Dead Cells on AnyPS5: Compatibility & Test Results

Current conclusion

Unmodified Linux main d6eafa54d0 reached Dead Cells' first area with movement and starting-weapon pickup. A scripted 240-second test held about 59.94 FPS after warm-up; this does not establish a complete game playthrough.

Dead Cells — promotional gameplay screenshot

Platform test results

Linux · Opening-area gameplay; movement and starting-weapon pickup

Testing

The 240-second run entered the first area, drew HUD and item prompts, collected the starting weapon and moved. It held about 59.94 FPS after 40 seconds, without a driver stop before the time limit.

Build: Unmodified main d6eafa54d0; no extra PRs reported; relinked with --registry and --rpath
Report: Oct 22, 2026

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Test environments

Platform: Linux
Hardware / tools: Linux 7.2.9; Ryzen 9 7950X; Radeon RX 6650 XT; RADV Mesa 26.2.4

Original upstream Linux main gameplay report, distinct from third-party standalone Windows distributions and unrelated emulators.