summit |
| Dracula's Castle | Crossover Biome | The Castlevania crossover area added with Return to Castlevania, preceded by the Castle Outskirts. | Castlevania (Return to Castlevania) | Castle Outskirts approach Main hall and clock tower Death's arena Dracula's chamber Secret Castlevania weapon rooms |
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