Dead Cells has sold 2 million copies on mobile in China

China’s game-hungry audience continues to prove that it is worth it for developers who attempt to overcome the obstacles to enter the market. The latest example of that is Dead Cells, which has sold 2 million copies on mobile in the country, according to publisher Playdigious.

The success of Dead Cells is evidence of the value of long-term support for games. This enables games to find new audiences as they get ported to new platforms in different regions. Developer Motion Twin’s action-platformer is also countering the accepted wisdom that only free-to-play competitive games can do well in China. That’s a notion that Playdigious wants to undo.