Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC Walkthrough

Our Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay with strategy tips for this rogue-like, metroidvania game’s DLC on the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Mobile, PC, Mac & Linux.

How to start the Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC?

First, in the main game start a new run with the Vine and Teleport runes and in The Prison level climb the by you activated vine. Second make your way through the Dead Cells map to the sarcophagus teleporter that leads to “The Dilapidated Arboretum”, where you’ll find the dead gardener’s key that opens a door to the new DLC area. Lastly, make sure you have bought and installed the Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC to unlock the two new map areas (the second is called “Morass of the Banished”) by entering the opened door.

Disclaimer: On Xbox One this DLC got an extra update to fix a bug that would not let you go through the door that leads to the new DLC areas.

Index of Dead Cells: The Bad Seed Guides:

Please note that viewers must be at least 13 to watch, so no harm comes to those with innocent eyes. This game includes Blood and Gore, Language, and Violence.

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC Walkthrough Guide

Explore a relaxing Arboretum, wade through a noxious Swamp and take on a new boss in this new early game content designed to expand the Dead Cells universe and add variety to runs for people who want to support the development of the game. And harvest a few souls with your new scythe.

The two new levels and their monsters are alternatives to The Courtyard/Toxic Sewers and The Ramparts/Ossuary/Ancient Sewers, with the boss designed to be on par with The Concierge, so hopefully it’ll spice up your early game runs once you’ve played through the core game.

Key DLC Features:

  • The Arboretum: A relaxing and peaceful greenhouse inhabited by a peaceful clan of mushrooms, with an understandable desire to murder the Beheaded.
  • The Swamp: A noxious environment ruled by a band of tree dwelling mutans with pointy sticks, sneaky dart shooting frogmen and a bunch of deadly bloodsuckers.
  • The Heart of the Swamp: Domain of mama tick, if you’ve seen StarShip Troopers, you get the idea…

PC & Mac System Requirements:

  • Minimum PC Specs
    OS: Windows 7+
    Processor: Intel i5+
    Memory: 2 GB RAM
    Graphics: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better
    Storage: 500 MB available space
    Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+
  • Recommended PC Specs
    OS: Windows 7+
    Processor: Intel i5+
    Memory: 4 GB RAM
    Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better
    Storage: 500 MB available space
    Additional Notes: DirectX 9.1+ or OpenGL 3.2+
  • Minimum Mac Specs
    OS: Mavericks 10.9 or later
    Memory: 2 GB RAM
    Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+
    Storage: 500 MB available space
    Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later
  • Recommended Mac Specs
    OS: Mavericks 10.9 or later
    Memory: 4 GB RAM
    Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+
    Storage: 500 MB available space
    Additional Notes: MacBook, MacBook Pro or iMac 2012 or later

Welcome to the full Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC walkthrough!

Gamerzombie will be your guide showing you around the game’s new The Dilapidated Arboretum & The Morass of the Banished areas, up to The Nest where you must defeat the Mama Tick final boss.

This 100% visual guide includes all bosses, all weapons, all outfits & all secrets discovered.

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed DLC – Gameplay Walkthrough

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