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Platform, Adventure, Indie, Action
OpenCritic92IGDB91
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain. Set on a fictional version of Mount Celeste, it follows a young woman named Madeline who attempts to climb the mountain, and must face her inner demons in her quest to reach the summit.
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Meticulous, overwhelming, relentless and inward.
15 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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A platformer about anxiety that respects you enough to be hard. Assist mode is there and the game never judges you for it. Chapter seven B-side broke me and then I broke it.
The dash feels like a thought. That is the whole review: a platformer where the input is so clean the difficulty becomes a conversation instead of a wall.
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IGNTom MarksJan 201810/10Celeste is a surprise masterpiece. Its 2D platforming is some of the best and toughest since Super Meat Boy, with levels that are as challenging to figure out as they are satisfying to complete.
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Nintendo LifeJon CousinsJan 201810/10Celeste is an exemplary amalgamation of style, mechanics and character. A devilishly brilliant action platformer with enough skill required to excite genre purists and the speed running community, while at the same time featuring a breakdown of gameplay elements to customize and cater for all audiences. While the game mechanically is great, if familiar, the art style and narrative are truly special, showing both a visual and emotional range and depth that will resonate and inspire. Celeste is the absolute peak of personal exploration and discovery on Nintendo Switch.
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God is a GeekAdam CookJan 201810/10A sensational platformer with an important story at its heart. Celeste is engaging, rewarding, and reminds us that the reward is worth the hard journey.
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PC GamerShaun PrescottJan 201880/100An engaging, vibrant and challenging platformer that adds narrative to a genre often shy of it.
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EurogamerChristian DonlanJan 2018A platformer aimed at speedrunners is also an adventure for the rest of us to savour.
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IGDB rating 8.9/10 from 1474 ratings.
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