Developers Motion Twin and Evil Empire has announced a substantial new expansion for Dead Cells, The Queen and the Sea, which will be arriving on January 6. The DLC is apparently "finishing off the path that we started years ago with The Bad Seed and Fatal Falls [the previous major DLC offerings]. Ending a trilogy needs some special touches and we believe we've put quite a few in this DLC."This is late-game content that offers an alternative to the 'normal' ending path, and features a rotting shipwreck and a lighthouse biome, the latter looking particularly interesting. One of Dead Cells' big inspirations is the Metroid series, which recently saw the release of Metroid Dread on Switch: In this entry, Samus spends the game being pursued by a seemingly unstoppable foe and having to escape it.The burning lighthouse brings this concept into Dead Cells, and hits players with a double-whammy. When you enter the lighthouse, it immediately starts burning and you have to scale it while the flames rise. At the same time, a new enemy type called the Queen's Guardians will relentlessly pursue you (as shown below), and have to be dodged and delayed as much as possible as you scramble up.